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Orange-lit snowy peaks of the Alps above dark hills and bands of fog in the morning light

Bangkok - Zurich - Basel

From Bangkok to Zurich: a very calm night flight without sleep, the Alps in the morning light above the clouds and the train back to Basel.

In short

On the last flight from Bangkok to Zurich we don't sleep, but we see the Alps in the morning light above the clouds. After landing we take the train back to Basel, unpack and start the first of five washes.

Country:
Switzerland
Date:
28 September 2025
Photos:
4

Our last leg of the journey leads from Bangkok to Zurich. At 1 am we are in Nong Prue, where Suvarnabhumi airport is located. We have a very calm but sleepless flight. At the window the horizon glows orange and yellow, a piece of the wing is visible in the window frame, and beneath us lies a carpet of clouds.

Morning light above the clouds on the flight to Zurich · 2 photos

Then the Alps come into view. In the first light the snow-covered peaks glow orange, dark hills lie in front of them, banks of fog drift through the valleys, and far below we can make out green meadows and single settlements. For us it is an incredible panorama. Switzerland welcomes us with a beautiful panorama above the clouds, but with clouds after landing in Zurich.

At 8 am it is 16 degrees in Zurich under a partly cloudy sky. The day before it was still 32 degrees on Lombok. From the airport we take the train back to Basel, where we unpack and make the first of five washes.

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