Alpine Lakes, Flowers, and Cows

Where Dreams are Made Reality

Did I ever tell you I have dreamed of hiking the Swiss Alps. Cliché? Sure. But I Did It! With my favorite person to bat! I can have it all here in Switzerland!

After days of no plans and whimsically letting the train take us through amazing parts of the country… we arrive to a (relatively) planned destination! Easy was it to arrive to one of the most tourist-ed spots in the Switzerland… Interlaken! After some window shopping and gaga-ing over Swiss time-pieces… we quickly move to higher elevations to better appreciate what Switzerland is mainly known for of people of all ages. The Trails! Finally, a major hike in Western Europe! Trekking poles, hiking boots, backpacks, trail mix… David and I are at home here!

Trails for Everyone!

The trails are maintained so well and well marked that it makes it easy for children just starting to walk and older folks refusing to stop walking to trek the Alps! I cannot explain how much beauty surrounded us! Even during short threats of rain… it only made for a wet walk for dinner. We were so lucky to have beautiful rides on the gondolas and trains to help us cover more ground within these valleys of trails!

After starting the day right with a decent breakfast at our guesthouse, we are packed for a day of trekking. Meeting fellow international dreamers… we stop at lakes,

by cows,

to smell the wild flowers,

and to just enjoy all the sights and sounds(or lack there of) of paradise. But some how, David and I cannot avoid my overzealous nature to keep trying to get to the top of each trail. But as grey storm clouds start to loom over us… we try to out run it to stay dry. Failing miserably, we were fortunate enough to reach a shelter to wait out the worse part of the rain.
Onward!
After the rain passes the skies open up more blue showing more brilliant colors throughout the land! Jealous are we of the locals and transplants as we admire their traditional wood homes decorated with native flowers and cow bells. Its easy to talk about liquidating our life in the USA and move here!
We don’t stop dreaming for a while…