We were a little bit nervous when approaching the Swiss border crossing. But, It was unspectacular. The customs officers took no notice of us and so we cycled through Kreuzlingen and immediately everything was as one imagined Switzerland. Mountains, hills, lush meadows, cows and sheeps and pretty farms. Cowbells are ringing.
‘In the village where the cheese is still allowed to stink’ sounds the advertisement on the poster at the road.
Swiss primal spelt
It passes via Winterthur, direction Zurich to Aarburg, Solothurn and the german capital Bern. Here everything is in a small space. The bike path is so beautiful that we don’t notice much of the big cities and highways.
Tent meadow on the campsite near Winterthur
In Winterthur, the completely driven cycling shoes had to be replaced first. Luckily, replacement found in the bike adventure shop.
There are many castles hereAarburg CastlePerfect bike signage all over the country and in the background you can see one of the great wooden bridges, – from the outside ….… and from the inside Decommissioned pulp factory near Solothurn, today the pharmaceutical giant Biogen is facingCantonal capital SolothurnCoffee break. Drinks were only available after online registration for Covid-19.Here our swiss friend and remote guide serves barbecueGreat time with Günther, Corinne, Jan and Lara at their homeVia Fribourg to French Switzerland: Chateau Gruyere. Below in the Fromagerie the delicious cheese is soldCamping Gumefens at Lac de Gruyere: Thank you, Magda, for this tipIn a sharp descent, you descend from Lac de Gruyere to Lake Geneva (le Léman). Unfortunately, without the promised view of Mont Blanc.
Through the vineyards to Lausanne, ‘Olympic Capital’, seat of the IOC, with the great Olympic ‘open-air’ museum.
The hot feet cooled in Olympic waterWhen does travel cycling become Olympic?With thunderstorms over the lake, Switzerland bids farewell. Behind Geneva we cycle over to France. with unnoticed and inconspicuous border crossing.These are wonderful holidays in the French Alps with our Marburg friendsThe two girls look at the area from above. (Photo: Altfeld)Do you see the white giant at the back: the Mont Blanc – more than 4800m high ?
At some point every holiday comes to an end and therefore after four days we drive back to Switzerland, our country of travel in this special season that has been initiated late. High mountains with panoramic views and hopefully tolerable nights attract. We are looking forward to challenging pass roads and campsites with tent edging grounds, which still have room for our small tent.
