Ried (Frutigen)

Zurück von Thun nur ein kurzer Zwischenstopp am Campingplatz, die Einkäufe ausladen, eine kleiner Snack und schon geht's wieder los. Der Weg zum Busbahnhof führt an der Talstation der Harderbahn vorbei, wo die Leute immer noch in langer Schlange anstehen (wollen gar nicht wissen, was auf der Hatder Kulm wohl los sein mag). Wir nehmen den Bus Linie 21 und fahren zu den Beatus-Höhlen.

Die Beatus-Höhle ist sehr gut ausgebaut und auch der Zugang aüßen "touristisch attraktiv gestaltet". Das Besondere dieser Schauhöhle sind die Unmengen an durchfließendem Wasser und die mit vielen Brücken angelegten Besuchrwege, bzgl. Tropfsteinen gibt es sicherlich beeindruckendere Höhlen. Aber ein Besuch lohnt sich auf jeden Fall, vor allem abends, wenn nur noch wenige Besucher da aind.Read more

Today Lauren and I went for a "2-3 hour" hike that ended up being closer to 6 hours. Despite the long and grueling climb (And a couple of poisonous plants), some of the most amazing views of the gorgeous Oeschinensee lake!Read more

We’re at Camping Grassi in Frutigen. Lovely little campsite with glorious views and walking distance from Frutigen town centre, currently having a beer at the outside bar opposite the Hotel Simplon. Surrounded by mountains.

Paying the local tourist tax gives us free access on public transport (including cable cars/chair lifts) so just trying to work out how to use it tomorrow. Think we’ll stay here at least two nights.

I know I said that yesterday’s drive was amazing but I think today’s might have been even better…. certainly more unusual.

We tend to follow Google maps (which I have to say, has been a bit hit and miss, especially in Italy). Anyway, we stopped for a short walk this morning, and when we got back in the van, Google said it was altering the route because of a road closure.

We followed the new route around multiple hairpins up into the mountains and then took a sharp left onto what we thought was a toll road. The toll was 27 Swiss Franks which is much more than we have been paying but there wasn’t much else we could do so we paid it. Then we followed the car in front, thinking we’d be driving thru a tunnel, but ended up driving onto a train - literally onto a train! Weird. Then we had to sit for about 10 or 15 minutes as the train took us thru a completely dark tunnel - probably about the distance from Chippenham to Bath Spa. Turns out we were on the Lötschberg Car Train. Amazing.Read more