The view from my "office"

[SYD]

Entree duty for Christmas lunch. When 1 doz oysters = 1 lobster tail ea (in price). The KISS principle rules!

 

[JohnK]

Roses everywhere presenting nice photo opportunities.





The plan is to plant Roses in Chiang Mai and it would be nice to have some colours in between the Roses. Petunias are gorgeous but are seasonal.







I'd love to know the name of this tree. Not sure it's available in Thailand. Jacarandas would also be perfect but very hard to find.

 

[VPS]

Switzerland Christmas Day

 

[ausfox]

Are you in Zermatt?

 

[VPS]

Are you in Zermatt?

I did the yellow trip Christmas Day. I had an hour in St Moritz

I’m doing the red trip tomorrow. I’m not staying in Zermatt because I didn’t want to sell a kidney

 

[drron]

Roses everywhere presenting nice photo opportunities.

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The plan is to plant Roses in Chiang Mai and it would be nice to have some colours in between the Roses. Petunias are gorgeous but are seasonal.

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I'd love to know the name of this tree. Not sure it's available in Thailand. Jacarandas would also be perfect but very hard to find.

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You certainly can get those plants in Thailand. Here are some in the garden of the Kempinski hotel, Lumpini.

 

[Ade]

Entree duty for Christmas lunch. When 1 doz oysters = 1 lobster tail ea (in price). The KISS principle rules!
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I'm told that the Skillagolee Reisling is one of a kind ... I have not tried it yet but heard very good reviews from customers.

 

[ayebee]

Switzerland Christmas Day

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Intriguing track beside the train there - wondering if it was the fabled giant snow bunny.

 

[VPS]

Intriguing track beside the train there - wondering if it was the fabled giant snow bunny.

There were quite a few tracks that I found fascinating wondering if they were critters or just nature

 

[ayebee]

There were quite a few tracks that I found fascinating wondering if they were critters or just nature

That is a train I have thought about for a long time.

We have a week in Andermatt in Feb, and was idly thinking about whether we should take the Glacier express to Chur, on our way to Innsbruck.
As tempting as it sounds I think we need to leave and arrive earlier.

 

[VPS]

That is a train I have thought about for a long time.

We have a week in Andermatt in Feb, and was idly thinking about whether we should take the Glacier express to Chur, on our way to Innsbruck.
As tempting as it sounds I think we need to leave and arrive earlier.

There are multiple trains not just the Glacier Express - check out the other services. I was supposed to be on the Bernina Express yesterday but ended up just catching an ordinary train and the views were still great. The trains were spotless and clean windows unlike the Italian train the day before. I couldn't believe the number of trains on Christmas Day and it stopped at a lot of really tiny places. When we left there were at least 8 carriages and 23 people on board

 

[ayebee]

There are multiple trains not just the Glacier Express - check out the other services. I was supposed to be on the Bernina Express yesterday but ended up just catching an ordinary train and the views were still great. The trains were spotless and clean windows unlike the Italian train the day before. I couldn't believe the number of trains on Christmas Day and it stopped at a lot of really tiny places. When we left there were at least 8 carriages and 23 people on board

Thanks... will have another look.

 

[Pushka]

I did the yellow trip Christmas Day. I had an hour in St Moritz

I’m doing the red trip tomorrow. I’m not staying in Zermatt because I didn’t want to sell a kidney
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We did the Bernina express a few years ago. There is a summit you get view by getting off the train and then catching the next one. We went in summer but the view was obscured by low cloud. Of course two days later when we returned from St Moritz when we couldn't stop, it would have been perfect.

 

[straitman]

Just another boring sunset here at home tonight.

 

[SYD]

I'm told that the Skillagolee Reisling is one of a kind ... I have not tried it yet but heard very good reviews from customers.

One of our “go to“ Clare Valley Rieslings from several favourites from the region.

They also have a great restaurant at the cellar door!

 

[VPS]

We did the Bernina express a few years ago. There is a summit you get view by getting off the train and then catching the next one. We went in summer but the view was obscured by low cloud. Of course two days later when we returned from St Moritz when we couldn't stop, it would have been perfect.

It was a beautiful clear blue sky day yesterday. In fact I was wishing the sun wasn’t so bright when I was trying to take photos through the window

 

[JohnK]

You certainly can get those plants in Thailand. Here are some in the garden of the Kempinski hotel, Lumpini.
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Thanks. So what's the name of the tree/shrub?

May not be as easy as it sounds. Went to a place that was selling trees and the price for random trees was between 4,500 baht and 5,500 baht for 1 tree. No thanks.

 

[Pushka]

One of our “go to“ Clare Valley Rieslings from several favourites from the region.

They also have a great restaurant at the cellar door!

I think I've grown up with Skillagolee. Winery is very nice and we went there mid winter this year. Although wasn't a fan of their baked artichoke which was part of their Feed Me menu

 

[ausfox]

I did the yellow trip Christmas Day. I had an hour in St Moritz

I’m doing the red trip tomorrow. I’m not staying in Zermatt because I didn’t want to sell a kidney
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I thought that St Moritz was more expensive. We really enjoyed the town centre in Zermatt and walked in and around for hours. Zermatt is meant to be vehicle free but that seems to only apply to IC powered as there are many delivery vehicles. The railway trip up past the Matterhorn is spectacular and if the view is clear the surrounding mountains will use up a lot of data. Enjoy your touring.

 

[ellen10]

I loved the trains in Switzerland. We did the Bernina express, the Glacier express and the Golden pass line down to Montreux. Such wonderful countryside and beautifully kept trains. If you book early enough you can even ride at the very front of the train, as if you were the driver.

We had a Swiss pass that gave us so much access to not only trains, boats, buses and many of the little cog railways. Such wonderful memories!