Europe ( italy, Switzerland , France )

[hetfieldpaul]

Love your captures! It's my "dream" to be able to visit these places but the anticipated costs somehow put me off (specially since I've got a wife and kid to tag along).

If you don't mind, can you share some of the costs involved in your trip? i.e. Plane tickets, transportation, hotel etc.

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[hetfieldpaul]

Before driving to lucerne, we made a stop at Schaffhausen, for a view of the Largest waterfall in Western Europe- The Rhinefalls.

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Lucerne


64.14th Century Chapel bridge

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66. Lion Mounument to honor the Swiss Guards

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[hetfieldpaul]

The Next Day, we stopped by the Capital of Switzerland, Bern while driving to Interlaken.

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72. Christmas Market in Bern

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75. Life Size Chess being played!

tbc, next post would be about Jungfraujoch, top of europe.

 

[godsonwill]

Looking at your Lucerne and Berne photos, already starting to make me miss Switzerland. Looking forward to your Jungfrau photos. Please post more photos of what you see on top of Jungfrau. As during my trip, can't see a thing. Too foggy.

 

[hetfieldpaul]

The Jungfraujoch can only be reached through a 7.3 km long cog railway tunnel, served by the Jungfraubahn, the highest in a series of cooperating railway companies that provide access to the Jungfraujoch from Interlaken. Jungfraujoch railway station, which at an elevation of 3,454 meters (11,332 ft) is the highest railway station in Europe. The Jungfraujoch is often called the "Top of Europe".

76.Woke up @ 4.30am to Catch the 6am train up from Lauterbrunnen

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[hetfieldpaul]

More photos on the way to Kleine Scheidegg.

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83.Ski Slopes

 

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84. Kleine Scheidegg Station

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88. Sphinx Observatory Deck

89. Bernese Alps in Jungfraujoch

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[hetfieldpaul]

Headed to the Plateau next which gave even Better Views of the Jungfraujoch Mountain Range.

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[hetfieldpaul]

96.View from the Plateau

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The trip down, we took a train to Grinderwald Station instead.
98.Grinderwald Station

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[hetfieldpaul]

100.Grinderwald

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103. Bus with chain on its tires but apparently the Swiss call it snow mobile

 

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The remaining days in interlaken were spent snowboarding/skiing in the bussalop region

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108.interlaken Town

 

[godsonwill]

Thanks for the Jungfrau photos. It's so beautiful up there. You have showed me what I had missed out. Hope that I will be able to go back and see it for myself. Looking forward to see more of your photos.

 

[bruggink]

I realised many of your pictures are slanted. Nice pics though..

 

[hetfieldpaul]

I realised many of your pictures are slanted. Nice pics though..

thanks, most were shot wo tripod except the ones in Lake titisee and jungfrau

 

[hetfieldpaul]

Thanks for the Jungfrau photos. It's so beautiful up there. You have showed me what I had missed out. Hope that I will be able to go back and see it for myself. Looking forward to see more of your photos.

my pleasure, i will tour Switzerland once more too, spent most of the time there snowboarding instead.

 

[hetfieldpaul]

Just to Sidetrack a little would like to share the wonderful Italian food i had.

I must admit the pasta/pizza there definitely tastes different and better than in Singapore, largely due to the pasta being hand made and different spices being used.

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110. Penne Bolognaise

111. Lasagna

112. Spaghetti Fruit De Mers ( Seafood)

 

[hetfieldpaul]

110. Veal Chops

111. Cuttlefish with Black fish sauce

Also had a German Pork Knuckle meal @ Lake Titisee, which was good in my opinion for the food and the value
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