Podcasts about Lake Lucerne

Are you planning to explore Switzerland by rail and are wondering which Swiss train tickets to buy? Or is a Swiss rail pass for tourists is a better choice? It can be very confusing but don't worry, in this episode I discuss the different rail passes and Swiss train tickets for tourists to help you decide which is the best option for you.The Swiss Travel Pass is one of the most popular rail passes for visitors to Switzerland but if you are spending most of your time in the Jungfrau Region, it may not be the best-value rail pass for you.  Two regional alternatives, the Berner Oberland Pass and the Jungfrau Travel Pass, may be more cost-effective for your itinerary.I highlight who each of the passes is best suited to and weigh up the pros and cons of the Jungfrau Travel Pass vs. the Bernese Oberland Pass, and the Swiss Half Fare Card vs Swiss Travel Pass. I also answer the question “Can I get a Swiss Travel Pass discount?” and discuss the discounts available on other Swiss rail passes.Also covered in this episode are the Swiss Half Fare Card, the Eurail/Interrail Global Pass and the Tell Pass for the Lake Lucerne region.I also discuss the different types of point-to-point tickets that are available, share how to get cheap Swiss train tickets, how to buy train tickets in Switzerland and special public transport tickets for children.If you'd like the various rail passes and Swiss train tickets explained in an easy to understand manner, don't miss this episode!Safe travels,Carolyn

Don't leave your sightseeing in Lucerne, Switzerland to chance!  Join me in this episode as my guest, Celine Deplazes takes us on a Lucerne city tour.  Celine shares some of the top things to do in Lucerne which include visiting the Chapel Bridge, Water Tower, Old Town and the Lion Monument, and she tells us why a cruise on Lake Lucerne is a great idea.There are plenty of interesting stories shared, too.  You'll learn why many of the buildings in Lucerne's Old Town have painted facades, where to enjoy the local specialty, Lucerne puff pastry, and which restaurant pipes its beer directly from a local brewery.As well as the most popular attractions, there are some hidden gems that Celine recommends you add to your must-see in Lucerne list, too.  You'll discover what they are and how to get there, in this episode.Tune in to discover what to see and do in Lucerne even if you're short on time. Safe travels,Carolyn

If you're dreaming of visiting Switzerland and wondering about the best way to explore Lake Lucerne, this episode's for you! I'm chatting with Sabine Föhn from the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company about everything you need to know for an unforgettable lake cruise experience. We'll talk about different types of cruises, whether you want a short boat ride, a historical paddle steamer experience, or something fancy like a sunset dinner cruise. Plus, I'll tell you how the Swiss Travel Pass can make your trip even easier and cheaper. We also dive into some cool sustainable travel options that are in use, like hybrid boats and solar fuel! And that's not all! If you love outdoor adventures, we'll also cover the best mountain excursions you can combine with your cruises. We share how you can enjoy the amazing views from Mount Pilatus and Mount Rigi, plus we reveal the details of a brand new premium culinary cruise on Lake Lucerne.I'll also share some tips on booking your tickets, including advice on first-class seating for a more relaxing trip. So grab your travel notebook  and get ready to plan a perfect day exploring the stunning Lake Lucerne in Switzerland!Safe travels,Carolyn

Thanks to Richard from NC for inspiring this episode! Further reading: Paleontologists Debunk Popular Claim that Protoceratops Fossils Inspired Legend of Griffin The Fossil Dragons of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland The Lindworm statue: A woolly rhinoceros skull: A golden collar dated to the 4th century BCE, made by Greek artisans for the Scythians, discovered in Ukraine. The bottom row of figures shows griffins attacking horses: The Cyclops and a (damaged, polished) elephant skull: A camahueto statue [photo by De Rjcastillo - Trabajo propio, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145434346]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to learn about the link between fossils and folklore, a topic inspired by a conversation I had with Richard from North Carolina. We know that stories about monsters were sometimes inspired by fossils, and we even have an example from episode 53. That was way back in 2018, so let's talk about it again. In Klagenfurt in Austria there's a statue of a dragon, called the lindorm or lindwurm, that was erected in 1593 to commemorate a local story. The story goes that a dragon lived near the lake and on foggy days would leap out of the fog and attack people. Sometimes people could hear its roaring over the noise of the river. Finally the duke had a tower built and filled it with brave knights. They fastened a barbed chain to a collar on a bull, and when the dragon came and swallowed the bull, the chain caught in its throat and tethered it to the tower. The knights came out and killed the dragon. The original story probably dates to around the 12th century, but it was given new life in 1335 when a skull was found in a local gravel pit. It was clearly a dragon skull and in fact it's still on display in a local museum. The monument's artist based the shape of the dragon's head on the skull. In 1935 the skull was identified as that of a woolly rhinoceros. In 1989 a folklorist proposed that the legend of the griffin was inspired by protoceratops fossils. The griffin is a mythological creature that's been depicted in art, writing, and folklore dating back at least 5,000 years, with early variations on the monster dating back as much as 8,000 years. The griffin these days is depicted as a mixture of a lion and an eagle. It has an eagle's head, wings, and front legs, and it often has long ears, while the rest of its body is that of a lion. The griffin isn't a real animal and never was. It has six limbs, for one thing, four legs and two wings, and it also has a mixture of mammal and bird traits. I can confirm that it's a lot of fun to draw, though, and lots of great stories and books have been written about it in modern times. Ancient depictions of a griffin-like monster have been found throughout much of eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, northern Africa, and central Asia. Much of what we know about the griffin legend comes from ancient Greek and Roman stories, but they in turn got at least some of their stories from ancient Scythia. That's important for the hypothesis that the griffin legend was inspired by protoceratops fossils. Protoceratops lived between 75 and 71 million years ago and its fossils have been found in parts of China and Mongolia. It was a ceratopsian but it didn't belong to the family Ceratopsidae, which includes Triceratops. It grew up to about 8 feet long, or 2.5 meters, with a big skull and a neck frill, but while that sounds big, it actually was on the small size for a ceratopsian. At most it would have barely stood waist-high to an average human, so while it was heavy and compact, it was probably smaller, if not lighter, than a modern lion. It ate plants and while it had teeth, it also had a beak, sort of like a turtle's beak. Folklorist Adrienne Mayor published a number of papers and a book in the 1990s discussing the links ...

Planning a trip to Switzerland can be overwhelming. With so many beautiful places to see, how do you ensure you're choosing the best experiences that make every moment count?Today, we're going to uncover the lesser-known yet breathtaking Gotthard Panorama Express. This unique travel experience combines a relaxing boat cruise on the picturesque Lake Lucerne with a scenic train journey through the historic Gotthard tunnel to Lugano. Join me and my guest Laura Lichtenberger, Sales Manager for the Gotthard Panorama Express, as we dive into the captivating history of the Gotthard Tunnel, discuss the exceptional services offered on the journey, and share tips to make the most of this unforgettable trip. Whether you're planning your first visit to Switzerland or looking to rediscover its charm, this episode will inspire you to add the Gotthard Panorama Express to your itinerary. Don't let this hidden gem slip through your travel plans!Happy travels,Carolyn

Are you ready to ride on the world's first and only open-air double-decker cable car? Join us in this episode as Carolyn chats with  Lena Häfelfinger to learn all about visiting Mt. Stanserhorn.  Lena shares the many reasons to visit the mountain which include great views over Lake Lucerne, hiking, learning about the local flora and fauna, and dining at the Stanserhorn restaurant where you can enjoy a candle light dinner. Stanserhorn's summit is reached by both funicular and cable car and Lena tells us about the frequency of services and ticket prices for Stanserhorn (Swiss Travel Pass holders travel for free!). Listen now to learn about:Where Mount Stanserhorn is locatedHow to get to Mt. Stanserhorn from LucerneThe historic funicular and Cabrio Bahn Stanserhorn Ticket prices for the Stanserhorn excursionWhat to do at Mt. StanserhornWhen you can visit Mt. StanserhornImportant tips you should know before visiting the mountain⭐ Guest: Lena Häfelfinger from CabriO Stanserhorn

Thomas Goval, acting general manager Burgenstock Hotels & Resort Lake Lucerne, gives James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report an update on his resort complex  perched on the mountain overlooking the lake. Interviewed at last month's ILTM Cannes luxury show, Goval showcases the four hotels that make up the resort, the dining and mega-spa that makes Burgenstock so special. For more information, visit www.burgenstockresort.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

SynopsisOn today's date in 1941, the final orchestral work of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff received its premiere performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Eugene Ormandy.It was an orchestral suite, Symphonic Dances, and was originally planned as a triptych depicting the passage of time, with its three sections to be titled “Midday,” “Twilight” and “Midnight.” For this new work, Rachmaninoff recycled music from an older one: an unfinished ballet from 1915.Rachmaninoff was an unabashed and unrepentant Romantic at heart, with his musical style grounded in the late 19th-century tradition. Oddly enough, in all other matters Rachmaninoff was modern — even trendy. When living in Russia, he owned the first automobile in his rural part of the country. After settling in Switzerland, the home he built on Lake Lucerne was designed in the ultra-modern Bauhaus style, and Rachmaninoff liked to zoom around the lake in a snappy little speedboat.And, when in New York City, rather than sipping borscht at the Russian Tea Room, he would more likely be seen at a corner drug store, indulging in a quintessential American treat: ice-cream sodas.Music Played in Today's ProgramSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Symphonic Dances; Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, cond. Reference 96

After the great city of Paris, we headed to Zurich, Switzerland. We got there by train, and it was really nice. The views were awesome, so don't sleep too much! The main train station is called Zurich HB (Haupt Banhof), which has so manyyyy different restaurants and different foods. AWESOME.   Trains: Paris and London had good trains, but Switzerland was incomparable. They had an app (SBB) just for the trains and trams that's very useful. Most reliable train network in world, and has over 9000 trains a day Chocolate: Be sure to visit the Lindt Chocolate Museum, in Kilchberg  where they explain the making of the chocolate. Plus free samples!                                      Swiss chocolate is on another level!! That same day, we also hung out near Lake Zurich enjoying the vibes, and of course, eating ice cream. My brother did a semester abroad at ETH, so we took another funicular up to his campus and took in the swiss views. Also, Albert Einstien did his PHd at ETH, so his locker is available for viewing and it is really cool!! Lucerne: We also took a day trip to Lucerne from Zurich. It is known for its medieval architecture and sits on Lake Lucerne surrounded by mountains. Truly beautiful! It is famous for its chapel bridge and is considered Europes oldest covered bridge. Rhine Falls: Another fun day trip we did was the Rhine falls. It is considered to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe. We rode a boat that took us closer to the falls and across the river. It is about 15,000 years old and was created during the tectonic switch during the ice age. Nice, quick, day trip. It is about 45 minutes to an hour away from Zurich.  Interlaken: Home to the best views. Interlaken means, between two lakes. Lake Brienze and Thun. You can always stay in Interlaken, but we stayed in a small suburb 30 minutes away by bus called Beatenburg. You see the main three peaks, Eiger, Monch, and Jungfau. The best views in the world! Lauterbrunnen: It is about 20 min from Interlaken. Lauterbrunnen offers really nice views of the Alps and roaring falls.  The Trummelbach falls is a series of 10 glacier waterfalls inside Mount Ieger. You can hike the falls or take a cable car. Really pretty and very rough waterfalls.  We also visited Staubach falls!! That same day, we had a classic Swiss dish. FONDUE! It is melted cheese in a pot in which you dip small pieces of bread or meat.  BTW, the cows are very loud. Next day, JUNGFRAU. It is a must see, and is called the Top of Europe. It is the highest accessible point in Europe. You take cable car and trains to get there. It will be cold up there, so dress warm. It is 4158 meteres (13642 ft) high.  We went into the Sphinx Observation deck, which has amazing views. WE saw the Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in Europe. It can be a little tiring - esp. at that altitude so stay hydrated and eat well.  Can you believe that they have an Indian restaurant up in the mountains? True story! The next day, we walked from around the lakes of Interlaken, and found ourselves at Lake Brienze. You cannot miss this heaven, it was not crowded and just so peaceful. We took a ferry to get back into Interlaken.  Glacier Express: A slow 8-hour train ride across Switzerland. With panoramic views, and takes you through the mountains! Have you visited Switzerland? Plans to visit it? Any questions or feedback, email me - RiyaRamblings@gmail.com! And as always, Listen, Rate, and Share!

I'm back from being stranded in Switzerland! While most of what I saw was from the window of a hospital room in Spital Bulach, I did manage to get in a little sightseeing. Listen and learn about historical spookiness from Lake Lucerne and Zurich!Support the show

Kate Molleson marks the 150 anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov's birth. She visits his home in Switzerland - after years of renovation, the beautiful Villa Senar, on the banks of Lake Lucerne, is reopening to the public. This is the peaceful summer residence where Rachmaninov lived in in the 1930s and where he composed the Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini and the Third symphony. Kate is shown around the Villa by its director Andrea Loetscher. They are joined by pianist Boris Giltburg, who is about to release his new Rachmaninov piano concertos disc, and who performs specially for Music Matters on Rachmaninov's original Steinway grand piano in the Villa's studio. Also joining Kate at the Villa is Fiona Maddocks: music critic and author of the upcoming book 'Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in Exile'. Together they discuss Rachmaninov's life, work and his time spent at Villa Senar.

Stefan Leser, executive director of the Burgenstock Collection, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his group of luxury hotels in Switzerland, which include the iconic mountaintop Burgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne, the Schweizerhof city hotel in Bern and the Royal Savoy urban resort in Lausanne. Leser provides an update on what's new at every property and what his collection will do next. This is part of our coverage of ILTM Cannes, held in France Dec. 4-8. For more information, visit www.burgentockcollection.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

“No problem.” We've all said it on many occasions, and most of us say it, or a variation on it, on a pretty regular basis.But do we really mean it? And do we know for sure if ‘no problem' fits the occasion?In this My Maharishi episode, Thom recounts an interaction where Maharishi Mahesh Yogi held Thom to his word after setting him what seemed to be a relatively simple task. Thom sums the lesson up nicely at the end and, if nothing else, will get you thinking twice before saying “No problem” again.Episode Highlights[00:45] A Force-Five Hurricane of Happiness[01:48] Night of the Waxing Full Moon in Switzerland[03:27] Flotillas on the Lake[05:12] Morning of the Full Moon[06:32] Roads Blocked Off[08:02] "Maharishi, There's a Problem."[09:43] "Thom, Stop Talking."[12:51] Head of State[11:02] Find the Highest Principle[14:20] Problem is a Consciousness StateUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

In this episode, Carolyn is joined by Celine Deplazes from Lucerne Tourism to learn all about the history and must-see places in the Lake Lucerne region.  Celine was born and raised in the region and now calls the city of Lucerne home and she generously shares her local knowledge and tips for visiting the Lake Lucerne region with us. Listen now to learn:History of Lucerne CityLocal monuments including Chapel Bridge, Water Tower,  Jesuit Church, Dying Lion Monument, Glacier Garden and Bourbaki PanoramaInteresting museums such as Swiss Transport Museum, Richard Wagner Museum and Sammlung Rosengart Art MuseumBreathtaking excursions to Mount Pilatus, Mount Rigi and Mount TitlisBeautiful boat trips on Lake Lucerne and to the surrounding towns of Vitznau, Brunnen and BürgenstockFun family activities such as Mirror Maze, Fox Trails, Food Trails, Frakmuntegg Rope Park and Max Chocolatier ExperienceBest traditional restaurants in Lucerne and Lucerne's local specialty, Lucerne Puff Pastry - both savoury and sweet varietiesLucerne's Light Festival, Christmas Markets and local secrets for travellersFor further information and the full Show Notes from this episode, visit the https://holidaystoswitzerland.com/episode57 >> Visit our shop for helpful Switzerland travel guides and resources.Connect with us:WebsiteInstagram Facebook groupThis podcast is sponsored by Switzerland Tourism. #ineedswitzerland

The Moonlight Sonata no. 14, Op. 27, no. 2, was completed in 1801 and dedicated to 17-year-old Countess Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been in love. The nickname Moonlight derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by poet Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne. Beethoven included the phrase Quasi una fantasia in the title (as well as in the other sonata of Op. 27) partly because the work does not follow the traditional sonata pattern where the first movement is in regular sonata form, and where the three or four movements are arranged in a fast-slow-[fast]-fast sequence.

Construction workers got a surprise recently while laying a pipeline underneath Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland. On the lake floor they found the traces of a prehistoric village! This finally confirmed a long-standing theory among archaeologists, who believed that people had lived in the area thousands of years ago.But why were the traces of their home so deep within the lake? Across Switzerland there are about 500 pile dwelling sites, but these are normally found along the shorelines of lakes. And how do archaeologists manage to unravel prehistoric findings underwater? On this episode of The Swiss Connection podcast, we take a boat ride to get to the bottom of this mystery. While onboard, we meet a team of international experts and learn about an unusual technique using sound to map the depths of a lake.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.  The guys open with “David’s Find of the Week” involving a document signed by John Hancock! In Family Histoire News the number nine is almost a theme. NINE babies have been born to a woman in Mali in a single birth, and they’re all doing fine! Then nine sets of Neanderthal remains have been found in a cave near Rome. Catch the story behind the discovery. Next, it’s the 20th anniversary of the completion of the human genome. How much has that impacted our genie world?! Speaking of which, using DNA, two brothers who died at Pearl Harbor on the Oklahoma have been identified. And finally a “stilt village” has been found 14 feet underwater at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Hear how that changes their history… instantly! Fisher then has the honor of interviewing his second Pearl Harbor survivor this year. Jack Holder has written a book called Fear, Adrenaline, and Excitement about his survival at Pearl Harbor as the first Japanese bomb in the attack exploded only 300 feet from where he was standing. Then, Jack was at Midway on the search plane that first reported the positions of the Japanese carriers. He is living history at 99! Fisher then visits with another ordinary person with an extraordinary find. Catch the story of the ancestors of Cynthia Hallen who found themselves in a horrific fire on the same night as the Great Chicago Fire. David then returns for a pair of questions on Ask Us Anything. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

Today, we head back to the 2012 Honens International Piano Competition for a performance of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 by Prize Laureate Pavel Kolesnikov. While the piece is well known as the "Moonlight Sonata," Beethoven never knew that title. The nickname came five years after Beethoven's death from music critic and German poet Ludwig Rellstab. Upon hearing the first movement, Rellstab said it sounded like moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. -Watch the video edition of this excerpt at honens.com/home.

In this episode, Chris Wilson of Typically Swiss Tours discusses the must-see sights in Lucerne and the surrounding Lake Lucerne area. He also chats about his business, Typically Swiss Tours, and the personalised guided tour experiences he offers to clients.

On today’s date in 1941, the final orchestral work of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff received its premiere performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Eugene Ormandy. It was an orchestral suite, entitled “Symphonic Dances,” and was originally planned as a triptych depicting the passage of time, with its three sections to be titled: Midday, Twilight, and Midnight. For this new work, Rachmaninoff recycled some music from older one: an unfinished ballet from 1915. Rachmaninoff was an unabashed and unrepentant Romantic at heart, with his musical style grounded very much in the late 19th century tradition. Oddly enough, in all other matters Rachmaninoff was very modern — even trendy. When living in Russia, he owned the first automobile in his rural part of the country. After settling in Switzerland, the home he built on Lake Lucerne was designed in the ultra-modern Bauhaus style, and Rachmaninoff liked to zoom around the lake in a snappy little speedboat. And, when in New York City, rather than sipping borscht at the Russian Tea Room, Rachmaninoff would more likely be seen at a corner drug store, indulging in a quintessential American treat: ice-cream sodas.

On today’s date in 1941, the final orchestral work of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff received its premiere performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Eugene Ormandy. It was an orchestral suite, entitled “Symphonic Dances,” and was originally planned as a triptych depicting the passage of time, with its three sections to be titled: Midday, Twilight, and Midnight. For this new work, Rachmaninoff recycled some music from older one: an unfinished ballet from 1915. Rachmaninoff was an unabashed and unrepentant Romantic at heart, with his musical style grounded very much in the late 19th century tradition. Oddly enough, in all other matters Rachmaninoff was very modern — even trendy. When living in Russia, he owned the first automobile in his rural part of the country. After settling in Switzerland, the home he built on Lake Lucerne was designed in the ultra-modern Bauhaus style, and Rachmaninoff liked to zoom around the lake in a snappy little speedboat. And, when in New York City, rather than sipping borscht at the Russian Tea Room, Rachmaninoff would more likely be seen at a corner drug store, indulging in a quintessential American treat: ice-cream sodas.

It came as a big surprise to everyone in Davos - The World Economic Forum (WEF). Yes, the WEF 2021 will be hosted at Bürgenstock, 500 meters above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. The hoteliers were informed by letter of this upcoming global event. by Elisabeth Lang Read the full article: Click here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/etn/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etn/support

Somebody lost a shirt in Lake Lucerne. Whose shirt is it? We don't know, but it's a goddamn mystery that's basically killing us. Is that why we missed a week? Probably. Yes? Okay, no. But anyway, we're back on the pod and back on the case. Aside from that mysterious shirt, we're talking about Bainbridge sex crimes and missed connections. Those things aren't related. Not really.

New Year! New Season! New Segments! New Glass Houses Theme Song! Rock out with us on this one, folks. It's 2020 and Tiff and Patrick are adding a bit more structure to the pod. Are we still rambling? Obviously. It's just structured rambling. On the first episode of season 2, we wonder if being a Browns fan should qualify for a medical marijuana script. Patrick basically calls "The Shvitz" racist. We thrill to the new Nextdoor theme and then talk about a HUMAN TRAFFICKING ATTEMPT *gasp*. IT's a mess, but a structured mess. Enjoy. Nextdoor trafficking link is here.

Why We Should Expose Our Kids To Classical Music https://ourtownlive.net.Although Paul Pitman is primarily known for his piano virtuosity, he has held a position as church organist since the age of eighteen. He started piano lessons at age twelve, and, two years later, began playing for his family church in Oklahoma, where he was born and raised. He was principal organist for his Army base while stationed in Germany. He earned his Master's Degree and Doctorate in Music from USC. Besides his busy schedule of teaching and providing master classes, he manages to frequently perform at chamber music concerts and to give an occasional solo piano and organ recital in and around the Greater Los Angeles area.The Moonlight Sonata no. 14, Op. 27, no. 2, was completed in 1801 and dedicated to 17-year-old Countess Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been in love. The nickname Moonlight derives from an 1832 description of the first movement by poet Ludwig Rellstab, who compared it to moonlight shining upon Lake Lucerne. Beethoven included the phrase Quasi una fantasia in the title (as well as in the other sonata of Op. 27) partly because the work does not follow the traditional sonata pattern where the first movement is in regular sonata form, and where the three or four movements are arranged in a fast-slow-[fast]-fast sequence.

Guest Ty Stimpert visits from the West Side and becomes our new best friend as we launch into a year wrap-up. We discuss our favorite podcasts of 2019, talk Time's people of the year and stray into topics like perineum sunning and snowman sex. That makes sense considering the back half of the podcast is PornHubs year in review. We learn so much about each other in this one, folks.

We stay on topic for most of this one: We talk Thanksgiving traditions, meet Mia the puppy (which is arguably more important) and play a very strange Would You Rather involving gravy and Hitler.

If you want to know how snapping turtles were introduced to the lake, Patrick has the tale. Tiffany talks about critters and the specific pains of school meetings and there is some discussion about mind reading. There's also a pretty long rant about the education system, but what else would you come to expect.

Welcome to the Martini Minute, this is what's new in the world of luxury: Bürgenstock Resort, perched 1,600 feet above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, wants you to spend the holidays with them and experience their festive culinary offerings. As part of their "Christmas Around the World" event, dinners at Michelin-starred Ritzcoffier, Spices, and Oak Grill will be served on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Tiffany visited God's Waiting Room and got kicked out of an exclusive club. She is now Florida Girl. Patrick reads an excerpt from the Mystery novel he's writing with his wife Kitty. And finally, there's a really awkward would-you-rather question about having sex with a cousin. So there's that — at the end.

No joke with this one. We start out talking cuddles before launching into the sordid tale of Lake Lucerne's one and (hopefully) only murder. There are patricide, blood and a question about whether or not you could be rented a tragedy car. (Hint: you can). Snuggle up with someone, neighbors. Turn off the lights. This episode is getting dark.

We're back after a brief intermission. But everyone's mental health is on point again (mostly) now so that pretty great. Today we talk about movies, murders (local and otherwise) and melonheads. That's right — melonheads. It's fun! It's spooky! It's mental health-y!

Tiff and Patrick are on their own this week and catching up on neighborhood news. We talk Crop Walk, Pig Gig, the Great Geauga County Fair and the Lake Lucerne Lucerne little library. Also, Tiff pulls an epic bait and switch on Patrick. But it's okay. He just needs to try harder to menstruate. It's a real journey, guys.

Tiffany's friend Blake is our second guest ever! He lends his sweet honey baritone to topics like: Why everyone should support parents raising kids, whether or not Wal-Mart is America's gift shop, teen angst, pumpkin spice lattes and the best songs of the decades from the 80s to today. Also, there's a pretty great Amy Winehouse joke for which it is not too soon.

Tiff and Patrick have their first guest ... And he brought beer! That's because the guest is the illustrious Neil Mentzer, a longtime friend of Tiff who supplies Ohio and Kentucky with brews from Southern Tier, Victory, and Six Point Brewery. Fueled by delicious brews the conversation drifts from friendships to White Claw to ... Fluffers? Huh. Hope you enjoy.

On this week's Glass Houses the conversation stays well below the waist before it becomes rather heady. We start by talking Nut Rub, Romper pee and what to call genitalia and we end talking about how giving back to our local communities allowed us to evolve as a species. It's ... Quite a journey. Also! New theme song!

Tiffany and Patrick introduce themselves and the magical land that is Lake Lucerne, Ohio. Topics include Shamu (!), the mysterious swinging practice called "the steamroller", deadly trampolines, ghosts, and most importantly, the strange lake community in the wild suburbs East of Cleveland. Join us, won't you?

Join us on our journey to Switzerland. Explore Furstenau the smallest city in the world & Vitznau on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the Swiss Alps. We give you an inside look on how we got there, where we stayed, what we ate and more on The Itinerary.

Hermann Fritz School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Tech   In this episode, host Dan Zehner interviews Georgia Tech tsunami researcher Hermann Fritz. Professor Fritz discusses his unusual academic focus and his current project creating a tsunami generating machine at the University of Oregon.   As a civil engineering graduate student at ETH Zurich, he was interested in studying flooding. Switzerland is highly exposed to flooding, landslides and other hazards related to climate. Fritz explains that as the permafrost line lowers, rocks and mountains become less stable.   As for studying landslide-generated waves, the trigger point for Fritz came from observing a human-generated landslide into Lake Lucerne. Although the resulting impulse wave did not match experimental simulations, Fritz was nevertheless fascinated by the work and spurred to study waves generated by landslides for his PhD.   He says a big challenge in tsunami research is that tsunamis are poorly documented, typically limited to observations of post-event occurrences like runups, scars and broken foliage.   Fritz provides a rundown of the events he’s studied, including the July 9, 1958, Lituya Bay tsunami in Alaska – one of the first tsunamis observed in modern times. The landslide was “like an elephant in a bathtub,” he says. Fritz had a chance to meet with survivors of the event, the Swensons, who happened to be on a boat that day and were able to provide a unique eye-witness account of the disaster. In that case, Fritz says, there was good agreement between the physical model and the event.   A more recent event he’s studied was the June 2017 landslide in Greenland. The giant rockslide caused a tsunami with a runup of more than 90 meters.   As a young professor at Georgia Tech, Fritz had the opportunity to study the aftermath of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami. He is grateful, he says, for being able to learn from a pioneering survey team at the site. He learned from the likes of USC Professor Costas Synolakis. The Indian Ocean tragedy proved to be a great learning experience for Fritz as an early career researcher. The basin-wide impact affected Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Sumatra. During the post event reconnaissance, the team analyzed video taken by eye witnesses, which enabled the researchers to calibrate flow velocities.   Fritz also had the opportunity to study impact of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan – which he had visited just 18 months prior to the event to observe the region’s extensive preparation for disaster:  tsunami dykes, seawalls and vertical evacuation. Despite it all, 20,000 people perished. Fritz collected field data and analyzed video. It is one of the best documented tsunamis ever, he says. Submarine volcanic eruptions. At Oregon State University’s Hinsdale Wave Research Lab, a NHERI facility, Fritz is utilizing the tsunami wave basin to build physical models of submarine volcanoes with what may be the world’s first volcanic tsunami generator. The models fill in gaps that are difficult to observe directly.   Fritz discusses the rare, submarine volcano generated tsunamis that have happened in the past, including the island of Santorini in Greece and, more recently, Krakatoa – which killed 35,000 people due to landslides and tsunami. In the Hinsdale lab, the largest such facility in the U.S., Fritz can conduct large-scale experiments in a wave tank the size of an Olympic swimming pool,   Not only are volcanic tsunamis rare, they are compounded by ash, pyroclastic surges, and other characteristics, which make them difficult to study. In the lab, he says, he can isolate the elements. He is isolating the vertical explosion, wave propagation, landslide generation, the runup, the caldera formation -- all phases of an underwater volcano. The study will answer questions like: what kind of waves do we get, and how do they compare with other types of landslide or earthquake generated waves?   Follow Professor Fritz on Twitter: @hermfritz

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com Hi everyone...Alex with the Show Notes for Travel First Episode 18...where I head off to Switzerland ...more specifically the cities of Basel, Lucerne and Montreux....by train...the only way to travel in Switzerland. Basel: Basel is a city on the Rhine River in northwest Switzerland, close to the country’s borders with France and Germany. Its medieval old town centers around Marktplatz, dominated by the 16th-century, red-sandstone Town Hall. Its 12th-century Gothic cathedral has city views, and contains the tomb of the 16th-century Dutch scholar, Erasmus. The city’s university houses some of Erasmus’ works. (Google) *Lucerne: Lucerne, a compact city in Switzerland known for its preserved medieval architecture, sits amid snowcapped mountains on Lake Lucerne. Its colorful Altstadt (Old Town) is bordered on the north by 870m Museggmauer (Musegg Wall), a 14-century rampart. The covered Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge), built in 1333, links the Aldstadt to the Reuss River's right bank. (Google) *Montreux: Montreux is a traditional resort town on Lake Geneva. Nestled between steep hills and the lakeside, it's known for its mild microclimate and the Montreux Jazz Festival, held in July. The town's promenade is lined with flowers, sculptures, Mediterranean trees and grand Belle Époque buildings. Offshore is a medieval island castle, Château de Chillon, with ramparts, formal halls and a chapel with 14th-century murals. (Google) Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatcher app. Email: hello@bitesz.com Join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter and Google+: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @TravelFirstpod Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Your recommendation is the est that we could possibly get. Thankyou... #travel #Switzerland #Europe #Basel #Lucerne #Montreux #train #rail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Travel Brigade in Lucerne, Switzerland, to explore this city rich in beauty and history. The city is built around massive Lake Lucerne and its stunning views. It’s a place where you can find people jumping in for a swim at one of the lakeside spas, or you can take a boat trip around this amazing body of water. The river that runs out of the Lake runs through the Old Town past a tower, bridges, churches and buildings that are hundreds of years old. The city is also home to the moving “Dying Lion” monument. Beautiful vistas can be viewed when you take “Europe’s Steepest Railway” up to the top of Mt. Pilatus. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.  

Join Travel Brigade in Lucerne, Switzerland, to explore this city rich in beauty and history. The city is built around massive Lake Lucerne and its stunning views. It’s a place where you can find people jumping in for a swim at one of the lakeside spas, or you can take a boat trip around this amazing body of water. The river that runs out of the Lake runs through the Old Town past a tower, bridges, churches and buildings that are hundreds of years old. The city is also home to the moving “Dying Lion” monument. Beautiful vistas can be viewed when you take “Europe’s Steepest Railway” up to the top of Mt. Pilatus. Enjoy the trip! Follow us on Twitter @TravelBrigade.

Turner had never made any drawings [watercolours] like these before, and never made any like them again … He is not showing his hand in these, but his heart.1 An inveterate traveller, Turner visited Switzerland on his first continental tour in 1802, during the short-lived Treaty of Amiens. He was greatly inspired by the sublime qualities of the alpine landscape, although he did not return until 1836. However during his later years he visited continental Europe regularly, travelling through Switzerland annually from 1841 to 1844. The resulting watercolours are acknowledged as some of his most important works; a final flourish in his extraordinary output. In the late summer of 1841 Turner spent time in Lucerne, exploring its surrounding mountains, valleys and lakes. One of the best-known local features is the Rigi, a mountain comparatively small in height (1798 metres) but with a dominant presence to the east of the town across Lake Lucerne. Unlike the numerous tourists who ascended the Rigi to witness sunset or sunrise from the summit, Turner was captivated by the mountain rather than its view, and was preoccupied with capturing the transitory effects of light and atmospheric conditions in numerous colourful wash sketches. On his return to London Turner presented his dealer, Thomas Griffith, with a new format for marketing his art, providing him with fifteen small sketches from which his patrons could make selections to be worked up into finished watercolours, together with four such completed ‘specimens’ to demonstrate the result. The four included two contrasting views of the Rigi, one now known as The Blue Rigi,2in which the looming mass is shadowed by the radiant dawn light emanating from behind it, and this work, The Red Rigi, in which the mountain’s heights glow ethereally pink with the last rays of the setting sun. In both, Turner explored the reflections and refractions in the foreground water and the activity on the lake’s surface, probably viewed from his hotel window. The Red Rigi was purchased by his Scottish friend and patron H.A.J. Munro of Novar, who acquired half the resulting ten watercolours, commissioning another dawn view, known as The Dark Rigi.3Turner’s great advocate John Ruskin first saw The Red Rigi displayed at Griffith’s salesroom and recalled ‘such a piece of colour as had never come my way before’: within a few years his father had acquired it from Munro.4In 1851 Ruskin senior wrote to his son in Venice informing him of Turner’s death, saying that The Red Rigi ‘fed and soothed me like a Dead March all this evening …’.5 In 2007 the three finished Rigi watercolours were united for the first time, exhibited at Tate Britain, along with their sample sketches, additional studies and paintings based around Lucerne. Varying noticeably from their original sketches, the watercolours demonstrate the remarkable level of sophistication to which Turner had raised the medium. Skilfully combining stippling, hatching, scratching back to create highlights, washes and gouache, and with incomparable colouristic ability, Turner evokes a luminous grandeur to the Swiss vista that he studied with such contemplation. Alisa Bunbury 1 John Ruskin in E.T. Cook and A. Wedderburn (eds), The works of John Ruskin, vol. xiii, London: George Allen, 1904, p. 484. 2 Collection of the Tate Britain. 3 Private collection, United Kingdom. 4 John Ruskin in Ruskin on pictures: volume 1, Turner at the National Gallery and in Mr Ruskin’s collection, E.T. Cook (ed.), London: George Allen, 1902, p. 361. 5 John James Ruskin to John Ruskin, 21 December 1851, quoted in Ian Warrell, Through Switzerland with Turner: Ruskin’s first selection from the Turner Bequest, London: Tate Gallery Publishing, 1995, p. 17.