Trains, Trains and More Trains

Today we did trains...I think we were on a dozen of them before we were finished. We rode long trains, and short trains, some with "jet" engines, some without, and one steam paddlewheel lake boat. It was a grand day to see part of the Alps in Switzerland.

Please don't ask me any of their specifications...remember I'm a train rider. The train enthusiasts in the group know all of that arcane information. I just know the trains were fun and they were on time. If the schedule said the train would leave at 1343, it did. A far cry from American train schedules which get the date right most of the time, but definitely not the minute. You have to be on the platform waiting for the train as it will not wait for you.

The lake steamer we were on was really cute. It had an engine made in 1910 that was a work of art. The pistons were huge and turned the side paddlewheels quickly and smoothly. 

Isn't this engine a thing of beauty?

She was "led" by a golden goddess.

We went through many alpine villages. big and small, each one perky and clean with geraniums decorating the windows or the streets. 

As you can see, we had a little bit of rain, but it was not cold nor a nuisance. 

We looked at the Chateau de Chillon in Montreaux, still standing guard after all these years. Of course, it was under construction, but that's the way it goes. Summer is the only time you can repair these old chateaux, and it is summer.

Another pretty building in Bayveax

A church and koi pond in Interlaken Ost

A farmhouse outside of Bex.

We came back to our hotel, tired but happy.

It was a good day.