On the way out of the hills & back to Kilchberg we stopped at Steingletscher, in the Urner Alps, along Sustenpass - 2270m at the top of the pass. This glacier is about 4 kms long and stretches along the tops of a series of mountains. Unfortunately at the lower regions near the lake, the glacier has melted away, but it is visible in the upper sections and is quite specky. A heli ride over the top would show it better, but the Swiss didn't offer this, at lea...

No spelling mistakes. One of my cousins Slavica lives in Kirchberg and the other Mira lives in Kilchberg, Switzerland. Today we simply travelled from Slavica's place to Mira's home. The best thing about the day was the exceptionally cooling swim John and I had in the Zurich See once we arrived in Kilchberg - the lake is a short walk from Mira's place. The temp today was about 38 degrees - hot, damn hot for Switzerland.

A lot more narrow but extremely winding roads over 2 passes were conquered today. We stopped at Klosters, to view a fast flowing waterfal created from melting snow. John spotted a cable car and thought about going for a ride - but again forgot we were in Switzerland and the cost of such joys. Davos a lovely town set in a valley with a beautifully deep blue lake, the Davoser See. We sat by the lake to have lunch before heading off to the first pass through the m...

Today we headed off to Bad Ragaz with the aim to see lots of mountains, a deep ravine & parts of Switzerland into which we haven't ventured. We took the scenic route - thus avoiding the Autobahns and driving through the beuatiful swiss countryside and into the steep narrow roads that lead to mountains. The first stop was Mt. Santis, which was steep and rugged with traces of snow still visible even though it 32 degrees & very hot. We considered taking t...

Left Germany & Ljubica & Mato at about 10.15am this morning. Headed off to Switzerland to visit Slavica (another cousin) and her family. She lives just over the border from Germany. We drove alongside the Bodensee (a massive lake) that cuts accross Germany, Switzerland & Austria. A great place to stop for lunch & we did. The scenic drive to Kirchberg took us through farms with dairy cattle, grain crops, apple orchards & berry farms. Everyth...