Tag Archives: Switzerland

Highlights and Recap of our Zurich to Nuremberg River Cruise on Uniworld

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

June 21st – July 2nd, 2023 Taking a trip with another couple that you have never traveled Internationally with before has the potential for being fabulous or a complete disaster. Fortunately for us, it fell into the wonderful category.

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Zurich to Basel (Oops, Scratch that), Boarding the River Princess in Breisach

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

June 24, 2023 Our plans for the day included checking out of our hotel and taking a bus ride to the ship. The original itinerary was supposed to have us departing from Basel (actually nearby Krebs), but as is sometimes … Continue reading →

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Zurich – Fabulous Food, Walking Tour, Museum and a Sick Puppy

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

June 23, 2023 ~ Zurich, Switzerland I’m exhausted tonight as I’m trying to organize our photos and my thoughts about the day. After only getting around three – four hours sleep for each of the past three nights, I’m running … Continue reading →

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Southern California to Zurich, Switzerland

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

June 21-22, 2023 Bright and (very) early Wednesday morning we drove down the mountain to arrive at our traveling companions home in Orange County. I had ordered an Uber XL to accommodate us and our luggage. Everything went as planned … Continue reading →

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Legendary Rhine and Moselle – How Our Uniworld Adventure Begins!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 28th ~ Basel, Switzerland: On board the River Queen UNIWORLD – Legendary Rhine and Moselle Day one of a river cruise is when one simply gets on board, unpack a suitcase or two, perhaps explore the ship a little, find … Continue reading →

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Switzerland ~ Murren to Basel, and trying to be a local

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 27th ~ Basel, Switzerland We were leaving behind our high mountain base in Murren where we had hiked in the sunshine, been enveloped with clouds, saw a triple rainbow and climbed amongst underground waterfalls. It somehow felt anti-climatic to … Continue reading →

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Murren, water falls inside a mountain and a return to Schilthorn

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 26th ~ Murren, Switzerland Our weather improved, so we were out the door for more exploring. First a nice walk through Murren and a hike down the hill toward Gimmelwald, in the valley far below. 

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Murren sits on the side of a cliff, Schilthorn towers high above

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 25th ~ Murren, Switzerland First a little more about Murren. It basically sits on the side of a cliff overlooking a large valley far below. We took a cable car and then a small train to get from the … Continue reading →

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Getting from Lausanne to Murren is not easy

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 24th ~ Lausanne to Murren, Switzerland OK, it is not really difficult to get from Lausanne to Murren, but it does require several connections, some of which are very short and it helps if someone points you in the … Continue reading →

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Lausanne, Switzerland ~ Getting into the Olympic Spirit

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

July 23rd ~ Lausanne, Switzerland Having a Swiss Pass has made it so easy for us to move about Switzerland. Today we traveled from Zermatt to Lausanne. I’ll start you off with a few shots taken from our train ride: 

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