Posts Tagged ‘ Airolo ’

13 August 28, 2010: Seewen – Rapperswil-Jona – Winkel

2017/09/11
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Modified: 2017/07/22
Rendezvous with Swiss Police

Wake up in Airolo On Saturday, August 28 we woke up in Airolo.  I had all mine and Lira’s warm clothes on me to stop the cold. I was able to delay the actual cold till September 10.   Breakfast was included, so we eat along with all the bikers, who arrived here for their festival.  That is why all the hotel were completely booked for Saturday night. Hotel Alloggio Girasole doesn’t take credit cards, so I paid for two nights in cash: 68€ and 95 CHF. [08:46] We took a couple of pictures right from the car.  You can probably see a rainbow and  a slight traffic in front of the…

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12 August 27, 2010: St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucendro

2017/09/07
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Modified: 2017/07/22
Suvorov Memorial near Devil's Bridge

Next day, Friday, August 27 2010 we woke up in Swiss-Italian Airolo. During breakfast we met a Swiss couple, who traveled on the rail, because it was “free” for them. They pay over 3000 CHF per year each to use the rial system for everyday commute.  So they decided to cross Switzerland without a car – rails only.  She was originally from New York, and he was native Swiss and worked at some point back in 1990s at on factory in Krasnodar.  World is coming together at the breakfast table. The main attraction here is St. Gotthard Pass (over 2000m high) and we planned an extensive walk around all the lakes…

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11 August 26, 2010: Back to Switzerland – Airolo

2017/09/03
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Modified: 2017/07/22
San Gottardo - Traffic Just before the Tunnel

Next day – Thursday, August 26, 2010 – it was time to leave Bellagio and Italy and return to Switzerland.  First, we had to drive using the same narrow and picturesque road along lake Come and enter Switzerland through Chiasso.  Just a second ago we were driving on a busy Como street with buses and usual city traffic, and all of a sudden – the Swiss border – and we are driving on a busy Chiasso street. At 11:23 we couldn’t find a soy yogurt in Consorzio Agrario – an Italian supermarket in Bellagio, and at 13:08 we couldn’t find a soy yogurt in Coop Supermercato on via Maestri Comacini 10…

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