Having forgotten our Eurail Passes back in Texas, we had to do some maneuvering. Our host, Kristi Worrell, was most helpful, taking me to a local ticket office where I purchased two tickets for the Sunday train. We had no problem making the trip to Gare de Lyon to catch our train and were soon on our way. The French country side seemed to be basically flat with an occasional hill and much in cultivation. We passed through several small communities.
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Along the way I did observer several species of corvids (crow family) a Gray Heron and Great Egret to add to my list of European birds. Our final stop in France was the village of Mulhouse and from there crossed into Switzerland where we made a stop at Basel then terminated at Zurich. Here we had a 2 hour layover and used the time to visit a nice outside café where we drank a Coke and watched the parade of people. They were having a celebration of the beginning of Lent. Several of the children dressed in Indian costumes--Indians must be big in Europe. Our meal was in the train station at Burger King, and the burger was good.
Zurich runs along a massive glacial lake that stretches for miles. Our train followed alongside all the way to the end. I could make out Black-headed Gulls, Red-necked Grebes, European Coots, Tufted Ducks, Mallards and the others were to far out to really identify. By the time we reached the end of the lake the sun was beginning to slip below the mountains and I had some great shots of the snow covered peaks with great sunlight on them.
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
We made it to Salzburg at 10:00 PM and took a cab to our next B&B.
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