Hotel Victoria Meiringen

... de bomengrens was het pad ook niet meer zichbaar.. <br>Rechtsomkeerd dan maar; Voor de 4 uur naar boven hadden we maar 1.5u nodig om naar beneden te kunnen komen.. <br>Zucht nou ja. Volgende keer moet hij dan echt lukken!!!<br><br>De volgende dag hebben we dan maar genoten van de sneeuw en een heuze 2 meter hoge sneeuwpop te maken genaamd Werner :) haha!! <br><br>De laatste dag heb ik de keuken eens zeer goed aangepakt; alle kasten met ...

... is a mountain that rises 9,748' above sea level. At it's peak sits a restaurant called "Piz Gloria"'. Now a restaurant at the top of this dramatic overlook, which gives you a view to the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau peaks (all in excess of 13,000' and snow-covered, would be spectacular enough. However evidently the Swiss wanted more drama, so they also made it revolve. For those of you who are 007 fans, the restaurant was "blown up ...

We were then supposed to take an overnight train to Bern Switzerland but I managed to **** that up royally and booked the train to Berne Germany, which is in the opposite direction... Jon was not impressed... and I only realized this 1 hr before our 10 pm train. So after hours of trying to rent a car (impossible during Oktoberfest) we got really lucky and found a car that needed to be returned to Switzerland anyways. So after a full day of ...

When we finally decided to crawl out of bed in the morning it was time to check out Zurich. The largest city in Switzerland and a shopping street frequented by the stars. So of course we had to do a little shopping, or at least try to. As it turned out Bronny &amp; I were both looking for some flat boots and a long winter jacket. By the end of the day the only thing we went shopping for and actually found was a toasty warm pair of boots for myself. We ...

... their 40th wedding anniversary. Mr. Gardner had proposed to the future Mrs. at the top of the Jungfraujoch, another destination of ours. It was a rather fortuitous beginning to our honeymoon, we agreed. We passed along the shore of Lake Thun on the way to Interlaken, so close that only milky blue waves and bobbing sailboat masts were visible out the left window. If the lake had tides, our tracks would have been underwater. After our arrival ...

... and good times were had by all (Except for the smoker next to mee who was bothered by bees because he kept eating fruit but I liked the bees that chased him away) Upon our arrival at Pilatus the real journey began... Amid the pushing an shoving tourists we raced to catch the steepest Cogwheel train known to woman (or man). This thing took us for 45minutes up the side of the Alp Pilatus at approximately a 45 degree angle. The gears ground, people prayed ...

... better views. We also braved the snow to take a trek up to a little cabin - only about 400m but it took us about 50 minutes - slight incline, lots of snow and incorrect footwear didn't help matters. It was definitely worth it though - the snow was dazzlingly white, and the view magnificent. We had lunch there (I tried Rosti), before heading back down 15 minutes!). The train took a slightly different route down, and we got off in a little village called Grindelwald to explore ...

... A lot of the travelers here get the impression that the parents here are negligent because the kids run free. Why not, though, there are no predators here (either vehicular or human). The kids play under the village eye, and the older ones look after the younger ones. These kids are tough, too, nobody cries when he falls down or grabs at barbed wire. <br><br>Lastly, there are the cats. The cats are friendly and healthy, living off a ...

... I walked over to the Collegiate Church, which was built in 1692. As I walked up to the church, the first thing that caught my eye was the cemetery, off to the side. You normally don't think of a cemetery as being beautiful, but they certainly seem so over here. The interior of the church looks like it has not been restored in the 300 years since it was built. It has gold altars (both main and side) with a very plain ceiling ...

... to even have to explain it was more and sadly told us the price. Mike and I did the conversion and couldn't believe after all that it came to less than 10 dollars less than the crummy room. Needless to say we took it. I remember this room so well for the manager's sale of it to us, the fact that it had an outrageous view, and for the fact that we were finally ...