Moritz Kleine-Sendrail@diningcar Dessert is served in #Sedrun. The #Gotthard base tunnel runs below us.
#Disentis/Mustér - Rumantsch is the dominant language here, spoken by 75% of the local population. Interestingly, Portuguese immigration, mostly working in tourism, help to keep the language alive, as it's easier for them to learn than (Swiss) German.
#GlacierExpress gets another locomotive.
Slowly going downhill through #Grisons #Graubünden towards #Chur.
Never sure about how to pronounce the names of places in this area 😅
#Rheinschlucht - the Rhine gorges, swiss grand canyon 😉 (says the audio guide)
#Chur, capital of #Graubünden #Grisons. Many people getting off. We're making a U turn back to #Reichenau-Tamins before diverging to St. Moritz.
On this occasion I discover the partnership between #RhätischeBahn and the Japanese Hakone Tozan railway.
#Reichenau-#Tamins where the Rhines become THE #Rhine #Rhein.
Below us the track we came from. Now turning upside toward #Tiefencastel
And up up up through the Via Mala gorges.
#GlacierExpress
#Tiefencastel - tunnels are a good occasion to picture the interior of the train which is truly upscale.
...aaaand here we go, the #Landwasserviadukt of #Albula line.
At #Preda we leave the #Albula valley behind us, entering the tunnel that will link us with #Engadin.
#Spinas is named after my favourite vegetable.
#SanktMoritz terminus! I need to do some research to understand why this town was named after me so many years before I was born. Truly visionary. Hope you enjoyed the ride on the #GlacierExpress.
Wildduck@Moritz_Kleine merci pour le partage 😊
Tor Lillqvist@Moritz_Kleine Isn't Via Mala a specific other gorge (without a railway, but with a gorgeous walking path on the old road)?
