Parkhotel Schoenegg Grindelwald

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 ...

... of Gimmelwald. An excerpt from his travel book: <br><br>"The traffic-free village of Gimmelwald hangs nonchalangly on the edge of a cliff high above Lauterbrunnen Valley. This sleepy village has more cow troughs than mailboxes. Many travelers say, 'If Heaven isn't what it's cracked up to be, send me back to Gimmelwald.' Gimmelwald is a community in the rough. Take a walk- you can tour it in 15 minutes. Its two streets are a 700 year ...

... and it was interesting to<br>compare experiences.<br>Wednesday I took the morning off from work and went to Nyon and then met up with several friends to go on a hike and picnic in the Jura mountain range. It was a great group of kids and we had a really fun time exploring. We had a picnic at the top with beautiful views of the French Alps and Mont Blanc. I went straight from hiking to an interview in Geneva with a Human Rights professor for my ...

... has been lovely while we've been here..perfectly clear and refreshingly cold. This morning I got up early and went to Mass at a church I found the afternoon before...it was all in German or Switza-Deutsche (as I was told it was called) and there were so few people that they simply put chairs up in the sanctuary around the altar. It was interesting, but so nice to be able to go to Mass! When I returned to the room everyone was still ...

... 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 ...

... until after 1pm, and I was still feeling pretty bad, so Ian went off on another big ride into the Alps. I stayed back at our awesome campsite having a nice (free!) hot shower - it even had heated floors in the bathrooms! - and running down my batteries with the free wifi internet. And it was all reasonably priced! I couldn't believe it, but I was sitting there clicking away, when up pulled Danica & Johno, a couple we had been talking to in Tasch! They had ...

... I bought a one month GA card for $350. Sometimes for some inexplicable reason the Swiss can be this way. I made my way to the main Zurich train station (and at least 5 men helped me with my bags - how European!) and found an open Migros (the grocery store) at the train station to get some food. I selected some dairy products that I knew and loved from my last visit. I found my correct train and started my journey to Fribourg. At this point, I was extremely ...

... I was literally brought to tears. It gave me goose bumps and teary eyes over and over again. I kept saying again and again "no one should die without seeing this place." I know I'm gushing but there is no other way for me to convey the rush of emotions I felt. It was too beautiful for words; it must be experienced viscerally. The mountains are GIGANTIC and ominous yet serene, surrounding this little town. There are beautiful rolling valleys with homes dotted ...

... number we've seen in one place, two, by quite a lot). Interlaken is an adventure sports enthusiast's dream, although you pretty much have to be loaded, or willing to max out your credit cards to enjoy everything there. You can go skydiving, para-gliding, hang-gliding, canyoning, white water rafting and a whole bunch of other things too. Terri and I opted for the low-budget (shocking!) approach again, and only did one ...

... of the pouring rain! it was coming down. so i slept in and after breakfast watched some south park videos with the crowd here...and now i am waiting for it to clear up as the receptionist promises. no point going up adn seeing nothing. soo hungry..as are all backpackers i guess. never enough to eat when you have to buy every meal...and the free bfst is bread and butter....soo sick of bread and butter!!!i think i'll grocery shop and make some ...