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This September I am planning to travel to Europe. Earlier this year my cousin Werner told me that he was having a big party at the family home in Switzerland to celebrate his 70th birthday. And I was invited. I now have the date of the party, so I have started to plan an itinerary.
I have been invited to spend several nights before and after the party with cousins. One of my cousins, Brigitta, has already bought tickets for us to have unlimited train travel for a day. Years ago, on one of my previous visits to Switzerland we did the same thing. Switzerland is, of course, a small country, and it was amazing how much were we able to see in just one day, going by train from town to town.
So, if I am going to Switzerland, why is there a photo of a Lufthansa jet at the top of this post? Mexico City has direct service to Frankfurt, Germany, on Lufthansa. I figured that it would be much easier to fly directly to Europe from Mexico, and since Lufthansa is in the same alliance with United Airlines, I will still get frequent flyer miles.
As long as I am going to Germany, I figured that I could take a few days to do some sightseeing there before heading on to Switzerland. I know that Frankfurt is a big, commercial city, but there are some sights and museums there that sound interesting. And I could do some day excursions from Frankfurt such as Heidelburg.
I will then take a train to Zurich. (My cousin Brigitta lives in a town just outside of Zurich.) After spending time with my Swiss family and attending the birthday bash, I am considering going to Basel, Switzerland, which is located on the Rhine River where the borders of Switzerland, Germany and France come together. I'll do some sightseeing there, as well as possibly taking a day's excursion into the Alsace Lorraine region of France. From Basel there is train service to Frankfurt, where I will take my flight home to Mexico.
I think I have everything planned, but I still have to make the reservations. It should be an exciting trip!
Your trip sounds exciting and the fact that includes train travel as well is such fun! Enjoy. We ARE still waiting for a long rain here in San Miguel. We have had light 30 minute rains twice. Definitely not enough to make a difference other than to bring the temps down!
ReplyDeleteGracias. I am looking forward to it. I only wish that Alejandro were able to join me.
DeleteWe had rain Saturday and Sunday, but we are still waiting for the daily rains that are typical of season.
Sounds fun! Heidelburg is lovely and check out the castle with the world's largest beer keg. Even if you don't care for beer, the keg is impressive. We've had plenty of rain but our temperatures have been up and down like a roller coaster. We were only 58 today and will be 87 on Thursday.
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Hi Gayle,
DeleteI remember you talking about Heidelburg Castle, and when I saw that it's a short train ride from Frankfurt, I figured Heidelburg would be a good day trip.
Here the heat has moderated a little bit. At this moment (7:30 PM) it's 76 degrees with a pleasant breeze.