Switzerland is now one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to, if not the most beautiful! Wow! We spent both days hiking through the alps. The first day we overdid it a bit and were both so sore the 2nd day, so our 2nd day's hike was just an easier walk. The weather was very mild, fairly warm with a cool breeze during the day, and cool...

June 14, Murren & the Jungfraujoch [We are posting the following entries since we've returned to the States. We wrote them all down in our notebook, but didn't have sufficient internet access to transcribe them all during our trip!] We have a question for all you readers: why aren't cow bells used in any other parts of the world? They seem s...

We began the day with cured meats, breads, cheses, and hot drinks, suitable given the weather this morning. Our hotel was in the center of a chilly grey cloud. An American family sitting nearby decided to escape the weather and go to Bern, but they were worried about crowds from Euro 2008. Our hostess reminded them that the Netherlands team was ...

We left home on a positive note. Our cab driver, on learning our destination, extolled to us the beauty of both Zermatt and Luzern, where he had studied in college. He graduated from the University of Utah, with a degree in art. He was on a mission to paint the seven major rivers of Pennsylvania, and was driving cabs to fund the project. On our ...