Grand Hotel Du Golf Crans-Montana

I am only stayin the night just to see the Matterhorn. The sun is out and I took a hike up nearby hill. It was about an hour and a half uphill walk with regular short stops to catch my breath. I think I have had enough of hiking now, I did 4 hours of it at Montreux as well, I must have the best **** at the moment. Spectacular view of the mountain at the hilltop though. It's less of a mountain and more of a giant pinnacle of rock. It looks menacing, to prove it there is a nearby graveyard full ...

... room, toilets and showers to myself. I rarely saw anyone and reception was really nice. I then headed to Cully to try the famous Lavaux walk but caught a train that didn't make all the stops so I ended up at Lausanne again. I decided to take a bit of a walk, making my way through Pully and then to Letvy where I caught the train to Cully. The view was great but the vineyards that I stumbled across in Letvey were better because there was noone around and you could really smell the wine.

Not too much to say. I arrived in the afternoon to a rainy day but with a lovely view of the mountains over the river. I also saw the beautiful Chateau de Chillon which is a castle only a 5 minute walk from the hostel.
My large and sterile hostel did not open til five. Since I had used my eurrail pass that day | decided to take a look at Lausanne which my guidbook says is beautiful. What a crock! It is just another city. I was surprised that I encountered more of the scamming ...

... be seen. It was just me and the mountains, it was nice. In the end I was very glad the gondola was delayed because I would have been very disappointed to have missed entering the path down the misty mountain Schilthorn. I found out just now however that the delay was caused by a poor paraglider who was killed after being caught in the cables of the gondolas.
I was very tired by the end. It was 1700. I took a short walk in Murren then left to catch the bus back to Lauderbrunnen.

... next township called Zweilutschinen. It was beautiful to see the peaks and the blue sky. I then hiked back.
People are nice around here, they wave to mean through their windows. The hostel owners are also very, very nice. I also sat with some Koreans and we shared meals (there's being much better than mine). When I returned from my hike the two Americans offered me some of their Mexican dinner. It was very yummy. All in all not a bad day.

I wasn't sure where in Switzerland I wanted to go after Zurich, but I knew I wanted it to be near some mountains and away from crowds. The hostel I found was highly recommended and was in a valley in the mountains near Interlaken, so that’s what made my decision. Turns out my somewhat random choice was a good one, putting me in one of the most beautiful areas in Switzerland, according to some ...

... Cappadocia recommended, jam and cheese on bread, not too bad I must say. Now after a day camping in a car park in France I decided that I had had enough and was ready to go back to London. Dave talked me into going to Barcelona and after a day and a half of driving we arrived. We did stop at Lyon on the way, a nice enough city, and watched some cool street performers, but other than that it was driving, lets hope Barcelona will be worth it. Miles so far:

Stopped in at a perfume factory on the way to Lauterbrunnen. Switzerland is the most visually striking place that I have ever visited. The air is cool and fresh, the hills and white and green, ALL the houses look exactly the same as in picturebooks, there are waterfalls everwhere and the water is so blue it is incredible. With advice from camping info we decided to go on a walk along the Blumenatl Panarama trail from Murren ...

Hey to all of you... When I signed my contract to work at this camp a few months ago, I was sure I was signing up for 'Summer' camp... it has rainned for the last 10 days and today the high temp was 11C! that is butt cold, I had to wear a beannie all ...

... After that we walked over by the church and found a path leading down to the swift grey river. We walked along the banks for just a bit, then figured we'd better start heading back. We went to that restaurant and ordered one plate of rosti, plus a local beer (can't remember the name). The rosti was great, but a little different - it was covered in cheese and also had bacon and tomatoes on top. Actually, thinking about it is making me hungry right now. We had a surprise ...