Interlaken Hiking Vacations

The mecca trail today! | Jul 22 07'

           I woke up at 0630 to aches from yesterday’s hike. But the sun was shining t... Continue reading »

Heading out to Interlaken! | Jul 20 07'

           I woke up at 800 this morning to catch the 0915 train from Nancy to Interlaken,... Continue reading »

Interlaken - Part II | Jul 22 06'

"and I keep hearing Kathleen's voice, "come on Sara you can do it""

I headed back to Interlaken as I only had one day here with Emily and it was so beautiful.I decide to save some cash and stay at a hostel which is... Continue reading »

Mountains | May 26 06'

There's this place in Switzerland called Interlaken. If you're into geography or sky-diving, you've probably heard of it. This place is a little si... Continue reading »

Interlaken, Switzerland | Jul 21 07'

"We went outside onto the observation deck and it was snowing and 1degrees (brrrrrrh.... cold) and then onto the walking track along the glacier."

Sunday, 22 July 2007Headed out of Torino and headed for Interlaken in Switzerland. On the way we had to drive the car onto a car train which took u... Continue reading »

Heaven Amongst the Peaks! | Sep 05 07'

"Plus at that stage having been up since 5 and just spent nearly 5 hours hiking up a steep incline (and beginning to freak out a little as the last 3 to 4 hundred metres were very steep !)"

Got up at 4:50 to catch the first train out of Geneva to Interlaken to start our journey to the Mountain Hostel in Gimmelwald in the Swiss Alps, ha... Continue reading »

Glimpses of God's glory in Gimmelwald! | Oct 13 06'

"Ah... the faint sound of cow bells as they grazed on the steep slopes of the village!"

Wow!! We loved Gimmelwald: a tiny alpine village, situated 1400 m above sea level, facing the Jungfrau, Eiger, and the Monch, 3 towering snowy peak... Continue reading »

Touch it, wimp! | Sep 13 05'

"I thought Jordan was going to hyperventilate as we inched towards the edge of the switch-back the sported a sheer drop beyond the edge as I desperately tried to coerce my bike to turn in the allotted space."

With Katrina having a broken leg and getting all the press, I thought I'd give you a glimpse as to what Jordan is up to.  We have spent the la... Continue reading »

Murren, the home of Heidi | Jun 08 07'

"The hills are alive, with the sound of music"

We sat through hours of traffic, but we finally made it to Switzerland and it was beautiful. It was just like the movies (Sound of Music) an... Continue reading »

Dumb Blonde American Survives Mountain Hike | Jul 20 06'

"I sat on the train, mouth agape, at the mountains and hills, little towns, and the steel grey rivers rushing from the glaciers still melting above."

Friday, June 21,2006 Well I never did find Heidi (though I’ve heard rumors she is on the east side of the country). But I did find the Switzerland... Continue reading »