Visit, Annalena
Come for a tour of the East of Switzerland together with us, as we show Annalena around Davos
and then around the Lake of Constance and surrounding area.
Elisabeth with Annalena in front of the apartment block in Davos
Lake of Davos from in front of the "Von Sprecher Haus"
Walking in the Wiesen Gorge
On the Wiesen railway viaduct
Wiesen railway viaduct, built 1906 - 1909
Looking up the Sertig valley
Tourists with tour bus, our 2nd Espace, since retired.
Looking down the Sertig valley across Sertig village
Looking over Sertig Sand, with Jöri Jegersch Nase (2434 m) left and Mittaghorn (2735 m) to the right of it.
"Hinter der Eggen" church, Sertig dorf
Restaurant Walserhaus, Apple struedel, mmm!
Right hand end of the valley with waterfall right of center. "Hoch Ducan" (3013 m) in background.
Town hall in Davos Platz (Elisabeth once worked here as secretary to the mayor.)
The council room in the town hall.
Large ceramic oven in the meeting room.
Park place Viamala Gorge
Old bridges over the Viamala. The present road goes through a tunnel to the left.
Looking up from part way down in the gorge.
Looking down into the gorge.
This gives an idea of the total depth of the gorge.
The figures painted on the rock to the right mark the position of the old Roman road that passed through the gorge 2000 years ago.
On the road from Malans to Jenin looking up the upper Rhein Valley with vinyards in the foreground.
Vinothek in Jenins
Wine tasting
The castle of Balzers in Lichtenstein
The castle of Vaduz, the home of the Count of Lichtenstein
Tower at the castle of Lichtensten
View of the castle from the North West
A new helmswoman on Annina III
Lake of Constance, Schloss Montfort, Langenargen
Annalena and Elisabeth aboard Annina III
Swan family in Romanshorn harbour.
Evening meal on the balcony at home in Romanshorn.
Annalena with Liam
Schloss Hagenwil with moat and drawbridge.
Entrance to the old town of Bischofszell
Main street of Bischofszell
Town hall in Bischoffszell
Section of the old town in Arbon.
Tower of Schloss Arbon.
The old fish market in Arbon. In Roman times it was called "Arbonia"
Catholic church tower in Romanshorn.
Annalena helping out again.
The concert hall in St gallen.
The theatre in St Gallen,directly opposite the concert hall.
Part of the old centre in St gallen, opposite the Cathedral.
Kloster grounds with cathedral of St Gallen
Concil Haus in Constance.
Contraversal revolving statue of Imperia at the entrance to Constance harbour.
Imperia was an elite "lady of pleasure" as indicated by her scanty clothing.
She apparently had the Lord Mayor and the Bishop in her hands!
Notice the two gentlemen have no clothes at all!
The Insel (Island) Hotel in Constance, originally a Benedictine monastery.
Some of the beautiful murals in the hall awys.
The inner cortyard of the monastery.
Defending the Island against the Swedish fleet in 1633. (This was in the 30 year war)
On the terrace reastaurant at the Insel Hotel.
The restaurant with a great view.
More of the galleries.
The entry of the first bishop of Constance in 600.
In the park on the Island of Mainau
Floral peacock in the gardens at Mainau
Lilly pools.
The cascades
Map of the Island of Mainau.
Floral map of the Lake of Conastance
In the Meersburger Pagoda at Constance. Here we had apero at Elisabeth's 50th birthday party.
Statue of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringen.
Looking over the Italian Rosegarden.
Ginko tree with the Mainau chapel to the right.
Interior of the chapel
Schloss Mainau
And now to the Schwedenschenke for dinner. Always a good address.