17 Dec
2021
17 Dec
'21
7:52 a.m.
On 17/12/21 4:07 pm, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
I will be in Switzerland/Germany near Davos Feb 5-15
and I was curious what
kinds of museums and sights were worth planning to see during this time of
the year in that area? Is there an orchestra concert show season there?
Any recommendations for resources for travelers that are not overly
commercial, in English, would be appreciated.
On the inside of an old painting of my great great great grandfather from
around 1830 was a piece of paper with a note written by his granddaughter
many years later about someone called "Count von Burlowe" (spelling?) about
a partnership to found or make commercial a health resort called "Bad
Krautzma", but I believe she was way off spelling-wise. It's written in
19th century US cursive, hard to read. So I am interested in learning a
bit about my heritage too.
Thanks
BIll Degnan
Landenberg, PA USA
Things are a bit restricted here, and they've just announced further
restrictions on museums, restaurants and other public places (you will
probably need a vaccination certificate:
https://covidcertificate-form.admin.ch/foreign )
That apart, you can look at https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/ though
now that's rather oriented towards winter activities.
Concerts: https://www.tonhalle-orchester.ch/en/
https://www.opernhaus.ch/en/spielplan/calendar/?filter=3&month=2-2022
Not sure what sort of museums you are after, there are no computer ones
in Zurich that I know of but some in other places (it's quick to get
around by train.)
Lots of mountains to visit, either via cable-car or train (Rigi,
Pilatus, Jungfraujoch, though Santis may be handier for Davos.) If you
want an idea of travel times you can use https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
which covers trains, ferries and buses (and some cable-cars.)
I can't help with "Bad Krautzma" or variations thereof. I would guess
"von Burlowe" is "von B?low".
I'm in central Zurich, so more than happy to rendezvous sometime.
LJW
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