Probably the only day the colour orange was in vogue. The first orange I saw was when I was on the plane en route to Amsterdam. I was in mid-air and at 8pm, the sun had just set and the rays of the sun were peeking through the tiny aeroplane windows. "How nice,"...
I'm picking up from where I left off and that would be me just stepping foot into Germany. It was quite a change stepping into industrial Germany, having come from clean and polite Switzerland. My first stop in Germany was Munich, synonymous with beer, beer gardens and more beer! Beers were brewed by monks in...
4 countries, 23 cities, 3 seasons, 3 plane rides, 1 missed flight, 24 train rides, 5 cable car rides, 2 boat rides, 2 hiking trips, 7 museums, 3 castles, 11 churches, 1 bike ride along the Rhine Valley, 1 jump off the Swiss Alps and 28 days later with a 11kg backpack and...
Woke up this morning and it was by far the best rest. The bed was comfy and the temperature was cool. Didn't have to worry about disturbing my bunk mates or climb the bunk bed. Alas I woke up and I was coughing and had running nose. My airbnb at Jourdain I rested...
My Dad said, if you're Calvinist, you should go to Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam because of the tulips. Cold joke, haha! ...
No kidding. I'm speaking in literal terms. The train ride from Mannheim to Mainz today was one of the most scenic rides I've taken in Europe so far. I was in doe-eyed wonder, alternating my head between left and right, trying hard to take in as much as I could. The fields were...
I spent three days in Munich and in one of those days I went to see the famous Neuschwanstein Castle in Fussen, south of Munich. It was quite foggy and cold (about 7 degree Celsius) that day but I think it adds to the whole mystery and elusiveness of the castle and King...
These two days in the Bernese Oberland have been nothing short of fantastic. Just yesterday I've been on air, land and sea. I'm now in Interlaken, which is in the middle of two lakes - Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, hence the name. Interlaken on its own isn't very exciting. There's not much...
I'm now taking a boat from Interlaken to Thun. It's slow and it takes 1 hour by boat, what train can do in 15 minutes. There are mainly elderly people on board the boat. Pensioners I believe. They are elderly couples and I think it's really sweet that they're seeing beautiful Switzerland together....
Going to Basel this morning was a spontaneous decision when flipping through the guidebook at the store 10 mins before I boarded the train. The best part of my trip was that I had no preconceived ideas of Basel and it was a delightful surprise to my advantage. Basel's tagline is "Culture Unlimited"...
Everyone knows Switzerland is an expensive place to visit, and Bern is no exception. However, the best and priceless sights in Bern are all free. I climbed up the hill (about 7-9 stories high with no steps) to Rosengarten and was treated to a spectacular view of the city. It's a Saturday and...
