Hotel Eiger Grindelwald

... schoongemaakt en eens goed naar bepaalde houdbaarheidsdatums gekeken :)<br>Piekobello is hij nu maar het heeft wel wat uren gekost.. Maar had het er graag voor over!<br>Lester was tijdens mij schoonmaak woede aan het houthakken!! en heeft gezorgd dat er weer een goede voorraad te verstoken is komende wintertijden!!<br><br>Via een tussenstop in Frankfurt terug naar huis waar Job en Elana (de katten) ons met luid miauw onthaalden.<br><br>Annemarth

... 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!<br> <br>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 ...

... area, surrounded by cool mountains and sitting between two lakes. Halloween is definitely better spent in the US, but Interlaken was definitely a great alternative. This morning we got up and helped around the Hostel and then walked around Interlaken before my friends went bungee jumping. Unfortunately I didnt get to go watch because it would have been 20 dollars just to go up and watch, which would have been silly. So I took the train home. <br>

... 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!). <br><br><br><br>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 ...

... via Milano and under the mountains to Interlaken. Just bye the bye, if you are ever driving in Italy dont try and save money by avoiding the autostradas, they are there for a very good reason!! Now we thought we had seen tunnels, Switzerland has topped the lot, 20k, 10k, 5k,s are run of the mill, and we havent paid a toll!! which reminds me I am supposed to buy a vignette, oops!! We booked ...

... for a long, long time. I was very pruny when I got out, but I felt so warm and wonderful, despite the lack of bubble bath! Then I watched CSI dubbed in german, which was entertaining, because while a couple of the voices actually sounded like the characters, a couple of them were REALLY off, which made me laugh. Sara sounded like Catherine ... Nick sounded like ... Marvin Gay ... it was amusing. Next day ...

... through the ice palace with very few following us, and when we got to the top viewing platform all the other visitors had headed to the Ice Palace Great! And what views!!!!!! We could see Germany, France, Italy and of course Switzerland! Fabulous, you could even go trekking and skiing on the Ice Glacier - we had a packed lunch. (JENN - in our defence we have noted that every healthy out doorsey person we have seen hiking, cycling or walking in this beautiful area look cranky ...

... brownies) but to party we went next door to the Mountain Hostel for beers. The first night we walk over we see these kids outside watching the sunset with this great mountain and valley view... and they are playing hacky sack with a pitcher of beer and a bottle of jack daniels. That is making the most of a high altitude buzz if you ask me. We just stopped in for a beer and scoped out the internet connection - which we were denied ...

Hello Intrepid Travel Followers, Well like last time it has been a while since I have updated you on all the things that have happened in the wonderful world of Switzerland. I hope you all enjoyed the last instalment, this time I have created a few for you to read and split them up so that you don't get put off by all the long words and paragraphs. After my trip to Austria (yes mum I am still working in Switzerland) things have calmed down a little bit but ...

Rain. Slept till nearly noon; I'm not used to that much whiskey. Not much to do in the rain. Read after lunch for a while. After supper, drove with Ian and Monika in her parents' car to Thomas'. We were hit in the rear at a stoplight. The rear light of the car is smashed and not working. Had tea with Thomas. Lovely old home overlooking the lake. Thomas is a leather-worker, and makes cowbells.