Robinson Crans-Montana

... control recently has broken down, this was the perfect sign to follow, where I planed to cross the border to Switzerland.<br><br>Just arrived in late afternoon to Aosta, I was not only already entered to the italian part of the alps but also to the point of good bye. Here I decided not to spend another night in Italy and crossed the border to my homecountry Switzerland a hour later at Calle del Gran San Bernardo. <br><br>BIENVENUE EN SUISSE - WELCOME TO SWITZERLAND

I am only stayin the night just to see the Matterhorn. The sun is out and I took a hike up nearby hill. It was about an hour and a half uphill walk with regular short stops to catch my breath. I think I have had enough of hiking now, I did 4 hours of it at Montreux as well, I must have the best **** at the moment. Spectacular view of the mountain at the hilltop though. It's less of a mountain and more of a giant pinnacle of rock. It looks menacing, to prove it there is a nearby graveyard full ...

... room, toilets and showers to myself. I rarely saw anyone and reception was really nice. I then headed to Cully to try the famous Lavaux walk but caught a train that didn't make all the stops so I ended up at Lausanne again. I decided to take a bit of a walk, making my way through Pully and then to Letvy where I caught the train to Cully. The view was great but the vineyards that I stumbled across in Letvey were better because there was noone around and you could really smell the wine.<br>

... blankets. That night we went to the restaurant\bar and had rosti and beers..hmm. My eyes were so sore from the snow tho it hurt pretty bad. Whoops. It was so lovely and warm in there we contemplated hiding under the tables so we could sleep in there!<br>That night was even colder and we were really iced in the next morning. Poor Kathleen started feeling like she was getting sick and couldnt get warm. In fact it was so cold at night the cold air in ...

I wasn't sure where in Switzerland I wanted to go after Zurich, but I knew I wanted it to be near some mountains and away from crowds. The hostel I found was highly recommended and was in a valley in the mountains near Interlaken, so that&#8217;s what made my decision. Turns out my somewhat random choice was a good one, putting me in one of the most beautiful areas in Switzerland, according to some ...

... and mentally humbling immediately transformed into panic. near the top, we were barely making it 15 feet before we'd have to catch our breath. Altitude was ridiculous. think I'm hooked on Hiking. ABSOLUTELY amazing. Friend that I met said, "next time you go, you forget the bad bits, and then you realize, oh yeah, there were bad bits" i haven't forgot the bad bits yet, but surely ...

... be back here again sometime in the future. To those of you reading this that are planning a trip, stay in the Lauterbrunnen Valley or in one of the surrounding villages accessible by cable car. Interlaken is nice, but is so touristy and doesn't have nearly the Wow factor that you get from driving just 20km further up the Valley. We are sad to be leaving Switzerland after such a great 3 days here. We love the Swiss especially for the great fun they ...

... arrive and are pretty awestruck by our campsite setting (just as we were). Transit Day Saturday 24th May The morning is great again. As it takes us quite a while to pack up so we encourage Andrew and Nikki to take out our bikes and explore the valley for a couple of hours. We tell them about the waterfall and they decide to check that out too. By lunch time we are packed and after a quick bite we get on the road. After a couple hours driving ...

... bright at that moment was supposed to pack in over the next few days, and decided to make the most of the sun while it lasted and do a hike up in the mountains behind the town. Marla led us out on an epic hike over seven and a bit hours, through several huge climbs up and scrambles back down.  Despite the on and off rain, the views were spectacular, and we could see for miles across alpine valleys and snow-capped ...

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