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Mum’s gone to Switzerland: Lucerne

Trish Burgess Posted on02/11/201819/01/2019 Lucerne, Luzern, Switzerland, Things to do in Lucerne 30 Comments
View of Lucerne from the city walls

The third leg of our Switzerland rail trip was Lucerne (Luzern). It’s a picture postcard city, perched on the edge of the Vierwaldstättersee or, for we English speakers, Lake Lucerne. I had imagined a small,

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Mum’s gone to Switzerland: Bern

Trish Burgess Posted on23/10/201825/01/2019 A day in Bern, Bern, Switzerland 9 Comments

We fell in love with teddy bears in the Toy World Museum in Basel but came face to face with the real thing on our next stop in Switzerland: Bern. Brown bears have been associated

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24 Stops Rehberger-Weg: 5km walking route between Switzerland and Germany

Trish Burgess Posted on18/10/201825/01/2019 Basel, Germany, Switzerland, things to do in Basel, Weil am Rhein 15 Comments
binoculars on 24 stops rehberger weg

This was supposed to be a city-based holiday. We planned to explore Basel, Bern and Lucerne to check out the culture, art and history of these three Swiss cities. But somehow the lure of the

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Mum’s gone to Switzerland: Basel

Trish Burgess Posted on09/10/201825/01/2019 Basel, city break in Basel, Switzerland, things to do in Basel 29 Comments
Old Town of Basel and river Rhine

As a holiday destination, Switzerland brings to mind hiking in the mountains or walking by lakes. It doesn’t necessarily suggest city breaks. But it proved to be a wonderful country for city lovers. Dougie and I

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