Tuesday 30 October 2012

Rigi






Got up at 5am to hike to the top of Rigi, it was definitely worth the view.





Hiking back down the hill after having watched the sun rise over the mountains. It was pitch black as we were on our way up.




Montreux




 Chillon Castle









Palm trees! In Switzerland!

Freddie Mercury 





Charlie Chaplin


Fall Weekend


I stayed for the night in Langenthal, and on the way back to the train station I saw this street festival and decided to stop. Everyone was dressed up, you could buy Halloween costumes, and like any good festival, there was tons of food.


This was taken from the top of a construction lift, which I managed to get a free ride in.



The next night I spent in Aeschi, and we climbed up to the top of a hill, where you had a nice panoramic view of the town

View of Lake Thun

In Ballenburg, we visited the Open Air Museum, which is an historical town, with old houses you can go inside and look at. The park was divided int  sections, representing the different style of buildings throughout Switzerland. 


From the Italian part, T










Taking a ferry across Lake Brienz


A famous hotel, with a funicular railway leading up to the entrance


The view as we were eating dinner.  It was the last day that the ferry was running, afterwards it closes for the winter season. Everyone from the restaurant, including the staff, came out and waved goodbye to it.