Matterhorn Alpine Crossing: from Zermatt to Cervinia - 7 Cable Cars | Breakfast in Switzerland, Lunch in Italy Part 1 of 2

 

Sharing our Alpine Crossing adventure from Zermatt, Switzerland to Cervinia, Italy—an unforgettable journey through the Matterhorn via a series of seven cable cars. We completed the round trip in a single day and will be sharing details of the return leg soon. This was part of our 17-day sibling trip across Europe and the UK in May 2025. link to the matterhorn paradise website to purchase ticket: https://www.matterhornparadise.ch/en/... link to my travel website, where anyone can sign up and freely share their own travel experiences with the community. Travels & Escapades https://www.travelsescapades.com/ If you appear in this video, it was not my intention to film anyone specifically. ​This content is shared purely to document our travels & escapades and inspire travel experiences ​Thank you for understanding.

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Hoi An, Vietnam on CNY eve

New Year's Eve at Hoi An, Vietnam

Our Vietnam tour for 9 days, our first stop was in Hoi An.  We arrived DaNang from Singapore on the eve of CNY 2024, 09Feb.  The flight took only less than 3 hours.  Vietnam is one hour earlier than Singapore.  I heard so much of Hoi An, especially its food.  I am not fond of joining day tours, we decided to spend overnight in Hoi An.  Was a day enough?

Wandering South Korea in 2023

Because of the pandemic, most were introduced to the Kdrama world.  And I was one of them.  I have watched a lot of their shows and series.  I got updated also to K entertainment.  I never thought I would love to go back to Korea after my not so impressive experience during my first visit in 2009, with my colleagues.  I never  appreciated then the bibimbap, it is now my favourite.

I had arranged a one week trip to Korea with my husband.  October 2023.  After  two weeks or later, our firm had arranged a firm trip to guess where, yes! in Seoul.  It was in August though, the peak of the heat of the sun.  The last firm trip we had was in 2018, in Bangkok.  We were set to Taipeh in 2020, apparently, cancelled because of the pandemic.  Back to our this firm trip, I was not keen at first.  Not only we were going there too in October, thought of would not enjoy because of the high temp. 

Long story short, i did enjoy!!!  Both my trip in August and October , I had so much fun! I so miss the place and of course, the food.  I have so much to share. .  August trip covered Seoul only.  October trip: Jeonju, Busan, Gapyeong and Seoul.    I will come back and  update this blog... very soon.  See you!

MILO and the Greek Antiquities in the Louvre Museum - Sully Wing Room 344

 

Venus de Milo. Louvre Museum, Paris, France

One of the three (3) popular art works at the Louvre Museum is at the Sully Wing, Room 345.  The original Greek marble sculpture named Venus de Milo arrived at the Louvre in 1821.  It was discovered on the island of Melos in the Cyclades (Greece) in 1820.  This statue is said to be dated from about 120 BC by Alexandros of Antioch (not stated in the Louvre for some reason) and depicts the goddess of

Places Visited in Australia

                  Gold Coast                                          Perth

                                                        Brisbane

Walks in Paris from the Louvre through Tuileries Garden, Place la Concorde crossing the Pont Alexander III to D'Orsay 19 May 2018

Louvre Museum courtyard

The Louvre Museum courtyard is crowned by a metal glass pyramid which serves as the main entrance to the museum.  The pyramid and the surrounded small pyramids were constructed and opened in the 1980's.  This pyramid would lead you to an

Christmas Holidays in Europe December 2019~January 2020/Berlin, Nuremberg, Prague, Vienna, Zagreb, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Strasbourg, Colmar, Ribeauville, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg, Basel, Bern, Luxembourg, Brussels, Bruges, Paris, Krakow

21 December 2019     Berlin, Germany

22 December 2019     Berlin, Germany

22 December 2019     Nuremberg, Germany

24 December 2019     Prague, Czech Republic

25 December 2019     Vienna, Austria

Musée Picasso in Paris, France Guernica

photo of  the Guernica at MOMA New York in 1955

Musée Picasso  in Paris is one of the many museums around the world that houses the works of Pablo Picasso.  The museum in Paris is located in  rue de Thorigny, in the Marais district.  Picasso's work are housed at the 15th century 

Day trip to Stonehenge and Bath, England 17 June 2015

It was a whole day trip, visited two of the important places to visit when in England.  It was an exhausting trip though. We were in the Stonehenge area for like an hour or less and two hours at the

Places Visited in England

 

      LONDON    TOWER OF LONDON      

    THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER

STONEHENGE AND BATH        OXFORD

Experience LONDON in a day or two

London, United Kingdom (UK)

London is the capital of  England, United Kingdom with a very rich history dates back thousand years ago.  There are so much to do and most of the important places to visit are accessible by public transportation: tube and bus.

Day trip to Oxford University on 16 June 2015

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, UK

Oxford is mostly referred to as a University.  And known to be one of the very few prestigious and famous schools in the world.  More so, Oxford University is one of the film locations of the successful series films, Harry Potter.  

Oxford is a city in the Oxfordshire, England where the University of Oxford occupies the centre of the city, actually, most of the city.  Thus, Oxford is a university city.

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route, France to KAYSERSBERG Fourth (4th) Stop 31 December 2019

Weiss River, Kaysersberg, Alsace, France

Kaysersberg is in the Route des Vins d'Alsace (Alsace "Wine Route") between Riquewihr and Colmar.  It was formerly the town of the Holy  Roman Empire and was named Kaysersberg, a German name means Emperor's mountain. This beautiful town lies between the mountains and the vineyards. Kaysersberg was voted "favoured by France" in 2017

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route, France to Riquewihr Third (3rd) Stop 31 December 2019

Riquewihr, Alsace, France

Riquewihr is one of the picturesque villages in the Route des Vins (Alsace Wine Road).  The town's appearance is almost the same as it was  in the 16th century,  Riquewihr is one of the places that was not badly damaged during the World War II

Driving in the Alsace Wine Route to Obernai and Ribeauvillé as the first two stops 31 December 2019

View of the castle from the distance from the street of Grand'Rue,  Ribeauvillé 
in the Alsace Region, France

Ribeauvillé (Rappoltsweiler in German) is within the Alsace Wine Route located between the Vosges mountain and the vineyards.  The town was the seat of the Lordship of the   Ribeaupierre (Rappoltstein  in German) family  from the middle ages to their extinction in 1673.  The Lord was said to be the protector of the minstrels wandering in his land  in exchange for tax payment.

Holiday Season in Strasbourg, France with Christmas Markets Experience 30 December 2019

Petite France, Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace Region in the northeast  France, border with Germany formed by the River Rhine  The city is not the capital of France though, but it is the official seat of the European Parliament.  The University of Strasbourg is currently the second largest in France.  Most of the

Visit to Colmar, France with Christmas Market Experience 29 and 31 December 2019

Christmas Markt at
Place des Dominicains
 Colmar, France

Petite Venise
Colmar, France

Colmar is a city in the northeastern France, situated on the Alsatian Wine Route.  The picturesque  narrow cobblestone streets of the city have remained unchanged and are lined with well preserved  half-timbered houses in traditional architectural style.  Christmas Markets in Colmar  has always been one of the best not only in Europe but worldwide.

Places Visited in Düsseldorf, Germany 29 December 2019

For the night goers who love beer and music, Düsseldorf is known as the city with the longest bar in the world.  There are more than 300 bars and disco house next to each other at the city's Old town (Altstadt).  

Holiday Season in Cologne, Germany and Christmas Market Experience with family 28 December 2019

 

We thought we only had to visit the Cologne Cathedral.  We knew Christmas Markets in Germany are opened only till Christmas Eve.  We were in Cologne on 28 December.  There were two Christmas Markets still opened and one was just marvelous!