Looking towards the high alps

The high alps of Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau and others seen over Mannlichen.

June 20th 2011
The farmers have been cutting their grass for hay so the weather must be okay for a long hike. We took the chairlift to First to start the hike through to Schynige Platte. We did this hike 11 years ago with Kay, Kerry, Chris and Kathy so it brought back a few memories of sunburn, sore feet and racing to get to the transport before 6pm. This time we left plenty of time and we were doing it in re ... read more

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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