Viktoria Leukerbad

... werden we verast met een dik pak sneeuw!!
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:)

Zeer fijn waren onze mooie nieuwe waterdichte en dus warme bergschoenen!

De volgende dag stond ondanks de nieuwe sneeuw welke de nacht gevallen was, wederom de Eggerhorn op het ...

... high season and ski season where the work on repairs and do all their maintenance...who knew!! We had gone to this town, with the main intent of going on a gondola ride up the mountain...but it was CLOSED, so we spent a couple hours just walking around, and then headed back to Interlaken. We went grocery shopping to make stirfry for dinner when we got back...and then it was time that we could check in to our hostel. We were pretty ...

... next day we went for a long beautiful, relaxin walk through Interlaken and along the river, we then to the local bus to the lake. We spent the afternoon at the lake, walkin, sittin, relaxin, it was the most peaceful place and time durin my whole trip... I love the mountains and the lake, I miss the safety I feel in nature. I didn't even have that feelin in Africa (probably because an elephant, snake, lion, etc.. could attack, hurt or eat me ...

... 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 ...

... 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!).



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 ...

... it up there. At 4:30 we took the last car down. Then, I walked back to Beau Site and finally got to talk to Ed on the phone. Between his new job, my job and the time difference, we hadn't talked in a few days and I had been eager to hear about his job. After dinner, I spent some time in my classroom, getting ready for students. I took all the garbage that all the people who have used my room left everywhere and threw it away. Then all the random junk people left ...

... but my hopes are quickly dashed as he laughs... So much for hiking in the Alps... I mean so what if the snow is up to your waist, I'm a Canadian...I can handle it!!! So instead of hiking, I had a snowball fight with Jeff (still not sure who won!) and some great photo ops with Jim on top of the mountain!! It wasn't hiking, but still a great time with lots of laughs and vista memories to last a lifetime... Signing off from the top of Europe....! L.

... dark. We did have time to snap a shot of Shannon at the Interlaken "Hooters". God Bless America and thank you for this gift J If you had to go to one place in the Swiss Alps, this town would be your destination. Its so picturesque!! Having had our fill of cheese, we wearily climbed aboard our final train back to Bern. I did not feel 30 at all, because this altitude and these views make you feel 10 years younger. Now that's something to yodel about! Herr Shan and Frau Rach

... transport and ease of visiting is second to none, but I quite like the places no one understands what I am saying (like being back at work really!), where people are a bit rude and I don't understand what is going on around me (really like work then). Tomorrow Italy, lucky for Rob I did 6 months of Italian in Cromer High school in Sydney when I was about 12, and as my French and German has proven such a success, I am sure Italian will be my piece dala resistonce.... or something like that!!

... we were at an altitude so high we went through the clouds and it was sunny! The trails were great, yet a little icy, but the views were incredible as you can see in the pictures I've posted. The ride was great and the trails were challenging and gave me much needed exercise(exercise that didn't include walking that is). We ate lunch at a lodge and when we went back on the slopes, the weather turned quite bad and it was started snowing quite a bit with little ...