When we were in the French Alps this summer we decided to drive two and a half hours to the Interlaken/Grindelwald area in Switzerland for a ...
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We were so excited to see the 300 meter Staubbach Waterfall from the window of our room in the Inn we stayed at. We were told at the front desk ...
I heard so much about the beauty the Interlaken area in Switzerland. Interlaken itself is a busy resort town located in a narrow valley between ...
There is nothing like the feeling of flying over the mountains and enjoying the magnificent views all around. The Fantasticable was the first ...
I was blown away that it was only a few minute walk from our accommodations to the Super Chatel Cable Car. Once in the gondola on the way up, ...
We took the Super Chatel cable car up to Chatel Adventures ropes course in the trees right near the station. There are seven adventure courses ...
We were excited to see that right in Pre La Joux there are alpine slides (Bobluge). Our family loves alpine slides and mountain coasters. The ...
Morzine is a ski resort town located in the French Alps. The first thing that struck me when driving into Morzine was the large Pedestrian ...
Lac de Vonnes is a magnificent manmade lake located right in Chatel. The lake is framed with scenic mountains all around. The water fountain, ...
When we entered the area of the gorges, after walking about 20 minutes through the beech tree forest with the many information boards explaining ...
We were lucky not to have many rainy days during our trip to the French Alps. There aren’t many indoor attractions in the area and when it rains ...
The Little Sightseeing Train departed from the Town Square 3 times until noon and again twice in the afternoon when we were in Chatel. I thought ...
The last day of our trip in the French Alps was a rainy one. We decided to drive over the border into Switzerland to see the Cascade de ...
When we drove into Switzerland, we noticed a suspension bridge near Champery connecting the village of Troistorrents to Chenarlier. On our last ...
On our last day in the French Alps, we crossed over the border into Switzerland and spent some time in the Morgins area just 35-minute drive ...
We passed the mountain coaster right on the main street in Les Gets. Our family loves mountain coasters so we decided to stop at the 4-season ...
We chose to to visit Mini Golf de Loy on an overcast and rainy day when we had limited options for activities. Mini Golf was a great fill-in ...
Pre la Joux was often the spot we started our activities from. Only an eight-minute drive from where we stayed in Chatel (with buses going there ...
Village des chèvres, or the “Village of Goats”, located in the Village of Lindarets between Montriond and Avoriaz is a fun place to visit (as ...
In order to begin the hike to the Brochaux Waterfall we needed to get to the Les Lidarets (Goat Village). Driving there from where we were ...
The Pre la Joux area in Chatel is a popular spot where many BMX bikers come to ride on the mountain paths specifically made for them. It is ...
C L'Aventure Châtel is an indoor playground for children ages 2 to 12. There is a selection of activities and many fun things to do within the ...
We passed the Scierie De Villapeyron, 20th century sawmill. The wooden structure with the piles of large logs out front and a babbling brook ...
We followed the maps to drive to the path leading to Cascade Sur Bayard. We parked the car at the point where it became too narrow to drive ...
We flew into Geneva as it was the closest airport to our destination in the French Alps. We wanted to see a bit of Geneva before heading into ...
Mont Blanc… our visit was even more than I’d dreamed of. Words cannot do justice to the sheer majestic beauty of Western Europe’s tallest ...
Antwerp is a charming city, neither modern nor new, which retains the historical European appeal. It boasts the most amazing restored old ...
The weather was glorious for an October day in Belgium. We wanted to take advantage of the beautiful day and spend it outdoors. De Schorre was ...
We had a long stopover in Berlin on our way out of Belgium.
Germany is not my first choice of a country in which to spend the day due to its ...
We had a full day stopover in Berlin on our way back from Europe to the U.S. I wanted to visit a Synagogue with historical significance.
The New ...