Switzerland

Last weekend, we met up with some friends in Hasliberg, Switzerland. The 5 hour trip South was mostly grey until we passed through an incredibly long tunnel in Switzerland. On the other side of the mountain, the sky was bright and clear and there were magnificent mountains to either side of us. Since neither of us have never seen the Rockies, this was our first experience seeing "real" mountains. It was exhilarating! And these were only the foothill of the Alps!

On Sunday morning, we went for a walk along a wanderweg. Basically, we walked out the back of the house and went up...and up...and up. Although the morning was a little foggy, it was still a beautiful walk! In the afternoon, we went to the Aareschlucht Meiringen, or the Gorge of the Aare Meiringen, a gorge carved by glaciers. The water flowing through the gorge was a gorgeous (no pun intended) blue green color and the walk though it was amazing! In the evening, we relaxed on the balcony staring at the mountains in the distance. We were able to see a glacier capping one mountain and enjoyed watching the clouds seem to get caught on the top of the mountains. Later that night, we went to dinner, intending to have fondue, but the small restaurant required a day's notice to prepare it. Maybe we'll get some later this summer when we go back camping with friends!

We've enjoyed every trip we've taken so far, but we've definitely been most impressed with Switzerland. It is incredibly peaceful and majestic and we're looking forward to visiting again!

Click below for our photo album of the trip

Switzerland