Monthly Archives: August 2016

Memories of our “Mountains, Castles & Cruising”

In August 25 enthusiastic Great Escapers spent 10 days in Europe……We were first in Grindelwald, Switzerland for three nights and then enjoyed a fabulous cruise on the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam!  Amazing Great Escape.

Oh what a view

Oh what a view

Delicious

Delicious

A little bit of Alsace wine

A little bit of Alsace wine

Centuries of wine making

Centuries of wine making

Good friends celebrating their anniversary

Good friends celebrating their anniversary

Old Europe

Old Europe

A beautiful view from the cabin on Scenic Opal

A beautiful view from the cabin on Scenic Opal

Don't even ask!

Don’t even ask!

Still don't ask!

Still don’t ask!

View from the verandah at the Hotel Belvedere in Grindelwald

View from the verandah at the Hotel Belvedere in Grindelwald

Cheers

Cheers

New friends

New friends

Tourists have been coming for decades

Tourists have been coming for decades

So pretty

So pretty

Strange character

Strange character

I am going to attempt to paint this

I am going to attempt to paint this

The Moselle River

The Moselle River

Castle in Cochem

Castle in Cochem

Eiger Mountain in Switzerland

Eiger Mountain in Switzerland

View from my room

View from my room

In the castle

In the castle

Our Trip to Jungfraujoch….Top of Europe

Contented Cows

Contented Cows

Stunning!

Stunning!

On this beautiful day in Switzerland we went to the Top of Europe…the Jungfraujoch. It is the highest train station in Europe!  Spectacular!!!!

Our train

Our train

Since the early 1900's

Since the early 1900’s

Fabulous Views

Fabulous Views

At the top

At the top

I am really here!

I am really here!

Patti, Jim and Jean

Patti, Jim and Jean

Snow !!

Snow !!

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There really is a chocolate heaven....in Switzerland.

There really is a chocolate heaven….in Switzerland.