Hello from Murren Switzerland
We have had two of the most beautiful days. We left Interlaken yesterday and were greeted by another gray day. We took the scenic route up to Gimmelwald and we were soon in the middle of a snow storm. We got off at Gimmelwald and hiked up to our hotel. Yesterday was complete opposite of our trip in Paris. Instead of rushing to catch subways and speeding from site to site, we laid on a back patio, stared at the mountains, and made shadow puppets to pass the time. We did a small walking tour around the 100 person town, played cribbage on our back patio overlooking the alps, and napped. After we woke up from our nap, the sky had cleared fairly significantly so we went outside again, but didn't last long because it was freezing!!
Our hotel cooked us dinner (which was very conveinent because there are no restaurants in town) We met the other guests staying at our little creaky fire hazard place. There was one couple also from washington state. We are following their almost same travel schedule, so that was fun to swap stories.
Today we were thrilled when we woke up and saw a totally cloudless sky (thanks for your prayers Jessie). We ate breakfast and then took a scenic gondola up to the town of Murren. We LOVE the place that we are staying today. The woman who runs it is from britian and she is so sweet. Our room is incredible. When we first went in, the windows were wide open and we have an awesome view of the alps. We dropped off our stuff and headed up 2,500 feet to the Schilthorn. Again, we just cannot describe how beautiful it was. This was the third time on the trip that i've said "I think this is the most beautiful place i've ever been". It was a 360 degree view of the most incredible snow covered mountains. We took lots of pictures and then watched a short film showing clips from the James Bond movie that they filmed there.
After we got back to Murren, we had a panini and are now here typing to you. We got free passes to the local sports center to we are going to the hot tub after this. Tomorrow we head for Cinque Terre. We are hoping to actually be able to use our capris and shorts..Talk to you soon.
2 comments:
wow it said that you were posting at 6 am. It sounds just amazing, breathtaking and worth the cold.
You are in a magical land.
I love to read about what you are doing and I can just picture the mountains. Love to the Crowls.
The sun finally came out today! Whohoo! I bet you are enjoying the sun there as well. Make sure you tell every hotel and restaurant that you are on your honeymoon so you can get some sweet hook ups. Don't worry, I am taking detailed notes of the sermon series for you. Sad news- boy wonder has quit Ankrom Moisan. He gave a one day notice because he wants to become a brick layer.
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