Also known as the slowest express train in the world, it travels from Luzern all the way through the prettiest parts of Switzerland to Montreaux. It turned out to be the best day. It has been soemthing I have dreamed of doing since I was a little girl and used to read about Heidi and her grandfather…and it lived up to my dream totally. It was amazing. The weather was just perfect - stunning blue sky, no clouds, warm enough to be comfortable. going through mountains, past lakes, up and down steep inclines, rambling past those typical Swiss villages with their compulsory church spires, sheep grazing on the hillsides… man, it was certainly a dream come true. We stopped in Interlaken Ost for 2 hours and did some shopping, had a sidewalk coffee, browsed and watched some paragliders coming down gracefully from the peaks. All in all, we had to change trains 4 times - luckily we figured that bit out, otherwise we would still be up there… and got into Geneva at about 5pm, so that was about a 9 hour trip. We stayed at the Y, which was pretty basic and not cheap and had Brasilian -Swiss for dinner. Dad suffered from all the Sauercraus they gave him with his spicy sausages and ham..he he ..you should ahev heard him gurgling all night. His throat was really sore last night and he had trouble swallowing, so we are staying indoors today… we leave for Italy this afternoon and we want to be fit for all that fun.He turns 55 tomorrow - old man - he he - so we will clebrate it overlooking the sea at Sorrento.Sorry folks, you have to stay at home…sad. Love you and leave you here for today… bye
