Rhine Falls

🇨🇭 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 I took the first train from St. Mortiz to Zurich. It was a 3.5 hour journey with a change at Chur. From Zurich I took wrong train and realized this after sometime. So I had to come back to Zurich again to board the train to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall. This is a frequent train and takes one hour. The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich, between the villages of Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH) and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen (ZH). It is largest waterfall in Europe with flow rate 600 Cubic meter /…

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Bernina Express : St. Mortiz – Tirano – Lugano – St. Mortiz

🇮🇹 🇨🇭 🇨🇭 This was a day trip from St. Mortiz. There are few variation of the line , I took the Bernina line. The train leaves St. Moritz and takes the line to Pontresina (1,774 m) in the Val Bernina (Bernina Valley). It ascends progressively through the valley to the Bernina Pass over the Morteratsch station (1,896 m), where the glacier and the highest summit of the Eastern Alps, Piz Bernina (4,093 m) are visible. Before arriving at the Bernina Pass, the train stops at Bernina Diavolezza (2,093 m) for cable-car connections to Diavolezza (2,921 m). The Bernina Express reaches the summit at the Ospizio Bernina station at 2,253…

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Walton on Naze walk

🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Distance: 3 miles Time: 02:30 Advice: A large part of the walk is on grass but is accessible for wheelchairs or buggies. Part of the walk also takes in the cliff edge where extreme care should be taken. In Brief: Walton-on-the-Naze is one of the most recognisable areas in Essex, although due to the sea it is constantly changing. Discover the changing times of this fascinating area through our walk. Start: Make your way over to the Tower and use this time to explore the area. More info: This is a…

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