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  • Schynige Platte – Top of Swiss Tradition

    The Schynige Platte is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Oberland and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. It is one of the first mountains I visited when I arrived in Switzerland about 5 years and I can still clearly remember its botanical garden, where I saw the Edelweiss for the first […]

    Schynige Platte – Top of Swiss Tradition was last modified: October 9th, 2020 by Dong
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  • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (2/2) – A hike to remember (Belalp – Riederalp)

    Following the first post about the UNESCO Panorama Path from Belalp to Riederalp, this post will continue introducing to you the highlights including the the “färricha” and “Zickzackweg“, Aletschji, the suspension bridge (Hängebrücke), Grünsee (the Green Lake), Aletsch forest and Pro Nature Center Aletsch (Villa Cassel). 3.4 Evidence of traditional farming such as “Färricha” and the “Zickzackweg” Along […]

    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (2/2) – A hike to remember (Belalp – Riederalp) was last modified: November 7th, 2018 by Dong
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  • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (1/3) – Viewpoint Moosfluh

    As the UNESCO comments: The extension of the natural World Heritage property of Jungfrau – Aletsch – Bietschhorn (first inscribed in 2001), expands the site to the east and west, bringing its surface area up to 82,400 ha., up from 53,900. The site provides an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps, including […]

    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (1/3) – Viewpoint Moosfluh was last modified: November 14th, 2017 by Dong
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  • Montreux & Rochers de Naye

    Hello everyone! As I mentioned in my previous post, I went from Vevey to Montreux and from Montreux to Rochers de Naye by the highest railway in the canton, the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway. If you haven’t heard of Montreux, I suggest you imagine it like Monaco. My friend Julia went there first and she told me that Montreux is […]

    Montreux & Rochers de Naye was last modified: September 27th, 2016 by Dong
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  • Zürich Botanical Garden (Old and New)

    Hello everyone! Autumn is already here! Still wanna see some greens? Or are you a plants lover? There are basically 3 places you can go in Zürich if you love plants, flowers, forest or desert. The entrance to all the 3 gardens is free. The new botanical garden and city greenhouse have their own glasshouses […]

    Zürich Botanical Garden (Old and New) was last modified: September 9th, 2016 by Dong