TheoriginalplanfortodaywastogotoZermattbytrain,thencheckoutMatterhornintheafternoon.Buttheweatherforecastsaiditwouldstartrainingtodayaround3pmandcontinuerainingalldaytomorrow,sowereallyneedtogettoZermattearlyandtrytoseeMatterhornASAP.Sowegotonan8:03amtraintoInterlakenOst,thentransferredto9amtraintoSpiez,thentransferredto9:36amtraintoVisp,thentransferredto10:08amtraintoZermatt.ArrivedatZermattat11:...[
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At4,158meters(13,642ft.),JungfrauisoneofthemostdistinctivesightsoftheSwissAlps,andwiththeJungfraurailwaythatopenedin1912(Canyoubelievethis?!Especiallytherailwayrunsalmostentirelywithinthemountains!),thisisalsooneofthemost-visitedplacesintheAlps.Toaddsomedayhiking,wefollowedRickStevesbook'sadvicewhichistakingatraintoWengen,thentakingagondolatoMannlichen,hikefromMannlichentoKleineScheidegg,thent...[
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ForInterlakenarea,IknowRickStevesbookrecommendsstayingatGimmelwaldorMurren,buttheyarekindofhardtogetto,sowestayedatLauterbrunnenfor2nightsandcheckedoutGimmelwaldandMurrenthisafternoon.
1.TrainridefromLucernetoInterlaken.
2.FromourhotelroombalconyinLauterbrunnen,wecouldseethe297meters(974ft.)StaubbachFall.
3.TookalocalbustoseetheTrümmelbachFalls,whichisagiantwaterfallinsi...[
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AnothergooddaytripfromLucerneistoMt.Pilatus,andSwissTravelPassofferedfree"GoldenRoundTrip"toMt.Pilatuswhenwevisited.FirstwetookaboattoAlpnachstad,thenacogwheeltraintogoupthemountain.ComingdowninvolvedtakingtwodifferentgondolasandthenabusbacktoLucerne.
1.Lucerne.2.MuseumofArtLucerne.ToobadweneverhadtimetocheckitouteventhoughitisfreeforSwissTravelPassholders.3.Mt.Pilatus(7000ft.).4.Cog...[
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Bern,thecapitalofSwitzerland,isonlyanhourawayfromLucernebytrain.Sowewentthereforadaytrip.
1.PlazainfrontofBern'strainstation.
2.AcrossthestreetfromtheplazaistheChapelBridge.
3.Bern.
4.Bern's15th-centuryastronomicalclock.
5.Bern.
6.BernissurroundedbytheriverAarewhichisfast-flowingandlotsofpeoplefloatdownthewaterwithnoflotationdeviceexceptawaterproofbagt...[
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WearrivedinLucerneinthemorning,foundtheapartmentwerentednearthetrainstationprettyeasy,buttherewasnokeyinthelockboxtheytoldmetolookat.Ihadtocallthem(thankgoodnessthereiscellphonethesedays),andthegirltoldmetolookatadifferentlockboxwhereIfoundthekey!
1.Ourapartment.IwassurprisedhowhotLucernewasinlateAugust(high80s),andtheapartmenthadnoa/c,wereliedonthefanandopeningwindowanddoortostaycool.
2...[
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NotsurewhybutwenevervisitSwitzerlanduntilthisyear.Mygoshitisapretty(andexpensive:))country,shouldbehighoneveryonewholovesoutdoors'must-seelist.
Ouritinerary:
Day1:FlytoZurich.
Day2:ArriveZurichinthemorning,transfertoLucernebytrain.Lucernesightseeing.
Day3:DaytriptoBern.
Day4:DaytriptoMtPilatus.
Day5:GotoLauterbrunnenbytrain.CheckoutGimmelwaldandMurren.
Day6:ToJun...[
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WeonlyhadhalfadayonDay9andtheweatherwasn'tgoodsowejustlookedatTianChiandDaGuanLouinKunmingquickly.1.TianChi,abiglakeinKunming.2.LotsofpeopleposedtofeedthebirdsatTianChi.3.4.DaGuanLou.5.DaGuanLou.6.LeavingmessageonanelectronicmessageboardinDaGuanPark.7.(TheEnd)P.S.$1wasabout6.9RMBinDec,2016.[
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MostofDay7wasspentondriving.WedrovefromXishuangbannatoFuXianLake,ahugelakeinYunnan.Itisknownforitswaterqualityanddeliciouscopperpotfish,soofcoursewehadtotryit.1.Lakesiderestaurantwherewehadthecopperpotfish.2.Copperpotfish.3.FuXianPark.4.FuXianPark.5.Ourhotelforthenightwasinthosehigh-risebuilding.Peoplebuyapartmentsinthosebuildingforinvestmentpurpose,andthenaskahotelmanagementcompanytorunit,sotheho...[
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OurplanforthedaywasgoingtoXishuangbannaTropicalBotanicalGardeninthemorning,andthengoingtoXishuangbannaPrimitiveForestParkintheafternoon.Butwelefthotelkindoflateinthemorning,andspentover4hoursintheBotanicalGarden,sotherewasnotimetogototheForestParkanymore.1.XishuangbannaTropicalBotanicalGarden.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.Theleavesaregreenontop,redonbottom.12.13.14.15.Spathodea,commonlyknownastheAfricantu...[
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