Kandersteg: Rainy Rest Day

“Rain, rain, go away
Come again another day. …”

So goes the nursery rhyme. I’ll add to it by asking the rain to preferably return after we leave Switzerland!

Today was a day of downpours. When the wet stuff let up for a bit, it wasn’t for long. That pretty much tells today’s story.

The weather never cleared for us to do the hike that had brought us here in the first place. No museums and such to visit in Kandersteg … or the immediate vicinity. We looked further afield to find somewhere to go, but every webcam we checked showed fog and rain. In the end, we declared it a day of rest. Mui napped most of the day away; I did some bookkeeping and other housekeeping chores.

We went out briefly a couple of times. Once to buy some socks that are a better fit with the new hiking boots we bought for me yesterday. And once to get a bite for dinner. We wanted to return to Café Schweizerhof. As luck would have it, most of the tables were reserved for a special occasion. So, we ended up at the Ritter Restaurant at our hotel. The food wasn’t bad … Mui enjoyed the schnitzel he ordered; my rösti with raclette cheese was way too rich and I had to push the dish aside after eating only about a quarter of it.

Back to the room for an early night. We hope to get an early start tomorrow … fingers once again crossed for improved weather.Læs mere