Sunday, September 22nd

 Today we had big plans to see as much as we could in this area

After a nice breakfast in the hotel,

(and after I dropped and broke a glass!)

we headed to the bus, for a short ride to the train station

further in town

where the big gondola s station was

We hopped on that gondola and rode

way up!

Then hiked up abit more

to

" The Crown"

Which was a round platform on top of a peak

where the views were 360°

We watched 6 young men hike up in front of us

chattering away

with big packs

and parachutes (gliders)

We watched them gear up

and take off!

Para-sailers

Amazing

Greg took some amazing panoramic pictures from up there.

I just enjoyed the view and left my camera in my

pocket.

This is the trail to the Crown

Next we took another gondola,

one of the BIG ones,

Down the other side of that mountain

into a valley town called

Wangen

where we wandered around at all the Shops

stopped at a bakery for more goodies

then headed down a trial

(not recommended by the tourist information desk)

but it was so beautiful with amazing views

Pretty steep the whole way,

but a nice wide trail

there is a white sheep on the hill grazing

and also behind the trees

2 goats!

this was a very steep hillside 

They were alone but had bells on!

the valley town we were headed to

had along name

and I just kept calling it

Lotta burger

but it was really called

Lauterbrunnen

so you can see why I liked

lotta burger

It is known for all the beautiful waterfalls

and the steep cliffs on both sides

Amazing

The above 2 pictures tell a story. 

the top is a

" Retirement and Nursing Home"

and the 2nd picture is the view from their balconies!

There were about 4 people

sitting out on their tiny balconies

just gazing at the views and enjoying the warm sunshine

That's where I want to Retire!

The waterfalls were spectacular!

and we even hiked up to the side of this one -

it was advertised that the walk was

"behind the falls"

but the trail ended just beside it.

in town, we wandered the streets

saw a window display that brought back memorie s!

who Remembers?

Oh, and I almost forgot

on our walk down from the gondola YESTERDAY

into Wangen,

we found a little fridge by a farm where you can open and choose

fresh cheese, Sasage, etc.

Then a slot where you could just put your money

to pay for the item(s)

Sorry, I only realized that because of the

clothes I have on

in this picture!

And we ate slices of the cheeze we bought

along with some bread

on the hill beside a beautiful little church

in Lottaburger

Sunday at Noon

(I remember because the bells for the church were ringing)

side Note:

all the churches here have the same design

same bell towers

and they all ring their bells

for 5 mins at a time

at certain times of the day

( 5 minutes is a Long time)

The church was small inside

we went in and were able to spend a little

quiet time in prayer,

this beautiful Sunday Afternoon.

We had (have) allot to be thankful for

And I lit a candle for my loved ones!

(its like putting a name on the prayer roll in our Temples)

Another beautiful day!

After enjoying the afternoon wandering around this Pretty little town

we hopped on a train

back to Grindwald

where we wondered a bit more

then stopped for a little more icecream

before heading back to our apartment.

Time to pack up for the trip tomorrow for

Geneva → Paris