Hotel Steinbock Grindelwald

... br>Deze hebben we eerder tervergeefs getracht te beklimmen in 2004 én 2007. <br>Helaas ook deze keer zijn we op de helft gestrand... <br>We hadden reeds 4uur omhoog geklommen van 1620 naar 2050 meter hoogte! Volgens de bordjes zouden we hier echter 2uur over moeten doen; Door de sneeuw was dit voor ons niet mogelijk.<br>Eerst was de sneeuw nog leuk maar na dat hij tot de schenen en vervolgens tot de knieen was het bijna niet meer te doen ...

... spent in Gimmelwald would likely seem like an eternity. Unless those Gimmelwaldians are loose with the alcohol and their money in a card game.<br><br>We passed a barn and my friend ducked her head in to get a whiff and notified me that she loved the smell of barns. Now there's a little fact I wished I'd known in advance. The reason? Well, it just so happens that in many of the small Alpian villages you can actually pay to sleep in the ...

... deal with couch surfers is that couch surfers help out at the hostel to earn their keep (and stay for free). So, we washed the breakfast dishes, swept and mopped the floor, vacuumed a few rooms, etc. We became friends with the girl who was working and she found us the key. The room we stayed in was the "bouldering room." Basically, it was the attic of the hostel and the peaked ceiling had rock climbing holds all over it and the ground is ...

... by Geoff... lots of winding roads and well done to Michael with the navigatiing - although he couldn't have done it without shirley.<br> last night we had a big feed again and then walked around the little village for a while.. we have good motel incentre of village with graet views of the Eiger...<br> was spectacular.. a train trip to the TOP OF EUROPE.. Jungfraughjoch... went 3.5km above sea level.. walked ...

... did a small but nice hike in the mountains the next day. It&#8217;s crazy how you lose your hiking skills really quickly. I felt like i was going to fall over every step I took. All over the valley, we could see para-sailers in the sky, it would have been awesome to try except it the damage was at least $170 each... bummer.<br><br>http://picasaweb.google. com/lh/photo/_RXGGfa-cjNcaDADRk_4xA?aut hkey=Gv1sRgCMTOwqr-zZGObA&amp;feat=dire ctlink

... it half on them because they are so hot but refuse to open the window.....ewwww....so i look down to try to figure my way down and realize the girl below me clearly cant be bothered to move her stuff from in front of her bed to make way for me to get up or down...no idea how i got in the night before, so i literally just jumped down and didn't care how loud i was. T woke up and i was like go back to sleep if you can i ...

... darker shadows on the horizon. It rains and rains, Rob adjusts the awning which allows it to drain into an above ground swimming pool he is constructing at the front of the caravan for more sunny weather. The campsite is at the base of all alps and the views surrounding us were pretty when we first arrived and I am sure will be stunning if the fog lifts, the temperature is dropping quickly and warm socks are definitely a necessity. I sulk in the caravan, wanting to just do ...

... how nice the Alpine towns above are, and a few hours later we arrived in Geneva. If you have lots of money I believe that Geneva is the place for you, as I have never seen so many Private Banks in my life. We stumbled upon a place that we had eaten in Paris the night we were engaged in 2003 and then with my parents in April. Little did we know they had a Geneva outpost as their only location outside Paris ! A 6am Monday flight followed, in the office by 9am and back to the real world.

... to the amenities and pee BEFORE starting the climb. Thousands of litres of water rushing down a mountain is not good psychology for your bladder. Tip #18: always check the night before that the batteries for both cameras are fully charged Just as we were leaving the falls to head up to Schillthorn we discovered that the video camera battery had run out. It would be really stupid to pay a lot of money to go up the top of a mountain ...

... 20´s, either still studying or fresh graduates. And English was to be heard everywhere. I would say that 99% were Canadians or Americans. This hostel is often compared to a frat house. Indeed, it´s simply a big house party! I met more people in one hour than I´d meet in one day of Frosh! I was glad to see Liesje (remember her from Brugge?). She decided to travel with me through Spain ...