Hotel Weisses Kreuz Meiringen

Weekje sneeuw en RELAXEN<br><br>Wat een heerlijke week!!<br><br>Hij begon wat gehaast en het bezoek aan de SEATdealer (knipperend dashboardlampje); was ook niet echt bepaald gepland..<br>Onderweg veel werkzaamheden op de duitsesnelweg wat tot de nodige vertraging zorgde maar .. waardoor we ook van mooie herfstkleuren hebben kunnen genieten.<br>Na 12uur rijden kwamen we in het donker aan in het wel vertrouwde huisje Wengi.<br><br>De volgende ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... with a spectacular view of the mountains.<br><br>I checked into the hostel and made a lunched. The weather forecast said clear for today, but yucky for the next two days. The main attraction in the area is Schilthorn, which is a mountain peak with excellent views of the surrounding mountains. Knowing that the next few days were going to be gross, I took off for the peak. There are two ways to get to the top, via a $100 cable car or by ...

... muscat in hand we headed for the cafe to pass on some cheerful birthday wishes. It was here at the cafe that I was introduced to Fernet-Branca and coke. This is a very interesting drink I will definitely say that. It's made in Italy from over 27 different herbs &amp; natural ingredients. Most seem to decribe it as tasting like medicine, but with coke at least I didn't mind it. Personally I thought there was a bit of a scotchy taste to it when it ...

... and their two daughters and a trio of Australian backpackers. The Jungfraubahn rises 7 kilometers at a nearly 30 degree angle. The majority of the trip takes place in darkness, in a tunnel bored through the center of the Eiger and Jungfrau peaks. We ascend, ears popping, for 15 minutes. At Eigerwand, we stopped and looked through a window drilled to the outside. We saw only a veil of fog, but chunks of ice and rock were visible falling ...

... Personal Message to the second best Karen in the world- I think it is around your birthday sooo happy birthday and I will enjoy some swiss chocolate in your honor :) I would bring you some but it would be destroyed by the time I next see you :) I hope you are all well and I will try to update you again tomorrow if I can stomach spenting like 3 dollars per 30 minutes to write... If not there will be back dated updates whenI get to Italy! Much Love!

... in the distance it was just heavenly. At first I couldn't figure out why there were so many people about... then I realised that I had completely lost track of time, and that while I thought it was Thursday, it as in fact Saturday! The old city wall is still partially intact so I could walked along the ramparts, which gave lovely views of the city. Back in town I explored the little streets and side alleys of the old ...

... 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 ...

... McDonald's, just down the street from the one from the night before. That afternoon, we went on an outing up Mount Pilatus. We took some tram thing up to the top. It was a nice ride past some cute houses, and we saw cute swiss cows grazing on the mountainside, and heard their bells ringing. I think the cows were my favorite part of this outing! At the top we heard some Swiss Alpine Horn players, and then we walked around a couple of paths ...