Switzerland Day 2

Today, it's off to conquer the Schildhorn! After a tasty breakfast (bread & rolls, cheeses, meats, Muesli, yogurt, fresh fruit, etc.etc.), we drove off in search of the cable car, which would take us to the famous peak featured in a few Bond movies. You actually take a succession of 4 cable cars, which all leave precisely on-time, and quickly whisk you higher and higher, achieving more and more breathtaking views with each passing minute. We were astounded with the beauty.


Here is a reflection of the view off Pete's glasses.

We ate at the rotating restaurant on top of the Schildhorn, and Peter had a "James Bond drink" - vodka martini, shaken, not stirred :-)

We really enjoyed the view from the top of the Schildhorn. We set our camera tri-pod on the edge of the table at the rotating restaurant at the very top of the peak and snapped as we made our way around. We stitched the pictures together and I dusted off my flash skills to put together a fast version of our view over lunch.

It was fun to scramble around in the snow at the top.

We decided to walk part of the way down, instead of taking the Gondola all the way. We saw lots of things along the way.


Here is the cow we saw along the way. I love having flash in the new Adobe suite!!!

Pete had fun running down the mountainside.

Julie had fun enacting the Von Trap Family Dancers, er, Singers, er you get the picture...

We found a funny site along the narrow, one lane road that connects the many little villages on the way to the top. This family had converted a old telephone booth into a roadside shower hut.

Pete desperately wanted to try it out. 

We ate dinner at the "Restaurant des Alpes" (Höheweg 115, 3800 Interlaken) - again a recommendation by Ursula, and again a fantastic find! We had the fondue, yum! Afterwards, she brought a "kirsch" aperitif, which really calmed our full stomaches. We contemplated ordering the chocolate fondue after a brisk walk around the city, but cooler heads prevailed, and we agreed to save it for another visit.