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Steam Trains & Sunsets (Montreux Jazz Style)
Our child’s obsession with trains is well documented by now, and clearly there’s no better place for him to get…
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Sheila Brosses le Dent De Jaman
There’s an animal here we can’t, for the life of us, figure out the name of. I think it’s a…
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Sheila & Swiss Walks
It’s me, Sheila, again! I wanted to jump back on here to share a few experiences I’ve had without the…
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Fathers Day at Rochers-de-Naye
There are a lot of ways to spend Father’s Day—some dads like to go golfing, some get socks, some get…
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Our Next Guests (or: Dave Discovers the “Fun” in Funicular)
Lizee left on Sunday morning, and we’d planned to spend the rest of the day cleaning up the house and…
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Swiss Vapeur Parc, Bye Bye Lizee
We obviously had big shoes to fill after our epic day of chocolate and cheese tasting. But we’d heard a…
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AllTrails.com be damned (or) How to Hike the Gorges du Chauderon backwards
I awoke still riding the high from last night’s Swiss cheese shooting adventure, to another picturesque morning. The sun, through…
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A Day Without Laughter is a Day Wasted
The weather here in Montreux has been very pleasant, reminds us of Spring at home, with a mix of some…
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Wake up and smell the Narcissi
For over a century, narcissi flowers have been a symbol of Montreux and the Riviera. Their flowering in spring is…
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Zurich Part 2: WOW of a Weekend
We got an early start with breakfast at the hotel and a quick tram lesson from the bellman before heading…
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Arrival in Zurich: Day 1 – Playground Train, Tricky Trams
We arrived later in the evening on our train from Interlaken to Zurich. One of the amazing things about train…
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Interlaken Experiment: Does Beer Taste Different at 4,340 Feet?
4,340 feet and 6 inches, to be exact. After an exhausting hike (to the funicular station), we made it to…
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