Thursday, Dan decided I should pick somewhere for a trip this weekend. With the help of our friends, the Van Essen's, and Rick Steves' tour book, we were off to Switzerland. It was about a 3 hour drive. It wasn't bad at all. The kids watched movies for a while. When we hit the Switzerland boarder and could see the mountains, the only words out of our mouths were WOW. WOW! WOW!
We spent the afternoon in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. We were flying by the seats of our pants for the most part. We had no hotel reservation. I found one after a few calls and we were golden. I also thought I would take charge and get some menus for us to order some food at the hotel restaurant. I was a little surprised when the waitress asked if I wanted soup with that. I was thinking to myself, how does she know what I want and to ask if I want that soup with it? Then As I quickly racked my brain for the very little Deutsche I know, I remembered back to McDonalds and menu means...Meal! 75 Swiss Franks (1 SF = ~$1 US) later we had a nice chicken, rice and potato lunch. It reminded me of my Grandma Hoeger's house. It smelled like it and it even had polka music playing in the background. I hope she doesn't get any ideas and start charging for her great meals.
Our next adventure was going to Trummelback Falls...A series of beautiful waterfalls. For only 11SF for adults and 4SF for children, we were off to the falls. We road a cable car half way up the inside of the mountain and we walked up the rest of the way. The falls were deafening at some points and the kids are quick to tell you they were very cold. We could see our breath. It took us about an hour to get through the falls. When we were done, we enjoyed pie and hot chocolate before heading back to the hotel. After unloading a few things from the new BMW. (Yes I am bragging a bit but, how many times in a girls life will she say brand new BMW), we were off to visit the little town and get some more to eat.
The next morning (Sunday), we had a small breakfast at what I would like to refer to as "Grandma's". (It was free). I was totally bummed out when there was no cinnamon rolls. Instead we were greeted by the normal cereal, fruit, and cold meat sandwiches. The morning activities took us to the Schilthorn (appx. 10,000 above sea level) by cable car up the side of the mountain. These spectacular views and revolving restaurant were made famous by a James Bond movie made in the 1960's. (Google - Schilthorn Switzerland). Dan and I had the "007 breakfast" at a mere 20SF per person. I only had a cup of hot chocolate. The kids were so excited to see snow. We spent a nice amount of the time up there. We made our way down to Murren, a automobile free resort town. This little town is filled with bakeries, cafes, souvenirs and lots of people with walking sticks. We had a nice lunch and about a 45 minute hike down to the next town. It was all we could get out of Paige. It was still amazing with the mountains on each side. We took a small train up to Murren again and the cable car back down to the valley. We shared many laughs and plenty of good memories. Although it was expensive it was well worth the money and we are looking forward to our next trip to Switzerland. I hope you can see the beauty we were able to experience first hand. God is an absolutely and amazing artist.
We spent the afternoon in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. We were flying by the seats of our pants for the most part. We had no hotel reservation. I found one after a few calls and we were golden. I also thought I would take charge and get some menus for us to order some food at the hotel restaurant. I was a little surprised when the waitress asked if I wanted soup with that. I was thinking to myself, how does she know what I want and to ask if I want that soup with it? Then As I quickly racked my brain for the very little Deutsche I know, I remembered back to McDonalds and menu means...Meal! 75 Swiss Franks (1 SF = ~$1 US) later we had a nice chicken, rice and potato lunch. It reminded me of my Grandma Hoeger's house. It smelled like it and it even had polka music playing in the background. I hope she doesn't get any ideas and start charging for her great meals.
Our next adventure was going to Trummelback Falls...A series of beautiful waterfalls. For only 11SF for adults and 4SF for children, we were off to the falls. We road a cable car half way up the inside of the mountain and we walked up the rest of the way. The falls were deafening at some points and the kids are quick to tell you they were very cold. We could see our breath. It took us about an hour to get through the falls. When we were done, we enjoyed pie and hot chocolate before heading back to the hotel. After unloading a few things from the new BMW. (Yes I am bragging a bit but, how many times in a girls life will she say brand new BMW), we were off to visit the little town and get some more to eat.
The next morning (Sunday), we had a small breakfast at what I would like to refer to as "Grandma's". (It was free). I was totally bummed out when there was no cinnamon rolls. Instead we were greeted by the normal cereal, fruit, and cold meat sandwiches. The morning activities took us to the Schilthorn (appx. 10,000 above sea level) by cable car up the side of the mountain. These spectacular views and revolving restaurant were made famous by a James Bond movie made in the 1960's. (Google - Schilthorn Switzerland). Dan and I had the "007 breakfast" at a mere 20SF per person. I only had a cup of hot chocolate. The kids were so excited to see snow. We spent a nice amount of the time up there. We made our way down to Murren, a automobile free resort town. This little town is filled with bakeries, cafes, souvenirs and lots of people with walking sticks. We had a nice lunch and about a 45 minute hike down to the next town. It was all we could get out of Paige. It was still amazing with the mountains on each side. We took a small train up to Murren again and the cable car back down to the valley. We shared many laughs and plenty of good memories. Although it was expensive it was well worth the money and we are looking forward to our next trip to Switzerland. I hope you can see the beauty we were able to experience first hand. God is an absolutely and amazing artist.
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