On Vox: Wot we did on our holidays ......
Day 2 of our trip saw the speeding view outside the train window evolve from the green and pleasant land around Metz to the spectacular scenery of alpine Switzerland.
Our next few days were based within the old quarter of the now large and modern town of Chur, sitting next to the young river Rhine and one of it's tributuries. If I was a true "grockle" (like Twoflower) I would be calling it 'quaint'. I was also reminded of my hometown - an ancient centre based around an old cathederal and now besieged by a much larger modern town.
Day 3 meant an early start for a pre-booked excursion on The Bernina Express - a metre guage train following a route that took us over High alpine passes in loops and spirals that make the Ffestiniog look flat and staight.
We got our first sighting of glaciers as we went over the Bernina pass. Wow! The the summit of the Bernina pass was at 2253 meters above sea level, the highest for a main-line railway, and was like passing through another world compared to the green valleys below.
The special train's destination was Tirano, just over the Italian border, taking us into yet another country and the third language in as many days. After a picnic in the park we did it all again from the other direction. :-)
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