Joni's Jottings

Wednesday dawned clear and gloriously sunny.  The foursome headed out at 7am for a long walk from Schynigge Platte to First. (Judy shared pictures of their walk, which I’ll put in a separate post.) Dominique had a mid-day appointment, so we hung around the chalet, then bussed up to Männlichen for the panorama walk to Kleine … Read more

On Tuesday the clouds were nearly gone, so we aimed for a longish walk from Grosse Scheidegg to First. The trek began with a walk (up and down) to town, where we climbed on the bus to Grosse Scheidegg.  The bus followed a long and winding road, with sweeping views of the valley and peaks … Read more

The Eiger and his sibs were still a bit sulky on Monday. But the weather gods promised to smile, so we embarked on another multi-modal, multi-village, multi-elevation day.  First leg: chalet to bus (down the you-know-what) to catch the train to Lauterbrunnen. Next leg: cable car to Gruitschalp and cog train to Mürren. We strolled … Read more

Sunday’s rainy weather was forecast to clear by afternoon, so we took trains to the area castle, Schloss Thun.  First it was down the !@#! Hill to the 121 bus stop. Grindelwald hosted a Morgan rally – the Jungfrau Treffen – September 5-7. We saw several of these classy 3 wheelers tootling around. From the Grindelwald … Read more

The weather gods having decreed a rainy weekend, Dominique and I decided on a day of domesticity. We did laundry, shopped and cooked a warm, nourishing dinner while the rest of the crew trooped to Interlaken in the rain and cold.  I’ve been promised pix and tales of the Interlaken adventure, especially their visit to … Read more