Thursday, August 7, 2008

29 May - Chur, Switzerland






























We are staying at Chur, at the Hotel Chur tonight, after spending the day looking at spectacular Alpine scenery on the Glacier Express. So many mountains, villages, gorges, snow capped peaks – just glorious. The weather started off poorly with rain and looking miserable – terrible for photos, but eventually cleared to see the scenery better. Chur is the oldest town in Switzerland, established 5,000 years ago. We had a walk around old town and then had dinner in the hotel restaurant. I ordered a meal of pork sausages with onion sauce, salad and chips. They bring you the salad separately to be eaten before the rest – strange. Also in the restaurant there was a group of older people meeting for dinner. One lady came with her small dog and had it sitting on her lap. Others would take turns holding it. I couldn't believe it – where is the hygiene!!!

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