Saturday, February 23, 2008

Switzerland Trip Summary

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We stayed the week in Interlaken and day tripped out each day by rail. Here is a pic from Murren.

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We went to the Piz Gloria, a revolving restaurant on top of Shilthorn, made famous in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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You see a lot of these around.

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That's the Matterhorn on the left. Its summit is the border between Switzerland and Italy. We hiked "the Matterhorn trail".

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One of the views from high above Grindelwald.

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Skiing from First or Bort, the two lift stops on the way up the mountain from Grindelwald.

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The weather can change quickly when clouds move in.

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To give a sense of scale, thats Brent sledding down the mountain.

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A bit of the sledding trail.

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Brent showing the way to Zermatt from Zmutt.

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Here you can see a glacier.

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Yum! Cholera, that sounds delicious.

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They have a lot of different "lifestyle" drinks in Switzerland. No, I didn't try it.

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More pics are here. Brent's pics are here.

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