Day 8 Grindelwald

Waiting at the train station in Lausanne. We were leaving

Lausanne and heading to Grindelwald.

I thought the little villages along the way were so quaint,

but pictures just do not capture it.

I kept trying though.

Trying again, to capture the beauty.

This is where the camera fails miserably. At Interlaken, the

water is turquoise. I have never seen water quite this color.

I wanted so badly to capture the color. this was the best I

could do. It was one of my favorite places that I saw. So

darn beautiful.

Just strolling around Grindelwald.

Hotel Central Wolter

It was Sunday when we arrived in Gridelwald. Julie was

just having her day of rest. = )

Something else that was fun to have a picture

next to.

Sunday morning we got up and had breakfast at the

Hotel Elite in Lausanne. That was our last day at that

Hotel. It was the one we stayed at the longest. At each

hotel we stayed at, they included breakfast. Our

breakfast would consist of sliced lunch meats, sliced

cheese, crusty breads on one table. Then at another

table they had juice, milk, 3 types of cereals, 3 types

of yogurt, and cut up fruit. Then on your table, they

would bring you a bowl of different breads. The

croissants were great. We also had hot chocolate

each meal. We ate at the Hotel Elite 5 mornings. We

almost felt like it was our home base. But, we were

off to other places now. We got on a Golden Pass line

which had panaoramic trains. Even though the train

rides were long, they didn't feel that way, because of

the beautiful countryside we could see. When we came

to Interlaken, I had discovered my favorite place in

Switzerland. Mel had told me he thought it was really

beautiful. Now I could see what he meant. I really

wish I could show you the color of the water in these

lakes. MAN. Anyway, it wasn't much longer and we

were in Grindelwald. It was similar to Zermatt, but not

as crowded. A very touristy, or rather, a place where

people came to go skiing. Just like Zermatt. Kind of

like a Small Park City. We had come on the last day of

the regular ski season. They were shutting down the

town basically. But we walked around a little, explored

some of the things there. (A few shops, an ice skating

rink, possibly the place where they practice for the

Olympic curling team). And we looked up at the huge

mountains that we would be exploring the next day.

The Eiger, MÜnch. They were breathtaking, even with

the cloud cover that was part way up, so you couldn't see

the whole huge mountain. The weather was a little

unsettled so we wondered if we would have the clear view

like we did at the Matterhorn.