Blogs from Interlaken, South-West, Switzerland, Europe - page 9

Baby Birds, I have somehow put you aside and have neglectedyour needs to hear from us and for that I apologize. I know your yearning and reliability on us but I just like to push the limits. Last time we posted we were actually in Interlaken but if you read and you better have, with some waffle fries, we were actually in Interlaken. Currently, we are in Roma and have been walking through fields of wheat leaving the ranks of slave to one of the most beloved pair of brothers in rome. But back to the topic of this post, Interlaken. All we can say is that the Fisser Brothers got their adrenaline fix there but are starting to get the itch again...So back to the adventure, we arrived in Interlaken, population 5290, according to lonely ... read more

We arrived in Interlaken on Monday evening and spent yesterday hiking in the Alps. What an experience! The views are unbelievable! We wanted to take a train ride up Jungfraubahn which is the "Top of Europe", but it was cloudy at the top and we didn't want to waste a beautiful day on the 2.5 hour train ride up only to see clouds. Jungfraubahn is over 11,000 feet high. We hiked up to about 2600 feet and then took a gondola ride to 4800 feet and hiked a little more. I feel like this is somewhere I could live! Interlaken is known for it's outdoor adventures. Everything from hiking to bungee jumping is offered. Today we are going canyoning. From what I understand, canyoning is kind of a lot of things all wrapped up in one. ... read more

Day Thirteen 25 February 2010 Location: Interlaken (Switzerland) Hotel: Hotel Krebs After the fun of the previous day, in which Erin and I were restricted to bed rest and sleep, we awoke to our last full day in Interlaken and were thrilled to feel well enough to attempt a trip up the top of the mountain. While the bout of food poisoning had left us quite drained and run down, we were well enough to venture out and tackle the mountain. We also figured that the majority of the day would be spent on trains, offering us plenty of time to rest. We needed to start out early as the mountain is at least an 8 hour round trip. I’m not joking. We got up and dressed, though not quite as quickly as we usually would. ... read more

Day Eleven 23 February 2010 Location: Interlaken (Switzerland) Hotel: Hotel Krebs The sun arose on Day Eleven and Erin and I were both up reasonably earlier to get a fresh start on the day. We both knew that the majority of the activities lay within the towns dotted up the various mountains and that trains were required to get there. While we were dying to get up to the Jungfraujoch (the top of Europe), we wanted to get some familiarity with the region and decided that the ski village of Grindelwald would be a good place to start. Grindelwald is located about 40 minutes from Interlaken and sits at a height of about 3000ft. It’s a little bit smaller than Interlaken, but large enough to offer a variety of activities. We got dressed and decided to ... read more

Day Ten 22 February 2010 Location: Paris & Interlaken (Switzerland) Hotel: Hotel Eiffel Seine & Hotel Krebs We awoke early on our tenth day and proceeded to pack up our bags and ready ourselves for the day of travelling ahead. Today we were departing Paris and moving on to the third leg of our journey, Switzerland. When Erin and I started planning our trip, we looked at a range of places we wished to visit and high on Erin’s list was Switzerland. While we had initially planned to either stay in Geneva or Zurich, it was soon decided that yet another European city might be a bit boring. As a result, we started looking for more remote towns and villages that might be off the beaten track. We settled on the small town of Interlaken. Interlaken ... read more