Deborah Elias-Smith

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Traveling in the US in our Airstream Atlas, complete with our sweet Havanese, Julie. Exploring state parks, national parks, and the beauty of outdoors. Leia mais Ocean View, United States

Beautiful Switzerland
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- 18 de set. de 2023, 13:00
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitude: 5.384 pés
- Suíça Canton du Valais Zermatt 46.016636, 7.74283546°0’60” N 7°44’34” E
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Coeur des Alpes Hotel
18 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Our hotel in Zermatt is absolutely stunning! It sits on the hillside, two levels above the street. We access the lobby through a tunnel and elevator. The lobby floor is glass as are the stairs. Under the lobby is a fabulous spa with a heated pool, infrared sauna, icy rain shower, and massaging shower. The design is very modern with a bit of steampunk. And everywhere, huge windows look out to the Matterhorn.

There are hidden hearts ❤️ like hidden Mickeys all over the hotel.Leia mais
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- 18 de set. de 2023, 11:57
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitude: 4.072 pés
- Suíça Canton du Valais St. Niklaus Herbriggen 46.144402, 7.79278746°8’40” N 7°47’34” E
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Rainy Day Train Ride to Zermatt
18 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We left Grindelwald by train this morning for Zermatt. It’s cloudy and rainy in both locations, perfect for a travel day.

We successfully made three train changes, in Interlaken, Spiez, and Visp. We got glimpses of two waterfalls but not much else to see along the way.

We were greeted with a glass of cold Prosecco at our Zermatt hotel “Coeur des Alpes.” The boutique hotel is beautiful and a complete contrast to Hotel Gletschergarten in Grindelwald. It’s very modern, with lots of glass. Our room is a spacious suite with Matterhorn views, once the clouds clear out.Leia mais
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- 17 de set. de 2023
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 3.432 pés
- Suíça Canton de Berne Grindelwald 46.624153, 8.03331846°37’27” N 8°1’60” E
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Hike Wengen to Lauterbrunnen
17 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We’re learning that an”easy” hike in Swiss terms is about as much as we can do!

Today , we took the gondola to Mannlichen, caught the cable car to Wengen (4,200 feet) and hiked from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen.

It’s a relatively short, (3k) hike on a very steep downhill trail (15% incline) that’s a challenge for knees, hips, and toes. The elevation drops 535m! Took us 2 hours with stops for water and photos.

The reward is a beautiful view of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, complete with waterfalls.Leia mais
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Beautiful Switzerland
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- 16 de set. de 2023
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 3.507 pés
- Suíça Canton de Berne Grindelwald 46.625546, 8.0461746°37’32” N 8°2’46” E
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Mannlichen, Kleine Schiedegg hike
16 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We woke up to beautiful sunshine and in the mountains that means- Go Hiking!

We had a great breakfast at our hotel. Every place we’ve eaten the food is fresh, local and delicious! We filled our water bottles with fresh spring water. A quick bus ride delivered us to the Grindelwald train terminal where we hopped on a gondola to Mannlichen.

Mannlichen has jaw-dropping views of three peaks: Eiger North Face, the Monch, and the Jungfrau. And cows grazing!

There’s a number of trail heads in Mannlichen and we choose the “easy” downhill Panorama Trail hike to Klein’s Schiedegg. It was spectacular. Photos do not do it justice. There were picture perfect views around every turn.

Just 0.6 miles from the end of the trail, we stopped for a traditional lunch of bratwurst and rosti. The cable car from Kleine Schiedegg took us back to Grindelwald- where Deb immediately bought new hiking boots,. Delaware is flat. The old boots were fine. Not so in Switzerland! The new boots have thicker soles, greater stability, and are 1/2 size bigger!Leia mais
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- 15 de set. de 2023
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 36 pés
- Estados Unidos Delaware Sussex County Quillens Point 38.585476, -75.07400538°35’8” N 75°4’26” W
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Gletschergarten Hotel
15 de setembro de 2023, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This beautiful hotel is frequently seen in Grindelwald postcards and Swiss tourism websites. It’s our home for three days! Walking distance from town and restaurants, it serves a wonderful breakfast and multi-course dinner.Leia mais
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- 15 de set. de 2023, 14:00
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 3.510 pés
- Suíça Canton de Berne Grindelwald 46.62558, 8.04595846°37’32” N 8°2’45” E
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Grindelwald First
15 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Grindelwald is like a storybook illustration. All around us are views of Eiger Northface, and Jungfrau. Our hotel is an old traditional Inn, run by the same family since 1899. The Hotel Gletschergarten window boxes are full of flowers. Our room is small but recently remodeled and has amazing views.

Although the train was a little late, we still had time to check-in to the hotel in Grindelwald and walk to the gondola up to First. It was spectacular and breathtaking to walk out onto the Cliff Walk.Leia mais
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- 15 de set. de 2023, 13:27
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 3.504 pés
- Suíça Canton de Berne Grindelwald 46.625492, 8.04627246°37’32” N 8°2’47” E
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Train from Luzern to Grindelwald
15 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We traveled through Interlaken to the alpine town of Grindelwald. Swiss trains are famously punctual but ours ran into technical difficulties and we were stopped for an hour outside Interlaken.

We had some beautiful scenery along the way, including Lake Brienz.Leia mais
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- 14 de set. de 2023, 21:22
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 1.460 pés
- Suíça Luzern Hirschmatt - Kleinstadt 47.047604, 8.30392947°2’51” N 8°18’14” E
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Streets and Eats
14 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
The city of Luzern is charming, with grand architecture, flowers everywhere, and a traditional feel.
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- 14 de set. de 2023, 13:51
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 1.430 pés
- Suíça Kanton Luzern Meggen Meggenhorn Altstadinsle 47.027294, 8.36353847°1’38” N 8°21’49” E
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Cruise on Lake Luzern
14 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
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Beautiful Switzerland
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- 13 de set. de 2023
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitude: 1.483 pés
- Suíça Luzern Hirschmatt - Kleinstadt 47.047931, 8.30397347°2’53” N 8°18’14” E
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Lauterbrunnen
13 de setembro de 2023, Suíça ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Hiking the waterfalls and bridges.
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