Snapshots: Switzerland

 

Cheese and Chocolate, Pools and Saunas

 They call Switzerland the ‘land of milk and money’, and we’ve seen cows and banks and high-end watches everywhere. It’s also the land of cheese and chocolate, and our hosts have had snacks of both for us every day.  There have been pools and saunas waiting for us everywhere we’ve stayed. And I’ve been hiking about five miles on average, so what better way to end the day?

Let’s Hike!

 This is my sixth trip with the company Backroads; they always exceed expectations. We stay in nice hotels. And they cart our luggage ahead while we ride gondolas and trains, and hike on less-traveled trails.  Fifteen in our group, and everyone is active and fun. Oh, and they’re all younger than me. 

Grindelwald

 Riding trains and gondolas, I go up, up, up!  A cliff walk attraction was spectacular. And I topped-out today at 11,332 feet when I reached Jungfraujoch. They call it the Top of Europe. The panoramas here are absolutely magnificent; you really can’t totally capture them in photos. 

Zürich

 A city stay on my way to the Alps. And what a great start!