Description
The Swiss Lakes – Their Scenery and Ships by Martin Fisher
140 pages in A4 format and 398 colour photos, profusely illustrated it describes about 200 of the lakes in Switzerland. The first half of the book describes the 20 lakes which enjoy scheduled boat services: the lake setting, the lakeside communities large and small, the boat routes and the boats which are used, be they hundred year-old paddle steamers or modern motor vessels. The second half of the book provides a brief description, with at least one photograph for each, of about 180 other lakes. These include the famous and the obscure; the Alpine or the low-lying; and vary from deep reservoirs in harsh surroundings to quiet havens for wildlife in idyllic settings.
Swiss Mountain Climbing – The Easy Way
by Martin Fisher
Profusely-illustrated in colour and A4 format to demonstrate how easy it is to reach glorious Swiss mountain scenery through a network of over 370 rack-and-pinion railways, funiculars, cable cars and chairlifts etc. The history and evolution of these various forms of transport is explained, supported by tables providing basic data for each route including fares. A map shows where many of these routes are to be found. The book has nearly 400 photographs in its 120 pages.
