Gyong-Sug Gim Giger, born 13.10.1955 from Korea. Diabetes counsellor at the local hospital in Glarus.
Niklas Giger-Gim, born 14.10.1955. SW engineer, graduated from http://www.epfl.ch/
works at the Netstal Maschinen AG in Näfels
Gabriel, born 1.7.1994, student at the local „Gymnasium“ at Glarus
Wee SeHe, born 10.9.1990, (Gyong-Sug‘s niece living with us since June 2004)
Three of our children are living on their own.
Cynthia Stampli, 2.7.1985, (Gyong-Sug daughter from her first marriage) living in Zürich
Amandine Giger, 17.10.1986 (Niklaus daughter from his first marriage) living in Lausanne
Manon Giger, 5.12..1982 (Niklaus daughter from his first marriage) living in Bern
Built in 1994, see photos. 60 km south-east from Zürich, with a train running every hour (58 minutes from Zürich main station to Näfels-Glarus), 20 minutes walking from the station to the house.
You find some more pictures from our house, it surrounding and the view from our veranda under Pictures.
There are more than a dozen small alpin lakes which you can reach in a daily excursion (walking/biking) from our house. The lakes of „Obersee“, „Klöntal“ and „Garichti“ can be reached by public transportation.
The lake of „Walensee“ is reached by walking/biking (flat) for 6 km north-east.
The lake of Zürich is 30 minutes by train.
The lake of Constance is a hour and have drive by car or by train away.
Freulerpalast: Museum des Landes Glarus in Näfels (20 minutes walking). In a beautiful palace you find a lot about the history of Glarus, its (once) world famous textil industry. Special exhibition every year. Open May-October.
Art museum in Glarus, various museums in Zürich, UNESCO world heritage of the cloister of St. Gallen is an hour and 10 minutes away by train.
Museum of natural history in Engi.
If you want to enjoy theater, opera or movies you can attend most evening events without problem as the last train from Zürich HB to Näfels-Mollis leave at 23.12 (23.38 evenings fr/sa and sa/su).
There are 5 skiing possibilites within easy reach:
Skilift schilt, one installation, 1200-1500 m. 20 minutes by car (there is a small bus service running). If there is a lot of snow one can descend with skiing down to the valley till you are about 200 m from our house
Elm, 30“ by car (or train/bus)
Braunwald, 30“ by car or train, then one has to take a special train to go up
Amden, 30“ by car
Flumserberg, 30“ by car
From a leisurely 30 minute walk or bike everything is possible up to very strenous multi-day excursions either with almost no up and downs for 100 km or (for trained alpinists) up to the Tödi (3620 m).
There are a few proposals (including maps, text in German only) to be found under for the villageor for the whole canton. We have at your disposition quite a few maps (often specialised for walking or biking/mountain biking) of the region and many parts of Switzerland.
A part of our village of Mollis was integrated into the UNESCO world natural heritage „Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona“ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1179, details (in German) under http://www.tektonikarenasardona.ch/
(Just keywords for me, more detail will follow later.)
Spinnerei, along the river up to Netstal and back (airport)
Weiher, Ruesteli and back
Wildmansrathli
Kreuz ob Näfels
Niederurnen (Schlössli), Biäsche, Weesen, Gäsi
Ennetberge, Ennenda
Mullern, Fronalp
Walsaweg Filzbach
Freulerpalast
Obersee
Klöntal
Engi, Matt (Schieferbergwerk), Elm (Schiefertafelfabrik)
Schwanden, Garichti
Braunwald, Oberblegisee, Schwanden
Filzbach, Talalpsee, Schlittelbahn
St. Gallen
Zürich
Luzern
Rapperswil (Kinderzoo)
Museum of dinosaurs http://www.sauriermuseum.chl
Round trip Chur, Disentis, Andermatt, Brig, (evlt. Zermatt), Interlaken (evtl. Jungfraujoch) Bern, Zürich
Geneva, Lausanne,Château de Chillon,
Jura, Solothurn, Weissenstein
Säntis
Lake of Constance (Romanshorn, Bregenz, Ludwigshafen)
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