Europe Trip: Switzerland

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Europe Trip: Switzerland

October 16, 2014 by Claire (The Captive Reader)

Bachalpsee

The more time I spend in Switzerland, the more jealous I become of Heidi. And of the all the (non-fictional) Swiss who are lucky enough to live and play there. I spent a full week in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland this summer, hiking every day and getting the absolute maximum value out of my regional transit pass, and there hasn’t been a day since I got back when I haven’t thought longing of it.

Since I can’t go back any time soon, I thought I’d relive my happy memories of the mountains by sharing some of my many photos. Enjoy!

Alpine cow! Solidly 50% of what attracts me to the Swiss Alps are the cows.

View from Schynige Platte to Brienzersee

Iseltwald on Brienzersee

View of Grindelwald Valley from Kleine Scheidegg (random literary trivia: AA Milne proposed to his wife while on holiday in Grindelwald)

Walk from First to Grosse Scheidegg

Lauterbrunnen Valley from the valley floor

Lauterbrunnen Valley from Wengen

Lauterbrunnen Valley from Männlichen (notice a theme?)

Slightly windswept at the Jungfraujoch

Posted in Travel and Tourism | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on October 16, 2014 at 23:47 | Reply drharrietd

Lovely! I haven’t been to Switzerland for decades but you’ve made me long for a visit. Glad you had such a great time.
on October 17, 2014 at 01:11 | Reply Alice

I’m so jealous of your trip, it looks stunning. I wish I were Heidi or a Swede too. I think Lauterbrunnen Valley is a bucket list place to visit if ever I saw one.
- on October 17, 2014 at 01:12 | Reply Alice
  
  Swiss even, not Swede lol
on October 17, 2014 at 03:05 | Reply Marcia Lengnick

Beautiful, majestic mountains! I can almost smell the fresh, cool air. Thanks!!

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On Oct 17, 2014, at 12:01 AM, The Captive Reader wrote:

WordPress.com Claire (The Captive Reader) posted: ” The more time I spend in Switzerland, the more jealous I become of Heidi. And of the all the (non-fictional) Swiss who are lucky enough to live and play there. I spent a full week in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland this summer, hiking ever”
on October 17, 2014 at 04:53 | Reply Christina

Now I’m longing for the mountains. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures.
on October 17, 2014 at 05:07 | Reply Susan in TX

Your pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
on October 17, 2014 at 12:05 | Reply lifeonthecutoff

Breathtaking! Now, I need to re-read Heidi.
on October 18, 2014 at 05:23 | Reply jobaileysunny

Switzerland looks lovely, and that’s a beautiful photo of you!
on October 21, 2014 at 14:33 | Reply Lory @ Emerald City Book Review

So beautiful…saving our pennies for a family visit to Grossi and Grossvater, maybe next summer.
on November 7, 2014 at 15:10 | Reply Andrew Leon Hudson

How can those images possibly be real?
on November 16, 2014 at 03:02 | Reply Thomas at My Porch

Five years ago for my 40th birthday we tacked on 4 days on the end of a southern France trip and stayed in Gindelwald. Seeing your pictures it looks like we did a very similar trip to yours.