Preparations
4 juillet 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Passports are ready and international drivers’ licenses are obtained. Counting the days until this bucket list trip!
Dragonflies and teamwork!
15 juillet 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
My mom was an adventurer, and since her departure from planet earth, all of us think she visits us as a dragonfly, so I am taking this one with me which I bought in Leavenworth last week. Since ourEn savoir plus
Save those miles....
16 juillet 2019, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
We saved our Alaska miles for years and used them to upgrade to business class "for free". That gives you access to those cushy lounges at the airport with free food, drinks and candy machines.... andEn savoir plus
All this for only $5.14 euros
17 juillet 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
After a rather cramped 10 hours, we unwound ourselves, got lost several times, finally found the car rental counter and jumped on the autobahn. Did you know the roadside stops don’t have restrooms?En savoir plus
Go faster, Honey!
18 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Imagine a wife saying that. But on the Autobahn on our way to Switzerland, there IS no speed limit! Driving 85, we were passed by folks driving more than 100 mph. But we have crossed now intoEn savoir plus
Home sweet home in the Alps
18 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Just sitting here in our home away from home for two weeks staring up the valley we will paraglide into. Outside the chickens are crowing and the owner of this vrbo is working hard on the yard. WeEn savoir plus
A walk by the river in the Alps.
18 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We can cross the street and walk for miles on a path by the Aare River. We watched paragliders land near the cable cars and talked with a mom with three kids from Oakland who were glowing from theEn savoir plus
What's up with the lights?
19 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
I don't know how you experience the full moon, but I have always experienced it as sound. When it came up over the ocean in Oahu once, when its first ray of light hit the water, I heard a violin note.En savoir plus
The very mountains shook...
19 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Today, after I walked to the campground store across the street for coffee, we traveled 1/4 mile to the entrance to Trammelbach Falls. This is a World UNESCO site and the only waterfall in the worldEn savoir plus
A day complete...
19 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Since I am having trouble sleeping, I took myself on another river walk while Tim napped. Then a homemade dinner in a kitchen with a view and a meal outside with a view. Yes, there is one in everyEn savoir plus
A little lightheaded....
20 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
At 10,000 feet the air is rarified, so what else could we do but have brunch at the rotating Schiltorn restaurant made famous in that Bond movie. Here's a start to pictures.
Can you take too many pictures?
20 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
We are listening to a "band" at 10,000 feet!
Back on the ground...
20 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
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 theEn savoir plus
I hope someone knows CPR
20 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
At last sighting in Birg, Tim was headed to the Skywalk, which is attached to the side of a cliff. I made it about 100 yards and abject terror took over. I took a pic of Tim before he turned theEn savoir plus
When the rides are free...
20 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Following another home cooked meal, we made use of our regional pass and unlimited cable car rides to ascend again into the Alps. This time we got off in Mürren and then walked down to Gimmelwald.En savoir plus
Top of Europe
21 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
At over 11,000 feet this is the highest point in Europe unless you do ice climbing. To get here, you travel by cogswheel train and in the last leg, switch to a train that travels into a mountain, aEn savoir plus
Headed back home for the day.
21 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
After our glacier viewing we are headed down the mountain. Today was a spontaneous adventure. We just jump a bus to the train station in Lauterbrunnen, and then we just look around and decide in theEn savoir plus
Oops...accidental nap...
21 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Where did the last two hours go? Must have been all the stairs and the excitement of our trip to the top of the world. We caught a bus after our train ride down and then stopped at the restaurant atEn savoir plus
Mental preparation begins.
22 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
It is 6 am here, and you are still living in yesterday as I write this, which is mind boggling. Due to the naps, we sat outside and waited for stars to come out last night. The moon is at 79%En savoir plus
No cash, no problem
22 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
When I didn't have cash for my goods at the campground store across the street, the clerk asked where I was staying. When I said, "Heidi's " she replied, Oh jah, Heidi. Just pay when you have cash."En savoir plus
The blooper video
22 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Just walked back on the trail after our paraglide landing down the road from our home. Boy, ice cream never tasted so good. No pictures yet, but here’s the scoop. Leaving the cable car in Mürren,En savoir plus
Up to Grimmelwald
23 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
First trip on a real train. The others were cogswheel trains which literally run on cogs. The Swiss are masters at this transportation thing. Everything is timed as well as a Swiss watch. Next stop...En savoir plus
Top of the World again!
23 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
One train, three long chair lifts later! A different view of the endless glaciers. We voted against a second cliff walk, but I think we will give the scooter three wheelers a shot down to the nextEn savoir plus
The ten pound box and Grindelwald 2.0
23 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
About that go cart/bike trip. It was low to the ground and required getting out and pushing at flat spots. Not good for a guy with a bad hip, so Tim put himself on injured reserve and declined. Then IEn savoir plus
Heat wave? Lake day!
24 juillet 2019, Suisse ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Said goodbye to our waterfall, took a train to Interlaken and are now headed to Brienz by boat. More pics along the way.






























































































































































