by made up of moments | Mar 2, 2020 | LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL
I had no real expectations of Switzerland. I knew it was going to be beautiful and I had hoped we would see lots of gorgeous scenery. And it delivered. We flew into Geneva from Brussels at 7:45am. It was an easy flight just over an hour. Whenever we travel, we always...
by made up of moments | Jul 1, 2017 | LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL
On our last 2 days in Switzerland we decided to spend one day in Zermatt (to visit the Matterhorn) and one day in Lucerne. Zermatt Zermatt is home of the Matterhorn, a peak in the Alps that straddles the Swiss and Italian border. The Matterhorn is the 10th highest...
by made up of moments | Jun 25, 2017 | LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL
As a part of our 5 days in Switzerland, another day trip we took from Lausanne was based around swiss chocolate and cheese – what could be better than that! I had read that one of the more scenic Swiss rail trips as being aboard the Swiss Panoramic Train on the...
by made up of moments | Jun 10, 2017 | LIFESTYLE, SIP + EAT, TRAVEL
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Geneva, our first stop in Switzerland and then got a little side-tracked and hadn’t written about visiting the Lavaux and Montreux areas. Then this morning, while having a coffee, I noticed the travel section in The West had...
by made up of moments | Apr 30, 2017 | LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL
Geneva was one of the cities we decided to visit for the day while visiting Switzerland. It is approximately 40mins from Lausanne by train and is situated on the beautiful Lake Geneva. As our time was limited and there was so much to do, we dropped off our suitcases...