#thusis

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Angela Deuber, Family House, Thusis, 2019

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Viamala

[earthstory]

Viamala Gorge

Viamala is Latin for “bad path” and describes the path through a narrow and deep gorge in the Swiss Alps. It was used since the Roman Age when Viamala was an important way on the route from North to South Europe in spite of the threat of falling rocks and dangerous waters.

Situated between Thusis and Andeer the wild gorge with 300 meter cliffs is no longer the bane of travelers but a popular tourist destination. A hanging bridge and some staircases lead the visitor deep into the ravine. Some features of the ancient road are still visible coming down towards the river.

The gorge was cut deep into Graubunden slate by the Hinterrhein River. This type of slate was deposited at the bottom of the sea between Europe and Africa during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Period (100-200 million years ago) and later uplifted. The slate contains calcareous layers, however, a lack of fossils makes it hard to date the formation of the Viamala Gorge.

Xandi

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THUSIS -> SWITZERLAND

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THUSIS -> SWITZERLAND

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THUSIS -> SWITZERLAND

[hansdurrer]

Thusis, Switzerland, 3 June 2021

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

             A trip on the Glacier Express is one of the world’s best-known railway journeys. For nearly 90 years, traveling on the "world’s slowest express train" has been one of the most thrilling - and comfortable - ways to discover the Alps. The journey begins in chic St. Moritz, birthplace of the Alpine winter vacation - in winter, of course. Here, Hans Peter Danuser gives us a blast on his "alphorn,” a famed local instrument. In the 1980s, the former spa director of St. Moritz used this very horn to promote the Glacier Express in New York. After pulling out of St. Moritz, the train travels through the Albula Tunnel. On the other side, the train rumbles down to Thusis on the Albula Line, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Harmoniously embedded in the landscape, the route is considered the showpiece of the railway era. Several spiral tunnels help the train manage the 1,000-meter hike in altitude. On the way up to Bergün, passengers might even start feeling a bit dizzy! Finally, the train passes the "most beautiful place in Switzerland”, the Lai de Palpuogna mountain lake. The Glacier Express then makes its way slowly towards Chur, via Switzerland’s most famous railway bridge, the Landwasser Viaduct. The spa town is a great place to learn about the meaning of the word "Waschweib” - literally, "washerwoman”, colloquially, "gossip”.

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