Stechelberg Lauterbrunnen

... werden we verast met een dik pak sneeuw!! <br>Een wandeling van Riederalp langs Blausee, vervolgens door de heuvel-bos-rug naar Rieder Furka was een wandeling van 4 uur, met onze schenen in de sneeuw, was een goede start van onze wandel vakantie:)<br><br>Zeer fijn waren onze mooie nieuwe waterdichte en dus warme bergschoenen!<br><br>De volgende dag stond ondanks de nieuwe sneeuw welke de nacht gevallen was, wederom de Eggerhorn op het ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... heard about, and when we found it, we were given free Toberlone (always a good sign) and a friendly Australian lady helped us out. We loveeee this place. Next on our schedule, we go hiking up in the Alps! We stocked up on some food and we're about to take off for an afternoon of beautiful sights! There are oh-so-many more small happenings and stories for me to tell, but for now, the Alps are calling me. Love from Switzerland!<br><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 ...

... be a rest. Then I went up the opposite side of the valley to get a good overview of the marathon hike from the first day, see picture included. The views on this side were possibly even more spectacular than on the first day. I was elated.<br><br>On my last day I walked around Interlaken for a bit, only convincing myself that I made the right choice by not staying there.<br><br>Being from western ...

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 ...

... to have a look around. Not much happening there... Probably wouldn't suggest going out of your way for a visit.<br><br>I have taken stacks of photos. Hopefully something to paint in amongst them all. Even though we have a lot of free time listed on our itinerary it doesn't really feel like there has been much free time. Have loved Lauterbrunnen but wont miss the place we stayed! Washed some clothes but now they just smell like the room!<br>

... or way too busy-Switzerland doesn&#8217;t seem to be as accommodating to the free camping as France and Germany were. One cool spot, though, was when we were driving through a place called Bulle and saw a chateau high up on the hill all lit up-then across the road in front of it ran two foxes! <br><br>The excitement of seeing them soon wore off, though, as we drove around for almost two hours trying to find a spot! Poor Matt was getting pretty tired and we were ...

This morning, we woke up rested, though sore from yesterday's hike.<br><br><br><br><br><br> We decided that it might be a day for something a little less rigorous.<br><br><br><br><br><br> We walked to Lauterbrunnen, which is almost an hour away.<br><br><br><br><br><br> We decided to take the train today, rather than hiking. Yesterday's hike had been a little much.<br><br><br><br><br><br> So we caught the cog train up to Kleine Schneidegg. This was ...