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Saturday, October 8. 2011

The Centovalli Train

A couple of years ago we took the train up from Stresa to Domodossola, then the Centovalli train over to Locarno in Switzerland, and then the ferry back down Lago Maggiore to Baveno.


We got off the train in some little town to take a hike, but took a left instead of a right and ended up with a multi-mile hike through mountain roads and some amazing tiny alpine towns instead of hiking to the center of the town.



We had to hitchike back just in time to catch the last train of the day to Locarno, and had to run down to catch the last ferry down the lake. Funny now, but it was not funny to me at the time.


It's a cool 2-hour train ride into Switzerland, then back down the lake to Italy through steep gorges, mountain passes, tiny farm villages, vineyards, and alpine forests:


 


Posted by Bird Dog in Travelogues and Travel Ideas at 12:26 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Has it occurred to Maggies Farm that those of us who have neither time nor money to take a European vacation might be put off by your ostentation?
#1 PacRim Jim (Link) on 2011-10-08 13:39 (Reply)
Sheesh. People seem to get a kick out of it, and enjoy my pics. Some even get travel ideas from them.

What's ostentatious about going to Italy, anyway? We travel coach, not private plane - and don't have a car and driver. Those would be ostentatious, perhaps.
#1.1 bd on 2011-10-08 13:47 (Reply)
I don't know about that PacRimJim. I'm thrilled to see beautiful pictures of places in this lovely world that I won't be able to see now. BD is not an ostentatious man, I think. He just loves to travel, and likes to share his pleasure.

Marianne
#2 Marianne Matthews on 2011-10-08 14:28 (Reply)
I retract my objection.
I was hyper-cranky (and perhaps a bit jealous) this morning.
#3 PacRim Jim (Link) on 2011-10-08 15:27 (Reply)
cranky in the morning? more fiber in your diet may help.
#3.1 mila (Link) on 2011-10-08 17:02 (Reply)
Wait! Wait! Aren't there supposed to be mounds of junk and garbage next to railroad tracks?

I guess the Swiss don't have enough land to squander that way....
#4 Gwynne on 2011-10-08 17:40 (Reply)
I love the travel postings! It always starts me thinking about traveling again. Keep on sharing the pics, please.
#5 Deb on 2011-10-08 20:50 (Reply)
I remember the wanderweg / trail signs marked with a direction arrow and estimated time. Somehow we could never match the marked times. A beautiful country for hiking.
#6 EarlW on 2011-10-09 11:20 (Reply)

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