Hotel Alfa Leukerbad

... de bomengrens was het pad ook niet meer zichbaar..
Rechtsomkeerd dan maar; Voor de 4 uur naar boven hadden we maar 1.5u nodig om naar beneden te kunnen komen..
Zucht nou ja. Volgende keer moet hij dan echt lukken!!!

De volgende dag hebben we dan maar genoten van de sneeuw en een heuze 2 meter hoge sneeuwpop te maken genaamd Werner :) haha!!

De laatste dag heb ik de keuken eens zeer goed aangepakt; alle kasten met ...

... we get off...his response right here! So we jumped off the bus and he waved to us as he drove off (we make friends quite easily around here haha). So we started walking towards the lake...it was gorgeous!! The mountains across the lake in the background...the beautiful blue lake all around us....awww it was sooo relaxing. We took this opportunity of no one around to just hang out and relax, as well as take tons of pictures! Once we had ...

... the mornin just like Carcassonne... It was still dark, we waited in the train station for about 1 hour to let it get a little light out... we then started walkin to the hostel... it was actually quite easy to find... the directions they gave were good this time, good job Hostel World! We were able to put our bags in storage and then we went adventurin... we took the train up a mountain to a small village... it was just a small ski village (I ...

... of Gimmelwald. An excerpt from his travel book:

"The traffic-free village of Gimmelwald hangs nonchalangly on the edge of a cliff high above Lauterbrunnen Valley. This sleepy village has more cow troughs than mailboxes. Many travelers say, 'If Heaven isn't what it's cracked up to be, send me back to Gimmelwald.' Gimmelwald is a community in the rough. Take a walk- you can tour it in 15 minutes. Its two streets are a 700 year ...

... did a small but nice hike in the mountains the next day. It’s crazy how you lose your hiking skills really quickly. I felt like i was going to fall over every step I took. All over the valley, we could see para-sailers in the sky, it would have been awesome to try except it the damage was at least $170 each... bummer.

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... took the gondola down, again walked all the way to Lauterbrunnen, but this time on the actual walking path and not the road. I got into Interlaken fine, and reading the signs, easily walked to Interlaken West trainstation. The hostel was not to far away, but I had to read for a few hours before checkin started, at 3. I bought a tiny potato salad for 2 francs, to tie me over until ...

... into the darkness of a 6km long tunnel. We had made it to the end of the line. At this point Shannon cinched up his pack, pulled his socks high and with his ice picks headed for the summit. I on the other hand, chose to take the elevator. Each ding of the elevator as we passed every floor brought me closer to the most beautiful sight mein eyes had ever seen. The elevator doors sprung open, I was stunned at the most awe inspiring vision I could have imagined.....the gift ...

... down to the lakes, parked and walked around for a while. Had an ice-cream and resumed our sitting some more. The sun has been fabulous today and we have a bit of colour, it is Robs mission to be tanned, trim and gorgeous by the end of our travels, I am thinking just tanned is realistic at this point. 13/8/07 Day 15 Today we did do Bern, as always the Swiss transport system in minute accurate so a bus to Interlaken, a train to Bern and there we were. Not taking our passports ...

... quite steep and full of loose rocks...and the path, which was maybe 10 inches wide followed right along the edge of the mountain. One bad step and you wouldnt be in good shape. But it was exciting and a fun adventure after we knew we made it up and then back down safely! -Thermal spas...leukerbad is known for the natural water the comes from the ground at 51 degrees celcius(they cool it down for the swimmers). There are several pools where you can ...

... heading to Italy, and spent the better part of a day in Interlaken looking for a good deal on a Swiss made watch. I nearly blew the rest of my budget on a an awesome Tag Heuer Carrerra watch at a store run by an enthusiastic horologist (isn't that what watchmakers are called) named Theo. Anyway, I am not the type of person that can spend big money without doing a little research, so I passed on the watch. Maybe I will regret it, but probably not. On to Italy next. Chiao. JDZ