Hiked up to one of the highest viewpoints in the Catskills, Sam’s Point, and enjoyed the autumn leaves and (the rest of) the sunshine while it lasted. A beautiful day, but way to warm for the season it seems to me. At times, the temperatures reached 76°F which is definitely unseasonably warm – and I am not sure it helps the colors of the trees.
Looking down onto trees, Catskills, New York, USA
View from Sam’s Point, Catskills, New York, USA
Panorama in the Catskills, New York, USA
The perfect view
View from Top of the Rock to Central Park, New York City, New York, USA
View from the Top of the Rock to the Empire State Building, NYC, New York, USA
View from the Top of the Rock to the Empire State Building, NYC, New York, USA
Walking the High Line during a late October morning that feels more like the height of summer. New York, you are crazy
High Line NYC
High Line NYC
Union Square, NYC
Moved on to visit more Casacce in the hills around Soglio, the famous chestnut “metropole” of the valley, and then hiked to the alpine hut of Albignia to get served some mountain specialities with a spectacular view. The day ended with a Mountainbike ride downhill on the “Maloja Express” and back up.
Casacce in the chestnut forest of Soglio, Val Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland
Albignia Hütte SAC above Val Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland
Bridge across the Maira river, Borgonovo (Stampa), Val Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland
Decided to hit the road to drive across Julier pass to attend the chestnut harvest festival and the associated events in Val Bregaglia in the South of Grisons canton. A day full of color, casaccie (chestnut roasting houses) and tasting menus.
Soglio church, Val Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland
Chestnut roasting house, Val Bregaglia, Grisons, Switzerland
View from Julier pass road, Engiadina, Switzerland
The second day saw our overnight stay, Terri SAC, covered in thick fog. Then there was sleet, then rain, then real snow, then the weather somehow could not decide, but then cleared up for good to end with a full end-of-summer hot day in Ticino. It was a fun crossing of the Greina – thanks to all!
Reached Pass Greina, Ticino, Switzerland
Camona da Terri at dawn, Grisons, Switzerland
Sleet and view to Rhein river, Greina plain, Grisons, Switzerland
Pass Greina, Ticino, Switzerland
View to Terri SAC hut, Grisons, Switzerland
Panorama of Greina plain, Grisons, Switzerland
First day of a two day hike up from Grisons to the Greina, staying overnight at Terri hut and then across the alpine plain into Ticino. And about seven seasons in two days it was!
Hikers up to Greina, Grisons, Switzerland
Pass Diesrut, entrypoint to Greina alpine plain, Grisons, Switzerland
Greina alpine plain, Grisons, Switzerland
The morning before my return flight (well, my planned return flight, first scheduled then cancelled…) I had some time to do an early-morning “mountain” visit and walk across the nice park and the market back to the hotel. An interesting sky-scraping city for sure!
Park Office, Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea
Dumplings, Seoul market, South Korea
Mt. Namsan, Namsan Park, Seoul, South Korea
I received a quite short-notice but high level invitation from the United Nations “HELP” body and thus traveled to the city of Gyeongju on the Southeast Coast, just a quick hop away from Japan, too. I however had flown into Seoul Incheon that morning and used the Korail bullet train to traverse the country to find a lovely, green and vibrant city.
Bomunho Reservoir, Gyeongju, South Korea
Bomunho Reservoir, Gyeongju, South Korea
Shingyeongju High Speed Train Station, South Korea
Made it for an early morning start and got the sunrise at the harbor of Kreuzlingen. A nice flight across the Bay of Constance on the western end of the main body of Lake Constance.
Looking down on boats putty download , Kreuzlingen harbor, Thurgau, Switzerland
Sunrise above Lake Constance, Kreuzlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Sunrise panorama across the harbor of Kreuzlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland