Chalet a type of Swiss house, built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves.
Rhone a river flowing from southwest Switzerland south through France into the Gulf of Lions.
Dent du Midi mountain in the Alps.
"Hoyle" a book of rules and instructions for indoor games, especially card games, originally compiled by Edmond Hoyle (1672–1769), English authority on card games and chess.
Zurich capital of canton in north Switzerland, on the Lake of Zurich.
Chernex, Fontanivent alpine villages.
grebe a diving or swimming bird with broadly lobed toes and legs set far back on the body.
Munich a city in southeast Germany, capital of the state of Bavaria.
Niagara Falls a large waterfall on the Niagara River, between New York State and Canada; a traditional honeymoon destination.
The Woolworth Building a New York skyscraper designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1913; until 1931 it was the tallest building in the world. The Woolworth Building was known as the "cathedral of commerce," which makes Catherine's desire to go there vaguely ironic after her refusal to enter the actual cathedral in Milan.
M.O.B. Montreaux Oberland Bernois railway.
