Hi, It's me your friendly blog-man. Today Jenna and Jeff left us for the rest of their vacation. We got them on their way and rode the train for an hour or so and then took a different train to Kandersteg for a gondola lift and hike to the Oeschinensee. A colorful mountain lake high up in the Alps.We spent about 3 hours on that adventure. The day was beautiful. Chilly in the morning but by 11 it warmed up and not a cloud in the sky. We are now back in the chalet. Seems pretty quite here with just the two of us. We are already missing them. We had a great time and were able to do a lot in just 4 days. Hope you like the pictures. Remember to click on them to ... read more

Hello everybody, We left in cloudy skies and took the train through the long tunnel that comes out in the center, sort of by the two large mountain lakes near Interlaken. The boat trip from Thun to Interlaken West took just over 2 hours stopping quite a bit to pick up and drop off passengers (tourists). The day stayed partly cloudy and about 70 degrees. So over all it was a nice trip. Gloria thought it was amazing and I guess that's good enough for me. Got back to our mt. chalet about 6. Pretty tired. We have been day-tripping 48 out of our 50 days on this trip. But I'd rather wear down than wear out. Jeff and Jenna are coming tomorrow so that will give us a jolt of enthusiasm ! We do hear ... read more

Sorry about the half picture Sent some extras. May be a few duplicates? were out the door early this morning. On the way to Bern L... read more

Hello from sunny Valais Switzerland, As the Kiwis say "It was a cracker of a day". Got oriented by driving through villages in The Val d Herren. (The valley of Men) I won't go Ito the names of villages as they won't mean anything to you, I just will mention the buildings we saw today were Swiss- Old Swiss and Antique Swiss. The roads are narrow and high and you better hope you don't meat a full size postal bus. Today I went hp a street where I had am inch on either side of my mirrors. I have the video to prove it. And I know I have a sliiiiight hearing issue but now I'm deaf on the right ear. Ahh that is the passengers side. Ii won't elaborate. Right now the church in the ... read more

Blog Sept 9' Today we took the Bus and a couple of trains to Klosters, a renown ski area where Prince Charles and the Royals go. Also this area is known because it's near Davos. For our money though Klosters is much more quaint and old Swiss. The great tunnel we went through is very long, Some info on the tunnel: On November 19th, 1999 the network of the Rhaetian Railway has been extended approx. 22 kilometers for the first time since 1914. On this day the 19.1 km long Vereina tunnel was opened officially. It connects the Prättigau with the lower Engadine. The line, which runs from (Landquart-) Klosters to Sagliains (-Scoul) is called the Vereina line. In the following text only the section Klosters- Sagliains is described. You can find information about the other ... read more