The Plan

We are off on the ferry bound for Caen then we drive across France to Switzerland at Basel and on to St Gallen. We have an overnight stop in Burnhaupt-le-Haut along the way.
After 5 nights with our friends in St Gallen we set off once again via Geneva and an overnight stop in Charolles in France then arrive in Jard-sur-Mer on the next day.
After 2 weeks there we drive to St Malo for two nights before getting the ferry home.

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Tuesday 23rd August 2011

An Appenzell Day
A Local Appenzeller Train ~Yes, they really do run on time!~

The cable car at Jakobsbad ~This is where we intend to go tomorrow~

To the mountain top at Kronberg It needs to be an early start as the midday temperature today was 31 degrees

A shady café where we had lunch today in Appenzell

Percy looking relaxed

We were lucky enough to be in the town when the cows, complete with cow-bells arrived accompanied by their farmers and children.
Proper Heidi stuff; I'm sure I spotted Grandfather and Peter


The cows are brought down to the valleys at this time of year from the high pasture and it is a lovely sight.

You do have to watch your step afterwards until the shop keepers have washed down the streets, followed by the municipal street washer!!!

The river running through Appenzell





Driving on from Appenzell to Urnasch Village we came across the cows again on their trip.

Urnasch Village

Another view of Urnasch

Local scenery: This part of Switzerland is a very green and gentle place with friendly locals who are sympathetic to our attempts at Swiss German, High German or even Franglais when we get totally stuck


Lovely evening meal with Derrick and Karen at their house outside




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