Shadows of the Past: Bunker and anti-tank obstacles («Dragon’s teeth») in the Rhine Valley on the Swiss-Austrian border. In the military jargon these constructions are often referred to as «Toblerone lines», after the chocolate bar.
Toggenburg Valley is a fertile valley of about 45 kilometres in length – enclosed on the northeast by the chain of the Säntis (el. 2502 m.) and on the southwest by that of the Churfirsten (el. 2300 m.). I’m riding to the house wherein Huldrych Zwingli, the Swiss Reformer, was born in 1484.
Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent – and some beautiful hairpin turns.
Schwägalp Pass (el. 1278 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the north face of Säntis (el. 2502 m.), the tallest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.
The «Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz» is a public Gymnasium (college preparatory high school) in Central Switzerland with 400 high school students. The so-called «Kollegi» was built in 1856.
Between winter and spring at the glacial lake Ägerisee in Central Switzerland. The Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315 on the shores of the Ägerisee.
Ibergeregg (1406 m.) is a mountain pass in the Alps in Central Switzerland. The pass road has a maximum grade of 14 percent – and a romantic chapel on the roadside.
Motorcycle: Ural Retro, heavy sidecar motorcycle
Einsiedeln Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in the town of Einsiedeln in Central Switzerland.
Motorcycle: Ural Retro, heavy sidecar motorcycle
National Ski jumping venue of Switzerland in Einsiedeln. The Andreas Küttel-Schanze, to honor ski jumper Andreas Küttel who was born in Einsiedeln.
Motorcycle: Ural Retro, heavy sidecar motorcycle
Today I found the spring in the Swiss mountains (In the village of Maienfeld, where «Heidi» was born).
My Ural on the ferry across the Lake Constance from Switzerland to Germany. With snow and rain, we are almost the only passengers - and the visibility is zero.