Gimmelwald, Switzerland
First of all, let me start out by saying to Paul and Kristen--CONGRATULATIONS--I would put a ton of exclamation points, but I'm really not sure that this Swiss keyboard has them....at leastI cannot find them....so visualize that. I cannot even believe that Paul could possible soon be the father of two....that makes 3 kids, right? Just kidding.....you're an awesome dad.
And Kristen--we did have the most AMAZING crepes in Paris. We stayed in a neighborhood near the Eiffel Tower called the Rue Cler--and there was a little crepe stand and we had wonderful Nutella crepes. In fact, Aaron and I bought a huge jar of Nutella today at the Co-Op in Interlaken and we have been putting it on pretty much everything....Nutella here is way better than what you can get in the US.
So we are now in Switzerland. We left Paris around 10:43 on Tuesday night and our sleeper cabin was really nice. We had our own room, so that was nice as well. Although we did not get much sleep because our stop was at 4:50 AM and it was not the last stop, so we were a little nervous that maybe the conductor wouldn't actually wake us up.....we set our alarm just in case. But nonetheless, it was a restless nights sleep. Our longer rides should be better. We arrived in Basel, Switzerland at 4:50AM and caught the train from Basel to Interlaken that left at 5:27. We arrived in Interlaken around 7:40AM and we slept most of the train ride this morning.
To get to the small town of Gimmelwald, you must taken an additional local train from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen which is at the base of the alps a little up the valley from Interlaken. Then you take a bus from Lauterbrunnen to the Schilthornbahn talstation (the cable car station). From there you get on the funicular--a lift--and ride it up to Gimmelwald. This thing scared me to death. It is not the greatest for someone who is afraid of heights. You literally dangle in the air as it whips you straight up a mountain. And it sways....a lot. Gimmelwald is up on a plateau in the midst of the alps....and IT IS GORGEOUS. I swear it is the most beautiful place I have ever been. Aaron is blown away as well....he keeps taking pictures of everything he sees because it is all so amazing. The alps literally shoot up all around you (even though we are at around 5,000 feet altitude.) Pictures do not even do it justice. The town of Gimmelwald is very small and very few tourists--thanks Rick Steves. There are only about 100 residents and they are all traditional Swiss cow farmers. We can buy fresh cheese, eggs, milk, butter and sausages from just about anyone in the town. We are staying at Esther's Bed and Breakfast and it is so lovely. We have million dollar views from our room--maybe I can post some tomorrow from this computer at Esther's. There are several other young couples staying here--one from Canada and one from Spain. Tonight we all sat around drinking wine and sharing food....it was really nice. Tomorrow we may join up to do a hike. Today we walked around the town and did a few shorter hikes, but we were pretty tired, so we basically just enjoyed the scenery.
I guess that's it from Switzerland for tonight. Good night.
And Kristen--we did have the most AMAZING crepes in Paris. We stayed in a neighborhood near the Eiffel Tower called the Rue Cler--and there was a little crepe stand and we had wonderful Nutella crepes. In fact, Aaron and I bought a huge jar of Nutella today at the Co-Op in Interlaken and we have been putting it on pretty much everything....Nutella here is way better than what you can get in the US.
So we are now in Switzerland. We left Paris around 10:43 on Tuesday night and our sleeper cabin was really nice. We had our own room, so that was nice as well. Although we did not get much sleep because our stop was at 4:50 AM and it was not the last stop, so we were a little nervous that maybe the conductor wouldn't actually wake us up.....we set our alarm just in case. But nonetheless, it was a restless nights sleep. Our longer rides should be better. We arrived in Basel, Switzerland at 4:50AM and caught the train from Basel to Interlaken that left at 5:27. We arrived in Interlaken around 7:40AM and we slept most of the train ride this morning.
To get to the small town of Gimmelwald, you must taken an additional local train from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen which is at the base of the alps a little up the valley from Interlaken. Then you take a bus from Lauterbrunnen to the Schilthornbahn talstation (the cable car station). From there you get on the funicular--a lift--and ride it up to Gimmelwald. This thing scared me to death. It is not the greatest for someone who is afraid of heights. You literally dangle in the air as it whips you straight up a mountain. And it sways....a lot. Gimmelwald is up on a plateau in the midst of the alps....and IT IS GORGEOUS. I swear it is the most beautiful place I have ever been. Aaron is blown away as well....he keeps taking pictures of everything he sees because it is all so amazing. The alps literally shoot up all around you (even though we are at around 5,000 feet altitude.) Pictures do not even do it justice. The town of Gimmelwald is very small and very few tourists--thanks Rick Steves. There are only about 100 residents and they are all traditional Swiss cow farmers. We can buy fresh cheese, eggs, milk, butter and sausages from just about anyone in the town. We are staying at Esther's Bed and Breakfast and it is so lovely. We have million dollar views from our room--maybe I can post some tomorrow from this computer at Esther's. There are several other young couples staying here--one from Canada and one from Spain. Tonight we all sat around drinking wine and sharing food....it was really nice. Tomorrow we may join up to do a hike. Today we walked around the town and did a few shorter hikes, but we were pretty tired, so we basically just enjoyed the scenery.
I guess that's it from Switzerland for tonight. Good night.
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