Grindelwald

Saturday, October 14th, 2017

Today we went hiking in the Alps. We drove to the town of Grindelwald. (Mark got his car from 3M on Friday) Grindelwald is a village in the  Bernese Alps, in the Jungfrau region. They have skiing in the winter and lots of hiking in the summer months.



 We took a gondola up to First. This area allows you a great view of the Eiger North Face. We did the First cliff walk. We walked to the suspension bridge for a great overlook of the Alps.





After doing the First Cliff Walk we began our hike. It was a perfect day for a hike, warm and sunny. We hiked to Bachaplsee, which was a nice and easy hike. This area had two beautiful lakes.



Then the hike became a little more challenging. We hiked about a total of 6 hours. When we got back to our car it was dark. We were both really tired but the scenery was totally worth it. I think the walk down the mountain was maybe the most changeling believe it or not, because is was such a steep decline that the front of our toes hurt by the time we made it back to the car.









This was a cute little house that we walked by on our way down.(Looks cuter in person) Of course, we also enjoyed walking by some cows too with their bells on. (not pictured) Also a great waterfall.




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