Grichting Badnerhof Swiss Q Hotel Leukerbad

... br>Deze hebben we eerder tervergeefs getracht te beklimmen in 2004 én 2007.
Helaas ook deze keer zijn we op de helft gestrand...
We hadden reeds 4uur omhoog geklommen van 1620 naar 2050 meter hoogte! Volgens de bordjes zouden we hier echter 2uur over moeten doen; Door de sneeuw was dit voor ons niet mogelijk.
Eerst was de sneeuw nog leuk maar na dat hij tot de schenen en vervolgens tot de knieen was het bijna niet meer te doen ...

... t open...so we just took a walk along the river. Then decided to head to the train station to inquire about getting on a bus to go see a nearby lake. We got the information about the bus and waited at the bus stop for the no.1 to come. The bus driver asked us where we were wanting to go (because clearly we weren't locals I guess...?) so we told him the lake. Once we had thought we should be getting close I went up to him and asked where ...

Hello everyone,

This story starts with KB and I on our first and only sleepin car experience... From Rome to Interlaken... it was interestin, fun and well we made it! There were 6 of us in the sleepin car, it was tight, but at least me got a bed, we both had the middle beds... there was an old lady on the train that was funny... when she snored she sounded like a tiger purring! I think KB enjoyed it!
We arrived in Interlaken early ...

... mix need reviving. The weather was clear on the main view side and overcast on another. Evidently God didn't feel that the view and revolveing restaurant was good enough for us, so he threw in a couple of snow falls for good measure. Gotta love the guy!

We made a couple/few revolutions, took a few dozen pictures, and started our descent. We decided, at the encouraging of Rick Steves, to stop off at the tiny, and I mean TINY ...

... and another day of biking around the entire city, we set off at midnight to drive on the Autobahn to Bern. So instead of spending the night on a sleeping train, we took turns driving and sleeping (thank you Alex for the wonderful neck pillow!).



We drove into Interlaken around 9, into GORGEOUS views of mountains and lakes (thanks Jess!!). Because we were pooped from almost no sleep, we spent most of the day sleeping ...

... looking forward to it. I have enjoyed my trip more than I ever thought possible, but am also looking forward to coming home. So for all of you who have joined me along the way, either in person or through these blogs. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It has been a pleasure writing these and a joy to get this once in a lifetime experience. Thank you to all for your support and encouragement. I will never forget this time. :) :) :) :) :)

... I'd be looking forward to the cows with bells around their necks and Shannon was looking forward to yodeling in his lieder-hosen. All in good time Shan, all in good time. The train lurched up the mountain and we were vertically inclined. We met a family from Dubai who didn't seem to know what was going on. They kept trying to get off at every stop. Thank god I was there! Sheesh! The train climbed ever closer to the sun, up the craggy spine of the Jungfrau until we ...

... the alarm clock for 0700 but as the alarm is so quiet I didn't hear it through my earplugs which are compulsory for me. Rob did hear it, promptly turned it off, smirked to himself (I maybe taking liberties here) and went back to sleep. By the time we did rise it was too late to head into Bern (Rob obviously devastated by this!!) and be back in time to catch the connecting bus home and have anytime to roam the streets. So instead we kicked back in glorious sun shine, took a ...

... gets old (although my hiking boats were another story, my feet are still hurting 5 days after i quit wearing them) -I climbed to the peak of a mountain with Sarah and her Dad....indescribable. Something I hope I never forget...the feeling of reaching the top and seeing how far you climbed. It was 2,997 meters high, so I jumped as high as I could on the peak hoping to reach 3000:) -Phase 3 of 4 on this mountain experience was scary event #21...it ...

... children or old Swiss guys in my sights. The whole world of ski vacations opened my eyes...ski all morning, stop at some little lodge for lunch, ski in the afternoon, then hit another lodge in the hotel for drinks and something really heavy for dinner like Rossti, then sleep and do it all over again. AMy Meara....they had curling teams in Murren...I just missed the big inter-city tournament, which sorely disappointed me! I decided to take another night in Switzerland ...