Excellent adventures in travel
On Friday the Eiger re-emerged with a frosted top. Our intrepid band of travelers set out on a multi-mode, seven stage journey. Feet took us down the looong hill to the 121 bus stop at Rothenegg. The bus delivered us to the Grindelwald train station. The ticket line was long, and we made the train … Read more
Thursday came in on little cat feet, and didn’t move on. The Eiger (Ogre) hid himself away – and took his brethren with him. We tromped down the long steep hill to the Rothenegg bus station and caught the 121 bus to the Grindelwald First (“fierst”, auf Deutsch) cable car station. Grindelwald First features two … Read more
After a long and mostly uneventful journey, we arrived in at our first Swiss Alps chalet mid-day on Tuesday. The “mostly” parts of “uneventful” concerned a one hour delay for lightning storms at Dulles and a nearly aborted journey for me when Emerson (16 week old kitten) failed to appear for our house sitter. As … Read more
I have been puzzled by Brexit. Some of our British friends are pro-Brexit, others are anti-Brexit. All of them are sensible people – so what gives? We were very glad to find a book at the British Library bookstore that made everything clear. If any friends would like to borrow this book, we are happy … Read more
Sorry for the delay in completing my trip report. I returned home on May 23rd to a bad cold, much kerfuffle in library-land and the loss of our dear beloved Folly-dog. I’ve wished myself back on the beach in Broad Haven many times. We decided to spend our last day in London doing guided rambles … Read more