On our
next-to-last day of our one-week vacation in the very Southeast of
Switzerland (Upper Engadine) the weather forecast was unstable for
our area, so it was a good day for another (long!) bus ride, this
time via St.Moritz over the Maloja Pass (another of those fantastic
winding roads) and into the Bregaglia Valley (a rather remote valley
and hard to access) and across the border to Chiavenna in Italy
(About 70 km each way). We lucked out again with good weather during
our 2-hour city visit.
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Near St.Moritz heading toward the Maloja Pass and the Bregaglia Valley |
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The Maloja Pass Road. |
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The Maloja Pass Road. |
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The cows are being herded to a new pasture. Traffic just has to wait! |
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In the Bregaglia Valley headed toward the Italian border. |
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In the Bregaglia Valley headed toward the Italian border. |
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Heading through the villages on roads so narrow the bus can barely pass. |
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Heading through the villages on roads so narrow the bus can barely pass. |
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Approaching Chiavenna, in Italy (Bregaglia Valley) |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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When in Italy.... eat Pizza. The sparkling lemonade is made from local lemons. |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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There was a wedding in the main square that day. |
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In Chiavenna, Italy |
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In Chiavenna, Italy. Mmmm. Fresh Pasta. |
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Macchiato to go. |
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A toast to Chiavenna, before heading back to Switzerland and our next stop: Soglio. |
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Heading back across the border to Soglio. |
On the way back, just this side of the
Swiss border, we switched to another bus and went up high into the
hills to another of Switzerland's quietest villages, Soglio. Which
actually is not so quiet because it has been advertised by the Swiss
Tourism Bureau and therefore starting to attract foreign tourists....
but it was pretty all the same and just a perfect outing for this
day. After all, we already had done 5 day hikes this week...
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Second stop: Soglio, Switzerland (in the Bregaglia Valley) |
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Heading up yet another winding road to the mountain village of Soglio. |
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Soglio in the Bregaglia Valley. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio (We walked to above the village). |
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This one has a good life! |
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Now walking to the East side of the village for a view of the entire village. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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Village of Soglio. |
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One last look at the Bregaglia Valley (new snow on the peaks), before heading back to our vacation apartment in Cinuos-chel. |
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