Schilthorn

... and a spectacular Alpine walk above the tree line, surrounded by a panorama of cut-glass peaks...or ride a gondola lift up to the Schilthorn at 10,000 feet, loiter in the thin air, and hike down...or for a more restful day, just wander through the valley ...

... in the Alps: the sun was shining, the temperature was well above freezing, and we had all day. We decided to go up the Schilthorn. We started off by taking a funicular, located just a few meters from the train station, up to Grütschalp , a 700 meter ...

... finally arrived back at the hostel and enjoyed a tasty home cooked meal and a bottle of wine before tucking up into bed! Schilthorn Since we hadn't spent very much money in Switzerland yet (yeah right) we decided to dish out another small fortune to ...

... , 10,000 feet above sea level. It is beautiful up here. It is cloudy down in Gimmelwald where John and I are staying, but the Schilthorn, where I am currently, is above the clouds so it is sunny. A little chilly, but, hey, it is the top of a ...

Highlights: - Very nice breakfast at the hotel - Riding the Schilthorn Gondola, the world's longest aerial cable-car system, to the peak at ~9,750 ft. - The day we were there was the day of the annual Inferno Triathlon where athletes complete the ...

... .  Hard to believe that in just a month, most of the snow will be gone.  Today it was very cold up on the Schilthorn, about 0 to -5 degrees celsius .  Mostly under a cloud, but it did clear up a few times so we could see in to some of the ...