Today I make my way back to the United States. I first fly to Amsterdam with an eight hour layover, then into Salt Lake City, and then Tucson. I got up at 3:15 am this morning to be ready for my 7:
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Day 12 – Geneva
The hotel where I stayed for two night, the Auberge des Vergers is located in the Les Vergers eco-district in Meyrin, the municipality outside of Geneva. This eco-district includes 1350 dwellings s
Day 11 – Geneva
Today is a visit to CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire). I’ve reserved a 9:30 am booking to the CERN Science Gateway. What is CERN? CERN’s work is to help uncover what the uni
Day 10 – Prague/Geneva
Today I get ready to leave back to Geneva. I am sad I didn’t get to spend more time in Prague, but will return to explore in more detail. I thought the Grandium Hotel Prague was nice, modern and
Day 9 – Munich/Prague
Packing up and checking out of the AINO Aparthotel. I really enjoyed the stay here and was worth the €200 per night rate. Ironically, I wasn’t planning to spend the night in Munich because of t
Day 8 – Munich
Still a recovery day from my sunburn. If I stand up for a bit, the pain goes away. I am going to check out Oktoberfest and walk around there for the afternoon. It’s an absolutely amazing day weat
Day 7 – Munich
Manuel and Lisa drive me to the FlixBus in Chur for my 1:10 am departure. I had such a great time and will miss them! Trying to sleep on the bus and it’s not working. Get to Munich bus terminal a
Day 6 – Bad Ragaz
Today we are going to travel the canal between the west end of Walensee and Zurich lake – by a paddle board and an inflatable rubber duck! Lisa and Manuel will be on the paddle board and I wi
Day 5 – Bad Ragaz
Today we are meeting our friend Lisa (arriving by train from Zurich). We met Lisa last year at the walking tour in Den Hague. She is arriving at the Walenstadt station. Today’s plan is to hike up
Day 4 – Bad Ragaz
Today we are visiting Lag la Cauma and the Rhine Gorge – also known as the “Swiss Grand Canyon” – is one of the most spectacular landscapes in Graubünden and is unique in t