Bonjour en la romandie Like the sun we went from east to west during this week, which brought us to the French speaking part of Switzerland, the “Romandie”. Our destination Camping des Pêches in Le Landeron was located at the south tip of Lake Biel/Bienne, the warmest of the lakes we tried. I didn’t need […]
See the alps from Baselland Not all of Switzerland is equally mountainous, but fortunately, the area around Basel offers some beautiful hikes. One of them is the hike from Langenbruck (meaning long bridge) to the Belchenflueh summit. You easily get there by car or by bus (Postauto). It’s a 4.5 km hike covering 400 m of […]
Welcome in the foothills of the Bernese Alps The Brienzergrat is a ridge that frames Lake Brienz on its northern bank between the Brienzer Rothorn and the Harder Kulm just above Interlaken. On the other side of the lake the Bernese Alps begin to mount up majestically. Getting up the mountain with mixed feelings It […]
When we hear pilgrimage, we tend to think of religious people on their way to a holy place, often walking a troublesome way to get their sins forgiven. But this is not the only way this can be done. I’m not religious and walked the Camino Portugues from Porto to Santiago de Compostela for other […]
Short but rewarding hike One of my favourite fitness-hikes in Switzerland is the steep trail from Unterseen up to the Harder Kulm. Yes, that’s where the Brienzergrat hike ends, and you get stunning views of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau if the weather is good enough. How to get there There are several trails up to […]
