Mont Salève, France ..

This time while in Geneva, I wanted to go little outside the main city for short trips. I had only 5 days and most of the city attractions I visited already last time. And there was an unexpected heavy snow fall ! I got a tip from the hostel brochure : visit France  with Geneva...

Port d’ouchy, Switzerland..

  Lausanne , indeed is a beautiful city and perhaps the most picturesque part is the port  with a magnificent view of Alps around lake geneva. In summer months, perhaps, it can be compared to the french riviera, for nice evening strolls,taking a cruise through lake geneva or simply jogging through the shore.  All the...

Ouchy, Lausanne..

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Lure of the cliffs: Kebnekaise

“In all things of nature there is something of the Marvelous “- Aristotle (394 BC-322 BC)    The dramatic mountain landscape along the coastline extends from Sweden to Norway. The lure of the cliffs attracts me forever. You can just hop ,skip and jump away through the wilderness road. You can explore them by car...

Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg.

Hohensalzburg Fortress is a must see in Salzburg, mostly because you can see a beautiful panoramic view of the city as well as the whole valley.The castle in Salzburg is an unmistakable landmark even from far  away. The castle has  became a major tourist attraction with the Festungsbahn cable car, opened in 1892. It was the 1st tourist...

Salzburg Zoo…

I have to go back to Salzburg, you know ! One day... actually 8 hours is not sufficient 😦 When we finished residenzpalace, gallery, cabinet of curiosity , the church, the castle by the lift to the mountain , it was already around 4.30 and almost all other museum were closing. Even we did not make...

The green heart of Austria: Styria…

No , I have not been to Styria yet, nor did I know about it till now. But I was lucky have a glimpse of their folk culture and music, food and wine , in Munich. I like to roam around a city while staying there, and got this nice audiovisual treat. So one fine...

The cottage in the hill ..

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Riksgransen ..

Riksgransen is a small station at Swedish -Norwegian border and it is best known for Alpine skiing in the winter. And also for the winter season testing of the pre production cars. I have not been there in winter though, summer seemed no less beautiful than winter  to me, where lappish wilderness is just around...

A trip to a snowy peak : Uetliberg

  We started our journey to the panorama trail from Zurich Hauptbahnhof. That time we did not know Uetliberg is one of the favorite hiking trail of Switzerland. We headed there, as the to and fro journey was covered in Zurich card. So, we took our backpacks and boarded the train.        Uetliberg is...