Corniglia to Manarola, Cinque Terre
That first sip of cloudberry liqueur is sooo good. Sitting on our little terrace with my feet up, I watch the activity in the piazza below us. The last walkers are catching the bus...
Aosta to Cinque Terre
Italian railways!!!! Aost to Ivrea - one hour, Ivrea to Torino - one hour, Torino to La Spezia - three and a half hours, La Spezia to Corniglia - twenty minutes. It all flowed very...
Castles and Roman Ruins, Vallee d'Aosta
Another beautiful sunny day in Aosta! We take the bus and head 6km west of Aosta through vineyards and orchards to the castle of Sarre. It is perched high up on a cliff and a flock...
Martigny, Switzerland to Aosta, Italy
It is overcast as we leave Martigny in the early morning. We drive alongside the river, its grey green water splashing over smooth well-worn rocks. Soon we are driving up into the...
Mothers' Day in Montreux, Switzerland
The train trip from Lausanne to Montreux follows the shoreline of Lake Geneva and the views across the lake are magnificent. It is spring and there is still snow on the higher peaks....
Chocolate and Cheese!
The train empties at Broc-Fabrique. We can see the Cailler factory from the station and everyone heads towards it!
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Exploring Fribourg
The first coat of paint has dried and it is definitely not the same colour as the other two walls. Fi tries to match her wall to the colour chart on her computer. With a colour...
Chilling in Fribourg!
We are standing at the counter of Intrigo, the Gelataria in Rue de Romont. This is not French ice cream but fresh Italian gelato. There are many flavours to choose from, all with...
Zurich to Fribourg, Switzerland
We leave Zurich Airport station right on time. The conductor greets us in German and checks our tickets followed by the trolley-man, offering us tea, coffee and snacks. The journey...
Bangkok to Zurich via Helsinki
'Your seat is on the left, Madam', the stewardess said as I board the aircraft. 'Kittos', I reply, the Finnish word for 'thank you' being the only word I know in Finnish....