Hotel - Restaurant Bahnhof Lauterbrunnen

... werden we verast met een dik pak sneeuw!! <br>Een wandeling van Riederalp langs Blausee, vervolgens door de heuvel-bos-rug naar Rieder Furka was een wandeling van 4 uur, met onze schenen in de sneeuw, was een goede start van onze wandel vakantie:)<br><br>Zeer fijn waren onze mooie nieuwe waterdichte en dus warme bergschoenen!<br><br>De volgende dag stond ondanks de nieuwe sneeuw welke de nacht gevallen was, wederom de Eggerhorn op het ...

This morning we set out for the famous Swiss Alps. Think Sound of Music. Yes, I know that was set in Austria, but think of the setting nonetheless. We took a morning train from Zurich to Interlaken, where we would spend the night. The approach into the Alps was breathtaking. Technically it's breathtaking in more ways than one, because at the higher altitudes it does become a little more difficult to breath, but not as noticable as I've ...

... On Thursday I went begging for interviews. I went to Terre des Hommes (an organization that advocates for children's rights) and was able to secure one for Friday after being passed from person to person, trying to find someone who spoke english and worked on education. Begging for inteviews is a big deal for me, if you have ever been shopping with me you probably understand my fear of talking to strangers and asking for things. I also went to ...

... there, exploring. We bought bread, cheese, and salami, went to a beautiful park in the middle of teh city and had lunch. We met some random Swiss girls that asked us to take pictures with them for an art project. Later on, we took shifts of chilling at starbucks/watching the bags while the other two people got to walk around the city. I loved it! We met a couple shop owners who had really cute shops...one shop had a 12th century ...

So my theory of.."you just turn on the gas stove and the van gets warm"...um no Emma. Not when its freezing - literally - outside.<br>I managed to get a waterproof jacket our first night which was a blessing!!! <br>Woke up Tuesday at 6.30am! It was still dark but the skies had finally cleared up and as I ran out in the cold to the toilet blocks I was rewarded by a sky full of stars.. so pretty! It was SO cold tho! I had all my clothes on! If I hadnt ...

... and rostfrei (I think that's right&#8212;potatoes cut like fries and sauteed in a skillet with a good combination of spices. After lunch, we hopped on the train down to Wengen, where we got off to take a leisurely stroll around that village&#8212;it's nice and quiet, quite a contrast to Lauterbrunnen. Ed and Sandy headed on ...

... 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 ...

... the mountain side and out was something that had to be seen! It flows at something like 20,000 litres per second and is the only internally accessible glacial waterfall in Europe. The sound of that amount of water when you are inside a small space! It was just so powerful. Not one to jump into :)<br><br>From Lauterbrunnen we went to "top of Europe" which is almost at the top of the Jungfrau mountain. The cog railway that takes you to ...

... to him again while I hid inside; sneaking in was such a bad idea but we were way past that point already! So the next day when Fred didn&#8217;t start, I had to walk around and meet Matt up in the town once the battery was charged :) <br><br>Once we were on the road again we drove down a bit further to a town called Stechelberg where we caught a cable car up the Alps to a town called Gimmelwald. After arriving at the top of the town, we walked around and saw a lot of ...

... unit. At some point Susan had asked the assistant where we might find a grocery store. Thus the assistant handed Susan a Google Maps printout showing the location of the supermarket as well. We thought that this was a pretty shocking high level of service for someone who did not actually try to sell us anything. These people are dedicated. If you ever need vehicle service in northern Switzerland, let me recommend the Fiat/Mercedes ...