Evening in Susten Pass

Looking back down the valley

The sun about to set behind a mountain

Looking up above where we were parked

The moon rises as we prepare to spend the night at 1500m

Sunset over Zugsee

This is the stunning view we had from our Motorhome as the sun set over Zugsee.

Luzerne

Today, after our arduous day yesterday, we're having a quiet day exploring Luzerne. The picture is of the famous covered bridge which is the oldest wooden bridge on Europe.

Our 6000ft descent of Pilatus

The first picture shows the start of the walk - winding down a scree slope from the hotel at the summit - I'm smiling here.

The second picture is taken several hours later and still only 2/3 of the way down - the legs are starting to hurt now.

We were passed by a herd of cows being moved to lower pastures - some had the most enormous bells round their necks - what a racket!! It sounded like a steel band was coming down the mountain.....

The top of Pilatus

Em at the top of Pilatus with the Alps in the background

We took the cog railway to the top of Pilatus (7000ft) and then walked back down to the car park where we had left Kiki. The 6000ft descent was fabulous passing through beautiful Alpine scenery it was however long and arduous taking us over 5hrs! On reaching the bottom we were both shattered and despite being parked between a motorway and a railway we decided to stay the night where we were!

Lake Luzerne

Our Lunch Stop

We drove up a winding mountain road and came across this waterfall

I have a rest from driving whilst Em cooks (well re-heats actually) fresh bread for lunch!!

I couldn't resist climbing the waterfall - Em's just realised where I am - she's not very impressed :-(

Hiya

Nice Legs - shame about the Weather

A wet day in Bern 

Bern

The River Aare in Bern

The Astronomical Clock

The Rathaus

One of the Bern Bear's

Baroque Church in Solothurn

Our First Night in Switzerland

Our first night in Switzerland was spent halfway up a mountain - we had an incredible view down into a quiet valley and up to a mountain covered in low cloud.

Basel

The Wooden Horse of Basel

Winter Veg anyone - these will last for ever!!

The Rhine

Any idea what they do here??

Taking in easy

Em takes is easy after a long day on the road - today we drove from Friburg to Fassenheim criss crossing the Rhine several times from France to Germany and back.

Pizza Anybody??

Some Italian dude in Fribourg chatting up Em - she's clearly impressed with his pizza

More Pics on Facebook

Blogger isn't the easiest when it comes to posting pictures so we've put a whole load on Em's Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Falbum.php%3Faid%3D196249%26id%3D583306330%26l%3De0c9c4d6c9&h=cbd2b

Art in Frieberg, Germany

Spotted this random piece of artwork today in the park close to the place we stayed the night. It reminded us of the large bike that we saw half buried in a Paris park.

The Source of the Danube (and Emma)

At Donaueshingen in the Black Forest the two rivers Breg
and Brigach unite to form the source of the Danube 

The Black Forest, Germany

Steve & Em in the spray

Cascades at Triberg - highest in Germany!

Luxembourg

View from the Old Town

The Bock - defensive walls

The old bridge in Luxembourg City

The Caves at Han sur Lesse, Belgium

Em in the Caves

The Jellyfish

Stunning Stalagtites and Stalagmites

Waterloo

Em (sporting a very fetching pair of sunnies) with the Butte du Lion (the statue commemorating the Battle of Waterloo) in the background.

We stayed overnight in the car park and were there before the Germans and a bussload of Japanese tourists.

Atomium Brussels

We reached Brussels yesterday and visited the Atomium and Mini Europe - both were good apart from excessive amounts of pro EU propaganda.

We're in central Brussels today - going to see Wee Boy and some big expensive buildings......

Modern Art in Ghent

The Museum of Modern Art in Ghent - Lots of wacky exhibits. I nearly lost Em in this room :-)

Brugges at night

We spent today in the beautiful city of Brugges. Lots of medieval architecture and a boat trip on the canal.

Boarding the ferry at Dover

Destination Calais :-)

We're off!!

We've just left Em's parent's house in Devon and are now on our way to Dover.