Whenever I travel I always seem to collect a large array of books and brochures as I go along, which then come home with me! I finally got round to sorting out some of the mementos last week from our Hungarian Travels in April. I thoroughly enjoyed our four days in Budapest once …
One of the most civilised Italian customs is their love of the late afternoon/early evening aperitif. Both in the Italian speaking part of southern Switzerland and in northern Italy at 5pm on the dot (sometimes 6pm depending on where you are) their version of “Happy Hour” begins. We found when staying there, however, that the …
Disentis/Mustér is the delightfully named town that we passed through on our way up to St Moritz on the Glacier Express! The scenery is as delightful as the name and it nestles prettily, high up in the upper Rhine (Vorderrhein) Valley in the south eastern Swiss canton of Graubuenden. The Swiss have wonderful train announcements …
I first went to Switzerland as an 18 year old backpacker with a couple of friends when we could just about afford to get by on bread and cheese from the local Migros. It is certainly not the cheapest destination by any stretch of the imagination! If you are planning on visiting then the Swiss …
With Mlle Chic Fille setting off on her travels life has in many way come full circle. I too set off wide eyed and overwhelmed with excitement as an 18 year old, off to start uni in the big metropolis. The family connection with central London was stronger than we thought at the time. We …
Restless Jo has nominated me as part of the booked.net challenge to list 5 places I’d be happy to go back to. Whilst I’m not going to enter the competition myself, I thought it was a very interesting idea for a blog post and I’d be happy for Jo if she was selected as the winner! …
Yesterday was a rather fraught day in Le Chic household. Due to an unfortunate accident which resulted in La Chic Maman badly wrenching her ankle and knee, Grand-maman Le Chic was called into action to babysit La Petite, my adorable 18 month old granddaughter. Suffice to say my intended blog post went by the wayside. …
And so after our delightful train ride over the Brenner Pass (see Railway Adventures Part 1) we arrived in Bolzano/Bozen! As we stepped out of the station our first impressions were that we were definitely south of the Alps – there was a distinct Italian flavour about the place! It was mild and sunny, the …
I’ve always loved rail travel. It just seems like such a civilised way to get about. No “driving” hassles trying to keep your eye on the road if you’re driving or ascertaining your whereabouts if you’re the passenger (map reading is not my forte nor is trying to work out a Sat Nav system). You …
For the past 3 years I have been taking an evening class once a week in an attempt to learn German. I studied it for 2 years at school and made virtually no progress at all – for some reason I found French easier to learn though I am hardly fluent in that language either …
Le Chic En Rose 