Wengener Hof Hotel

... de bomengrens was het pad ook niet meer zichbaar..
Rechtsomkeerd dan maar; Voor de 4 uur naar boven hadden we maar 1.5u nodig om naar beneden te kunnen komen..
Zucht nou ja. Volgende keer moet hij dan echt lukken!!!

De volgende dag hebben we dan maar genoten van de sneeuw en een heuze 2 meter hoge sneeuwpop te maken genaamd Werner :) haha!!

De laatste dag heb ik de keuken eens zeer goed aangepakt; alle kasten met ...

Well we left Rome on our sleeping car adventure to head to Interlaken...that was an experience. I don't really know why people would pay extra for the sleeping cars as opposed to the normal night trains...it was probably just as comfortable as the reclining seats and probably more of a nuissance. We were sharing a car with all women so that was nice...2 young girls for Austrailia, one girl from Italy and then an old woman from Italy as well ...

... any time). Needless to say I wish I could bottle up that feelin of peace and keep it with me... I hope to come back to the Alps for Christmas, we'll see. however bein that Interlaken is kinda like Banff, it will probably be very busy and such during that time so, I just have to enjoy my short time now... The bus's in Interlaken stop runnin in between noon and 1pm, I guess its their lunch break! so we had to wait for the bus for about 45 ...

This morning we set out for the famous Swiss Alps. Think Sound of Music. Yes, I know that was set in Austria, but think of the setting nonetheless. We took a morning train from Zurich to Interlaken, where we would spend the night. The approach into the Alps was breathtaking. Technically it's breathtaking in more ways than one, because at the higher altitudes it does become a little more difficult to breath, but not as noticable as I've ...

... break. As I arrived in my room, Sandy called and we chatted, knowing that the weather in Switzerland was much better than back home. I took a break until dinner, headed out to the Golden Anchor, a place next to the hotel that I have read about but have not eaten at. The place was OK, although expensive for french onion soup, pork steak, salad and fries, but it was pretty good. Back to the room for my final night in the ...

... quickly went from one-to-one, where for every step forward one went the same height up, to double that. The firstthirty minutes felt much longer than half an hour. The next thirty minutes were comrised of minute long, painful bursts of effort between taking a picture and consuming the view. Met another couple who agreed with us that our original goal was seeming w litle more open to change. Pushed on, even steeper (see pictures) until we finally reached the ...

... equipped kitchen and wireless internet access. Having access to the kitchen meant we ate well at a fraction of the cost of eating out and the internet meant we got to touch base with those at home (at least those who actually answered their phone) and got to finally access all our e-mails on our laptop. · VoIP rocks You realise how amazing VoIP is when you find yourself sitting on the balcony of a chalet high in the Swiss Alps speaking to someone ...

... for a day of hiking. We took the train to Lauterbrumen and looked at the "magnificent" waterfall, and then went on a beautiful hike in the valley along the river. Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe. To fully experience the Alps you would need to do at least a one week hiking trip as it takes too much travel time to go up and down each day and you would be seeing the same hiking trails and scenery. Interlaken is situated between 2 lakes: Thun & Brienz. It ...

... planned for the rest of the afternoon, so we lazed on the sunfilled balcony and caught up with emails and reading etc. It's summer time over here and it is still light at 9pm. We also planned our next night's accommodation to be in Gimmelwald (not to be confused with Grindelwald) which is only accessible by cable car. This is the view from my balcony: I have free wireless internet! The question is ... should I ever leave? Please vote now!

... where we were going and that's kind of daunting when you're carrying a heavy backpack and it's not far off nightfall. So we caught the next bus that came by and were horrified, after paying the 3.50f each fare, to be dropped off two stops later. We should have walked. The hostel here is quite large with 18 rooms, two of which hold 25 people, the rest 6. We checked out the kitchen - 2 hotplates, no ...