Lauterbrunnen, Bern, Switzerland Tuesday, August 21, 2012 As we are in no rush today, we sleep in a little and go down to breakfast without pre-packing. We are surprised and happy to find scrambled eggs and bacon on the buffet along with the other usual suspects. We know this is a result of the American […]
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Month: August 2012
Back On The Trail
Lauterbrunnen, Bern, Switzerland Monday, August 20, 2012 Our goal today is to hike to Wengen and then take the train down to Lauterbrunnen. Compared to the other places we have stayed, the breakfast here was a little lacking. No meats and no eggs, so we have cereal, bread, and cheese. Carol has to bandage up […]
Jungfraujoch
Grindelwald, Swiss Alps, Switzerland Sunday, August 19, 2012 Today, we have decided to take a day off from hiking. There is quite a bit of soreness going on and Carol is really nursing too many Swissters at the moment. We go down for breakfast around 0815. It is better than we were expecting after the […]
Hamburg Connection
Meiringen, Switzerland Saturday, August 18, 2012 Breakfast starts at 0800 and we are right on time as we have another long day ahead. Breakfast is the typical cold cuts, cheese, bread, fresh yoghurt, and hard boiled( in this case soft boiled egg). Time to go but here is an update. Last night we both had […]
First Swiss Alp Hike
Engelberg, Switzerland, Friday, August 17, 2012 We left St. George one month ago. We feel like we have been here longer than that which is a good thing. We are savoring and enjoying each day and feel blessed to be able to see the places we have been and meet the great people we have […]
Ready to Hike the Alps
Attinghausen, Switzerland Thursday, August 16, 2012 It rained hard all last night and is still raining when we get up. We have a nice breakfast of cheese, meats, and hard boiled eggs. They have a nice spread of about 7 different cheeses that you can slice off the wedge yourself. Yes, there is Swiss cheese, […]
Glitch on IPad travelpod app
Vitznau, Switzerland Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Something glitches and deleted a bunch of entries. I have them saved elsewhere in a journal so I put some of the latest ones back without pictures. I will add others as I get time and a few pictures too. I am really more and more disappointed with the […]
Boats, Cable Cars, and Cog Railways
Vitznau, Switzerland Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Another great day being a couple of observers in the European world. We left Lucerne on the 0812 steam paddle wheeler for a short ride to the village of Weggis. A fairly steep 15 minute walk which had us sweating, landed us at the base of the Rigi Bahn […]
Looking Around Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Another day in Lucerne. We have a croissant for breakfast that we picked up in the grocery store next to the hotel. A short walk to town for a self guided walk that started with the Jesuit Church. It was built from 1666-1677 because the Pope wanted to establish […]
On To Switzerland
Luzern, Switzerland Monday, August 13, 2012 We made it to Switzerland. The same meal that cost us 23-27 dollars in Germany cost us 55 tonight. Now that is inflation! We took the train from Baden Baden this morning with a change on the border town of Basel. We had a 16 minute turnaround time for […]