"My dear, I must not sadden your enjoyment of your pleasant visit to the
Engadine, by writing at any length of the sorrow that I am suffering.
In the autumn of 1883 my brother left the
Engadine for Germany and stayed there a few weeks.
You see I landed on a stretcher--most pathetic case--old Australian without a friend in old country--ordered
Engadine as last chance--no go--not an earthly--sentimental wish to die in London--that's the history of Mr.
"Many years ago, in the
Engadine Valley in Switzerland, I saw village children in red hats, cracking whips, ringing cowbells, banging drums, creating a great cacophony of noise, as they paraded up through the village.
The
Engadine Historical Museum, located in the former Hastings House of
Engadine, presents the city's fascinating history through local exhibits.
Picnic transport Less than a couple of hours after arriving at Zurich airport, I am on a little red train winding its way through the mountains en route to St Moritz in the Upper
Engadine valley.
The historic hotel from 1840, Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, boasts a fairy-tale location on the Scheidegg Pass in Jungfraujoch, while Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St Moritz, which once hosted Alfred Hitchcock, makes for an ideal base to explore the gorgeous Alpine resort town in the
Engadine valley.
I have just asked him, as we drive down from Tarasp Castle in the Lower
Engadine, what prompted his recent purchase of this mighty 11th-century fortress perched atop a craggy rock 100m above the valley.
Moritz has long reigned as the European capital of wintertime indulgence, where the stream of private jets carrying business titans, film stars, and royals is as common a sight as the snowy pistes above the
Engadine Valley.
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Engadine Lodge, rooms from PS92 including breakfast, packed lunch, afternoon tea and gourmet dinner.
It was certainly worth the wait for a Fat Rascal (not a local but a cross between a scone and a rock cake) and an
Engadine torte from the cake trolley while pondering our next move.