Hotel Schiller Lucerne

so... es nochet... no die letschte Sache schnäll erledige.. ond scho gli stoht d'Sabine do zom öis abhole! - be dene doch öppe 7 Grad ond dem Räge verosse eschs om so schöner chöne mer ed wärmi! Es sett aso am Mettwoch doch 37 grad warm wärde en darwin.... :O)

so... i ben no a de letschte Vorbereitige ond denn esch es bald sowiet ond mer chöne go. Es esch chum z'glaube aber de Roger esch ab 7ni uf ond no es Gschäft go die letschte Sache erledige... - hoffe er chonnt bald weder hei ond helft mer nochli.... <br>Bes Bald!

... on some prior ski trips to similar altitutdes. Perhaps it's due to the gradual acclimation via the trains, etc. However, back to the view... it was spectacular. If you enjoy mountains, it doesn't likely get much better than this. Our day was a fairly clear one as well. <br><br>When we arrived at Interlaken we then had to take an extended series of trains, lifts, buses, etc. to get to our eventual destination which was Schilthorn ...

... supermarket and&#8230;&#8230;.baked beans!! Yay! There were Heinz and a cheaper 'gourmet&#8217; brand which we thought we would try seeing as at home we prefer the Coles organic baked beans to the name brands. For dinner we bought some chicken cordon bleu and a HEAP of veggies to steam up. Awesome.<br><br>After dropping our shopping at the hostel we went over to the lake opposite to watch the sunset and feed the ducks some of the bread we had bought to go with our baked beans. They loved ...

... by mountains as is most of Switzerland. <br><br>Tomorrow we all, and I mean all 200 of you with us, climbe aboard the gold express as we travell all along these lakes to almost the other end of Switzerland to Lauzanne and Montreaux which is situated on lake Geneva.

... look too high class to call them sales people) gave me a card and told me that I could get a Bucherer souvenir as I bought something. He sent me to the other side of the store where there was another sales associate standing there taking in the cards and handing out the souvenirs. It's a silver spoon with Luzern on it and the name of the store. Wow... my very own silver spoon....!! I came back in time to see my watch come down the chute. He put it on my wrist and I left the ...

So After a few exciting days I'm finally getting a chance to update you all. I just want to start by summing up the past few days. <br><br>As I mentioned in Lauterbrunnen, I was planning on going for a huge hike. This I did do, and it was absolutely amazing. It was definately the most challenging hike I have ever completed (Richard and Adam, it was like five times harder that Sulpher Skyline). It was interesting though because I had to tread up these super steep hills in the ...

... werde einen ganz grossen Bogen machen. Meine Reise führt mich nach Russland, wo ich mit der transsibirischen Eisenbahn an den Baikalsee, in die Mongolei, bis nach Peking fahren werde. Dort treffe ich eine Kollegin, die von Singapur nach Peking kommt wo wir eine Woche zusammen sein werden. Anschliessend steht für mich Südkorea auf dem Programm. Vor 5 Jahren hab ich in England einige nette Koreaner kennen gelernt, die ich wieder treffen möchte. Mein ...

... through the old part of Lucerne, with its narrow, winding streets was such a treat. Turn each corner and surprise! There are two more streets&#8230;which way to go? We had lunch at a small outdoor cafe. I had goulachsuppe mit brot. (goulash soup with bread). It was delicious! <br><br> I was able to get off by myself and take more pictures while she strolled around and gawked (her word) at the beautifully decorated building ...