More Bernese Oberland

Another beautiful day in the Bernese Oberland. We took a train to Grindelwald and then a gondola to First. From there we hiked 4 miles (one way) up through snow to Lake Bussalp where we had a picnic. When we got back to First, we had biers and cold beverages before catching a 1,000 meter zip line to a gondola down to Bort where we rode Trottibikes (scooters) 5 kilometers back down to Grindelwald. All in all another beautiful day.

Grindelwald

Grindelwald

Grindelwald

Grindelwald from the gondola

View from the gondola

View from the gondola

View from the gondola

View from the gondola

View from the gondola

View from First

View from hike

View from hike

View from hike

Jack in the snow

View from hike

View from hike

View from hike

Lake Bussalp

A paraglider we met in First. He flew in from San Francisco to Zurich yesterday and caught the train/gondola to First this morning. His plan was to paraglide back to Interlaken.

Lake Bussalp - Jack eventually fell in up to his knees

Jack at Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp

 

Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp

Lake Bussalp -  After Jack had already fallen in

Jack was occupied with removing shale from this cut

Cool reflections

Looking down the ziplines - I had a huge lead, but Jack came back to win

Trollibike madness

Trollibikes

Trollibikes

Trollibikes

 

Check out this train track, it extends up the hill in the background. I can't even guess the grade 35%?

On the train headed back to Interlaken