Monthly Archives: June 2023
Stans – Engelberg (Walk 9km 500m climb)
The weather forecast was not great for a high altitude hike so after some researching we decided to walk from Grafenort to Engelberg. After a great breakfast we had a walk around the centre of the town. It has a … Continue reading
Luzern – Stans (10km 1650m climb)
We left at 7am to catch the bus to the base of Pilatus in Kriens. We started walking just before 8am. Initially on narrow steep road but soon a path in the forest beside the road. Lots of birds singing … Continue reading
Brunnen – Luzern
Caught the bus around 10am to Gersau to start our modified easier walk to Vitznau along the Swiss trail #98. This trail climbed up the roads of Gersau. The roads became very narrow single lane but well sealed roads. We … Continue reading
Muotathal – Brunnen
I’m still in recovery mode so a relaxed start and a good breakfast included. We visited the Husky kennels before packing up and checking out. We walked back the 15 minutes to the bus stop. Had a bit of a … Continue reading
Luzern – Muotathal (Husky Lodge)
I slept well but I was not in a condition to hike! We decided that as we had the accommodation booked and paid for and we had the train and buses booked to go to the start of the Teĺl … Continue reading
Luzern
The day started well with a lovely breakfast and one of Peter’s great coffees on the deck. We decided to go on a bike ride to Lake Sempach about 20km away. Peter did a great job of setting up all … Continue reading
Frankfurt- Luzern by train (375km)
We caught the tram along to the train station. We were early so had plenty of time for a coffee and something to eat. The train left exactly on time at 10:06am. European trains are so smooth and quiet. The … Continue reading
Frankfurt – Day 3
I left late morning and took a couple of trams to Rőmerberg, a square in the old centre of Frankfurt. The square has gorgeous German style buildings around most of its sides. I visited the cathedral, Frankfurter Dom, and climbed … Continue reading
Frankfurt – Day 2
A bit of an admin morning with emails and finding out where to hire bikes and to find a nice bike route. Eventually found an app, “Komoot”, that was free for your home town. My home town is now Frankfurt … Continue reading
Frankfurt – Day 1
Gillian and Mike left for EuroBike at 9:30am and I was an hour later. It was a long walk after you got into Messe Frankfurt (the third largest exhibition center in the world) which is right next door to our … Continue reading
London- Frankfurt
Woke to rain so we were lucky to get such nice weather while we were in London. We got an Uber to the tube. Easy trip to Heathrow. Flight was nearly 2 hours behind schedule due to poor weather in … Continue reading
London – Day 3
We hired some bikes just near the accommodation for a trip around this part of London. This was a suggested route we found online. We had to take a few busy roads to join the trail on the banks of … Continue reading
London – Day 2
We took the train to Camden Town and Jade joined us at her station. Camden Town was a surprise; the main street had decorated facades on the buildings and there were so many people there. Off the street was a … Continue reading
London – Day 1
Jade and I had a nice breakfast (including Jade’s home grown strawberries and her first pea) on the patio. Jade left for netball, Sam to the gym and I left after 10am for Heathrow. Gillian appeared about an hour after … Continue reading
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