Category Archives: Swiss

I decided to go to Engelberg to see the snow that my friend mentioned, so I caught the train to Luzern and then the slow mountain train to Engelberg. It was very cold – much colder than when we were … Continue reading →

A beautiful sunny day today. Cold but sunny. Had lunch with Christian from CS and did a pile of laundry. He said he went to Engleberg last weekend with his family and there was half a metre of snow! Might … Continue reading →

In search of warmer weather, I decided to head South of the Alps today to Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland.  The first part of the journey was on familiar territory to Goschenen and then on to Bellinzona. I … Continue reading →

I left Reading at 6:30am yesterday morning and arrived, exhausted in Zurich almost exactly 12.5 hours later. I had asked Duncan Strathie for his recommendation on routes as they drive to Zurich quite often, but in the end, Tom Tom … Continue reading →

Last night I went to Markus & Rita Pfeiler’s apartment for my first fondue. They had invited two other friends as well, so we had a lovely time eating and chatting until late. Got pretty much the last train home … Continue reading →

An early start. Caught the 8am train from Zurich to Interlaken via Bern. From there I got a train to Lauterbrunnen, then from there to Kleine Scheidegg and finally one from there to Jungfraujoch – the highest railway station in … Continue reading →

Good interview. Interesting job. They have 5 or 6 other candidates, so don’t know how I measure up. Should hear next week sometime I think.

Good interview for Hyperion consultant post. HR interview followed by “initiative test” like IQ test. Also went looking for a jacket. Found a fantastic bargain in a shop in Altstetten. About £12 for a really nice suit jacket and the … Continue reading →

Today was my last day at Credit Suisse. I got my timesheet signed and faxed off to the agency, and handed my pass and keys in. The team took myself and Tom Peacey out for a lunch at the Pizza … Continue reading →

Third mountain of the week. A train journey to Luzern (again) then another to Alpnachstad. Then 48% gradient cog railway up Mount Pilatus (steepest in World apparently) Some lovely walks and hikes. Had picnic at highest point. Cable car down … Continue reading →