Back on the ground...

After riding a cable car or two back down to Murren, we rode our first train down to Lauterbrunnen and then caught our first bus back to our home in the hinterlands. Tom said the brunch at the rotating restaurant was still the highlight of the day. My highlight was when I was in a shop in Murren buying socks for hiking. I pointed to the pathway outside the door and asked where I would end up if I kept walking. She looked at me with a straight face and said, "New York?"

By the by, I have perfected my favorite German phrase. "Sprechen sie English? Meine Deutsch ist sehr schlecht." Do you speak English? My German is very bad. "

We also watched paragliders on Murren taking off, which we will do Monday. And who could resist these directions?Read more