Lake Brienz

Thankfully we caught a train to Brienz to explore while we waited for the train.  It ended up being a cute little town next to the lake of the same name.  After walking around we sat down and had a bottle of wine next to the green/blue freezing ...

... the museum. The museum (21SFr each) is set in a large park with regions set aside for each area of Switzerland containing relocated buildings from that region. We spent 4-5 hours walking around looking at the various buildings, some containing examples ...

... did find the handful grocery items costing us quite a lot (60 CHF = £30), but then eating out was even more expensive. Switzerland pursues a very 'green' environment. They don't give bags, you have to buy your grocery bag and those are all paper. It was ...

... small villages were more of our speed and didn't feel the need to go to one of the larger cities of Switzerland. We pulled into the Interlaken lake area and found our way to Brienz.  We planned to tour the Ballenberg Open Air Museum just northeast ...

Mountains and lakes oh my!!! We are in the beautiful Berner Oberland region of central Switzerland and staying at one end of an Alpine Lake which is turquoise blue and freezing. That did not stop us from going in for less than a minute to cool off. ...