Day 33 – The End
Lyon Airport Hotel We started the day with breakfast at the local boulangerie. I ordered three cafe au laits andContinue Reading
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Switzerland and France
Lyon Airport Hotel We started the day with breakfast at the local boulangerie. I ordered three cafe au laits andContinue Reading
Saint Julien Chapteuil to Le Puy-en-Velay, 20Km It didn’t take long to exit rural France and start the crawl towardsContinue Reading
Montfaucon-en-Velay to Saint Julien Chapteuil, 23Km Putting the room to one side, last night’s hotel was one star ok. WeContinue Reading
Choron to Montfaucon-en-Velay, 19 Km The guide book promised us a relaxing stage today, “the area is sparsely populated, andContinue Reading
Bellegarde-Poussieu to Choron, 20Km We had to cross the Rhône one last time this morning. It’s now a very largeContinue Reading
La Côte-Saint-André to Bellegarde-Poussieu, 24Km We stayed in a superbe appartement last night and for once the Booking.com description matchedContinue Reading
Le Pin (Charavines) to La Côte-Saint-André, 25Km It was rather a pity to leave Charavines behind, this morning. The lakeContinue Reading
Romagnieu to Le Pin (Charavines), 20 Km Yesterday was a day of mostly downs except for the terrain, of course.Continue Reading
Yenne to Romagnieu, 22 Km Delighted accommodation last night, L’Hermitage in Yenne. We had a mini apartment in a smallContinue Reading
Chanaz to Yenne, 20Km I feel much refreshed now that I have a few days of walking with Robert andContinue Reading
Seyssel to Chanaz, 27Km The band soon played Every Breath I take last night and although they weren’t quite inContinue Reading
Le Mont Sion to Seyssel, 38Km I didn’t intend to walk so far today but I stopped earlier than plannedContinue Reading
Geneva to Le Mont Sion, 27Km Dreadful night. 3hrs 47mins sleep. I was tired and fell asleep early but wasContinue Reading
Château de Bossey to Geneva, 24Km I left the Château behind and continued along the Via Jakobi which runs aroundContinue Reading
The man in the Gland pilgrim hostel sold me the Yellow guide to the Via Gebennensis. That’s the name ofContinue Reading
Gland to Château de Bossey, 16Km The municipal hostel in Gland was a great stopover and probably the cheapest hostelContinue Reading
Morges to Gland, 29Km I was slightly delayed this morning by a tick which wanted to come along for theContinue Reading
Lausanne to Morges, 13Km along the shore I can’t believe how badly I speak French. So far on this tripContinue Reading
l’Ecorcheboeuf to Lausanne, 20Km Today was the final leg of the walk down to Lausanne on Lake Geneva. It wasContinue Reading
Orsonnens to l’Ecorcheboeuf, 37Km We are now in the French speaking region of Switzerland and it feels like a differentContinue Reading
Fribourg to Orsonnens, 24Km We spent the night in the excellent Couvent des Cordeliers in Fribourg where a pilgrim bunkContinue Reading
Rüeggisberg to Fribourg, 32Km and 524m elevation gain That’s a little grotto with St James in full pilgrim attire alongContinue Reading
Thun to Rüeggisberg, 28Km and 676 elevation gain. We’re blessed with another fine walk today. The sun was shining, theContinue Reading
Interlaken to Thun, 31Km and 701m elevation gain We didn’t stay in the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel, Interlaken. It lookedContinue Reading
Brienzwiler to Interlaken, 26Km and 610m up A pilgrimage is full of chance meetings and sad partings. I met WalterContinue Reading
Giswil to Brienzwiler, 21Km and 830m up We shared a delightful pilgrim house last night in Giswil and delightfully cheap,Continue Reading
Stans to Giswil, 25Km and 600m up It makes sense for Walter to phone and book the accommodation because IContinue Reading
Brunnen to Stans, 25Km and 770m gain The day started with a ferry across the lake at 09.19 and WalterContinue Reading
Einsiedeln to Brunnen, 26Km Today was not a leisurely day in Switzerland. Eveline and I set off at 8am andContinue Reading
Rapperswil to Einsiedeln, 17Km I’ll try to be informative today because the destination is Einsiedeln, pilgrim HQ in Switzerland andContinue Reading
Fischingen Abbey to Rapperswil, 33Km Whichever way we looked at the map, today was always going to be a hardContinue Reading
Hünikon to Fischingen Abbey, 23Km The full English breakfast has not travelled up the Rhine to Switzerland, in fact itContinue Reading
Konstanz to Hünikon, 22Km Summer arrived this morning and although the temperature only peaked at 22 degrees it felt plentyContinue Reading
Hello I’m continuing my stroll from Slovakia across Europe and hopefully I’ll reach Le Puy-en-Velay in France to connect withContinue Reading

































