b"SPIEZ CASTLE ON LAKE THUN, DAY 8CLASSIC GLACIER EXPRESS9 DAYS FROM 1,995 BY FIRST AND STANDARD CLASS RAILSpectacular views and scenery have made the Glacier Express famous the world over. Discover the Alps by mountain railway and sample unique Swiss wines amid the atmospheric setting of Spiez Castle on a holiday that also includes relaxing lake cruises and a jaunt to Italian-speaking Switzerland on the Bernina Express.THE GLACIER EXPRESSTHE GLACIER EXPRESS, DAY 5Leaving behind the rocky landscape of Chur, in the Graubnden canton, on board the famous Glacier Express, we travel towards sunny Valais. Our panoramic journey takes us through undeniably Swiss scenes of meadows, dense, evergreen forests, and snow-capped mountains, ambling along the beautiful Rhine Valley aboard 'The Slowest Express Train in the World'. Crossing the Rhine Gorge and climbing up to the Oberalp Pass, the highest point of our journey at 6,670 feet, we wonder at the fantastic views stretching out over the Alps from our panoramic windows. We begin our descent past isolated hamlets to emerge from the Furka Base Tunnel into the scenery of the lush Rhne Valley and the vineyards surrounding Brig.16 SWITZERLAND"