- We took a ride up a cogwheel train to Wengen with Leslie and Dixon to Wengen, on the opposite side of the valley from Murren and Gimmelwald
- Wengen is a more recreation-oriented town but isn't as culturally interesting as Gimmelwald. We picked up some sandwiches and blackberries at the local Coop store.
- After an aerial tram ride up to Männlichen, we began hiking, first to a nearby peak with a crown-shaped viewing platform
- The area we hiked at is a ski area in the winter. Mark skiied here in the early 90's.
- Weather was clear and beautiful, but we had to keep Hugo in the backpack because there was no suitable area for him to crawl in - he just wanted to eat the rocks
- Hike from Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg was about 2.5 miles, or 1.5 hours
- LOTS of wildflowers but no Edelweiss
- Great views of the 3 mountains
- Still snow in some places
- It was sunny and now we're burned
- We found Leslie and Dixon at Kleine Scheidegg, they decided to go down to Grindelwald
- Returned to Wengen and let Hugo play in the grass for a bit
- We returned to Interlaken on our own and relaxed for a bit
- We ate cheese fondue for dinner since we were in Switzerland which was tasty but probably not worth writing home about. Our waiter was very nice however and played with Hugo a lot.
- We went to the world cup viewing area to find a way to spend the last of our Francs. We ended up buying a Hong Kong waffle filled with ice cream, Kinder chocolate, chocolate sauce, strawberries and sprinkles. It was a bit of overkill.
OBSERVATIONS:
- PARAGLIDERS EVERYWHERE!
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| Peak at Mannlichen |
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| "The hills are alive...!" |
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| Paragliders |
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| A cow we found on our hike |
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| Wearing Hugo is a sweaty job |
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| Killer view |
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| Hugo loved the big windows on the train |
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| Fondue dinner |
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| Overpriced and over-decorated bubble waffle |
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