July 12 05 Tuesday.
Oh my gosh, we woke up to clear skies. Hurry catch the bus and the gondola to Murren and on to the Schilthorn. We had validated our passes for a free day. But this trip from Murren to the Schilthorn was another 65 francs. Grampa was not happy, but prompted by Grama paid up. The Schilthorn is where the James Bond film “ In his Majesties Service” was made in 1968. It is at 9,000 + feet. When we arrived it was totally socked in by clouds. We watched a couple of movies and had some snacks and hot chocolate in the revolving restaurant. Then a quick walk to throw some snow balls and take a few photos and we were off. Stopped in Murren for lunch. Again Pizza, rosti and sausage. After lunch Rick and the kids decided to hike back to camp about 1 ½ hours. Mikleane, Joel and I explored Murren and took a tram to Allimendhubel. Checked out he village and walked back to Murren. Then Joel and I took the train along an upper panoramic ridge and the tram back to Lauterbrunnen. Mikleane decided to walk from Murren to Gimmelwald. When we got to Laterbrunnen we caught the bus to the Gondola to Gimmelwald, and low and behold there was Mikleane, so we went to a hostel for a beer. We had fun talking to the young kids staying at the hostel. This is a tiny village that only has some summer tourism as in winter it is snowed in. They make cheese and smoked sausage that is very good. Well back to the campground for dinner. Tomorrow the Top of Europe !!!
Oh my gosh, we woke up to clear skies. Hurry catch the bus and the gondola to Murren and on to the Schilthorn. We had validated our passes for a free day. But this trip from Murren to the Schilthorn was another 65 francs. Grampa was not happy, but prompted by Grama paid up. The Schilthorn is where the James Bond film “ In his Majesties Service” was made in 1968. It is at 9,000 + feet. When we arrived it was totally socked in by clouds. We watched a couple of movies and had some snacks and hot chocolate in the revolving restaurant. Then a quick walk to throw some snow balls and take a few photos and we were off. Stopped in Murren for lunch. Again Pizza, rosti and sausage. After lunch Rick and the kids decided to hike back to camp about 1 ½ hours. Mikleane, Joel and I explored Murren and took a tram to Allimendhubel. Checked out he village and walked back to Murren. Then Joel and I took the train along an upper panoramic ridge and the tram back to Lauterbrunnen. Mikleane decided to walk from Murren to Gimmelwald. When we got to Laterbrunnen we caught the bus to the Gondola to Gimmelwald, and low and behold there was Mikleane, so we went to a hostel for a beer. We had fun talking to the young kids staying at the hostel. This is a tiny village that only has some summer tourism as in winter it is snowed in. They make cheese and smoked sausage that is very good. Well back to the campground for dinner. Tomorrow the Top of Europe !!!