Hotel Rebstock Meiringen

... sunny. Of course. This recent trip was sportier than usual but I am glad to have done it. Upon reflection I recall last years autumn trips. First London and then Majorca. Glamorous much? Well no not really. The hotel we stayed in in London was disgusting (thanks to the school...) and chilly. Majorca was climbing and little bit of shopping at Carolina Herrera.

This year however I'm stuck at home. I ...

... We caught the train back to Interlaken, to catch the Golden Pass Panoramic train to Luzern- as it went along the lakes and over the mountains, it was truly very scenic. Arriving in Lucerne and after getting our bearings, we walked past the famous covered bridge to our hotel which was in the old part of town. It was cold but clear when we went to have dinner but we soon realised that all of the restaurants in our area ...

... to catch the bus to Bonigen which was a quaint small town on Lake Brienz. The girl at the hostel had said that it was a 20 minute walk but in true Swiss style, we think that it was probably 40 minutes for any non-Swiss person. Bonigen was so quiet, hardly anybody was about but it was a good opportunity to see different styles of the ...

Woke up to a cloudy day but it didn't look too bad on the webcam from the Jungfrau so we decided to catch the train to Grindelwald and decide from there whether we went further. As we were on the train, the sun came out so we decided to go up to Jungfraujoch which is called "The Top of Europe". From Grindelwald, we got a cog train to Kleine Scheidegg then changed for the final cog train which would go to the top. Some ...

We had booked onto the Golden Pass Panoramic train but woke up to rain so thought it mightn't be very panoramic. Despite the rain, it was a scenic trip. We were heading for Interlaken and had to change trains twice. Greg was concerned that the guy at the train station had booked us on these trains and there was only 5 minutes between trains (this is the Greg who has us at the train station an hour before it goes). We didn’t have to worry ...

... so we headed over and YES got my Balsalmic vinegar. Great place different kinds of vinegar and oil . The vinegar was so smooth that you could drink it straight. I bought some that was 25 years old, can't wait to get home and use it.. We ate at the same restraunt 3x that is a first for us. The first night the hotel recommended it , the second night nothing was open and the third night it was pouring rain and it was close. The third night it was our 10th anniversary and ...

... how are you....we end up having a 6 way conversation about all sorts of things. the two guys are pilots in the marines and stationed in Germany and have leave and are doing a bit of traveling. great convos, but the an obnoxious group next to us is playing this horrible drinking game, remi, remi, 1, 2, blah blah, smack, bang on table yelling loud, etc. start smoking in the inside area and aren't supposed to be etc. clearly drunk. so security has to tell them to chill out and ...

... Switzerland's cantons made a famous treaty, and Switzerland was born! We climbed up to the meadow, which has firepits and grills set up for picnickers (and a huge Swiss flag waving in the centre), and prepared the food we had bought in Luzern over an open fire - very tasty! After lunch we went back to the port at Ruetli, and got on another boat (this time a traditional steam boat built in the early ...

... view of the snowcapped mountains. When the parachute came out, Elliot let me steer and he showed me how to do a few tricks including one that made you feel weightless, like you had stopped in mid-air. When we came down for the landing, they had told us to put our feet out because you slide on your but on the group. My instructor loved me though so when I went to put my feet out he told me to stand up.....I had fallen from over 11,000 feet and landed on my feet like I ...

... anyone for more than a couple days (you probably have to do it to understand the frustrations of solo travel). My first two days I didn't really talk to anyone, just hiked. Then I decided that my birthday present to myself would be to not leave the small beautiful mountain farming village for a while. On my third day I relaxed by the river all day(very sore) and there I met two ...