The 30 minute train ride from Interlaken to Grindelwald was quite beauftiful and was only a taste of what was to come over the coming days. The train was also great because it had windows that opened so we got to enjoy the fresh, cool air while we enjoyed the scenery. The first picture is in Interlaken, the final picture is in Grindelwald of the train we rode up the hill.
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On the Golden Pass Line to Interlaken
These pictures don’t even come close to doing justice to the beauty we saw along the way from Montreux to Interlaken. The weather was rainy at times, but it kind of made the views all the more spectacular. You leave Montreux winding your way up switchbacks with ever changing views of Lake Geneva, you go through beautiful forests and small towns, incredibly green farmland, and lots and lots of views of the hills, valleys, and mountain peaks. It was a fascinating ride.
A Boy and His Trains
I love trains and Switzerland has trains of every possible variety and lots of them. And they are super efficient, and the stations and signage way better than they are in France, Here I am enjoying our wait for the Golden Pass Panoramic train that we will take from Montreux to Interlaken. No doubt I will have more on Swiss trains later.
A Cloudy Day on the Shores of Lac Leman
We stayed one night in Lausanne, Switzerland on Lake Geneva before heading off into the Berner Oberland. Switzerland has a really serious graffitti problem that first became obvious to us in Lausanne. We ended up staying in the very expensive Beau Rivage because many things in town were booked up months in advance and there wasn’t enough difference in price betwee a cheaper place that “had bedbugs” according to Trip Advisor, and the Beau Rivage. Plus, I can’t say that I minded the Rivage’s TV line-up.
Breakfast in Provence
Another Sleepy French Dog
The French love their dogs and tend to take them everywhere. (They also love them so much that they don’t seem to ever pick up dog poo, no matter where it lands, but that is another story.) We seemed to run into a lot of really sleepy French dogs, who couldn’t be bothered to move (or wake up) for anything.
Roussillon
Roussillon is a town best known as a source of ochre pigment. This is evident not only in the landscape but also in the buildings with their disctinctive hues.
The Luberon Valley : In Detail
Bonne Nuit in Bonnieux
We went into Bonnieux one evening to watch the sunset and have dinner. The weather had cooled down and it was a really pleasant breezy evening. We got a little sweaty climbing up to the top, but once we got there the views and the breezes were wonderful. We watched the sun go down and then went to a great little pizza place for dinner. A very nice way to spend the evening.
Menerbes
If I am not mistaken, Menerbes is the village made famous by Peter Mayle in A Year in Provence, and all the other Provence books he got rich on. These views of the town look a little surreal if you ask me.
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