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Switzerland Through Alpine Roads to Italian Border
A traveler recounts entering Switzerland by Lake Constance and touring Lucerne, the Rigi, Jungfrau region, and Grindelwald. He notes Glacier views, cog railways, old bridges, and Swiss life, with many picturesque peaks, valleys, and passes before crossing into Italy via the St Gothard, Lugano, and Lake Como.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Switzerland
Grimsel and
Furka Passes
Rhone
Milan
Italy
Lake Constance
Lindau
Romanshorn
Black Forest
Bale
Custom House
Bidwell
Zurich
Little Republic
Rocky Mountains
Alps
Rockies
Lucerne
Pike’s Peak
Rigi
Lake Zug
Lake Lucerne
Rossberg
Eigerwand
Jungfrau
Reuss
Longfellow
Thorvaldsen
Rhone River
Niagara Falla
Grimsel
Furka
Hyperion
Professor Tyndall
Interlaken
Giswil
Wetterhorn
Lungern
Brunig Pass
Meiringen
Aare
Reichenbach Falls
Wellhorn
Rosenlaus
Brienz
Grindelwald
Eiger
Mettenberg
Meirengen
Goesehenen
Gletsch
Rhone Glacier
Glaciera
New York Ice Trust
Connor & Hogan
Grimsel Pass
Farka Pass
Goeschenen
St. Gothard
Lugano
Porlezza
Menaggio
Como
J. W. Doxace