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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Alpine driving loop >> Graubunden, Switzerland | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 leaving Täsch, heading up the Rhone river valley... |
 ...we follow the route of the Glacier Express train |
 we'll be scaling the Alps by car today! |
 the road heads up toward the Furka pass, at 2430m elevation |
 we can look back at our routes in and out of the valley |
 then we start down, into Graubünden and the Vorderrhein |
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 the route levels out a bit as we end the day's drive |
 we stop at last at the oldest Swiss town, Chur |
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 we arrive in time to catch an exhibit on artist Alberto Giacometti |
 then a slow stroll through the old town |
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 on Obere Gasse, near the Obertor... |
 ...Marla finds a flower |
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 ducking into a courtyard off Martinsplatz |
 some parts of the town are very well-preserved |
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 back on the square, we go into Kirche St. Martin |
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 the church has stained glass by Augusto Giacometti |
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 on the street again |
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 now walking up the hill toward the cathedral |
 hmmm... |
 ...not sure about these |
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 the gate tower to the Episcopal courtyard |
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 the cathedral |
 a quiet area in town |
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 back down the hill, into the tight streets again |
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 a last view of Chur |
 panorama: above the upper Rhine belvedere |