Today, we changed home bases after 10 perfect weather days in the Berner Oberland. What incredible luck we had! Sunshine and not a drop of rain. Clear blue skies every day to enjoy the Alpine views and great hikes... it was absolutely wonderful!
Staying put for 10 days was kind of a treat too! We usually move along after 3 or 4 days. TEN in the same place felt like indulging.
We started with the obligatory Lion Monument, and then just wandered around.
Lunch was our next goal and I wanted a raclette again so we started the search. I always prefer the do-it-yourself style raclette, not the kind prepared in the kitchen and I lucked out big time! ... or so I thought at first.
I was excited to see the stove and huge wedge of cheese
But just one bite of the cheese confirmed this was not "The Real Thing". It didn't stink, it was mild, it hardened too quickly on the plate, and worst of all it left a soup of oil in the plate.
You can see very plainly in this picture how oily it is. This place is just for tourists who want the experience and don't know what the real stuff is supposed to taste like.
Interestingly, they served it with a plate of fruit and I have to admit I like that combo! I've never ever seen raclette with fruit... but it works!
A little more wandering around town after lunch and then we made it to Church to light a candle for Frank's dad who died a year ago yesterday.
The skies were overcast, but it was still comfortable outside and around 2PM we thought it was a good time for a Spritz break.
Slowly, the clouds dissipated and the sun and blue skies were out again. We thought it would be a nice experience to go up to the Chateau Gütsch (a Castle-Hotel up on a hill) and enjoy the terrasse in the sun with beautiful views down over Lucerne. Well, they didn't want us riff raff tourists up there and we were not so subtlety dismissed. Fine. The views over Lucerne were just as beautiful standing by the front door!
Instead of taking the funicular back down, we hiked through the forest instead. It was so nice I was glad that in the end we weren't allowed to linger on the terrasse.
Next on the agenda, a very important task: Getting a time-lapse picture of me in the Old Chapel Bridge.
Here's 2006, 2011 and 2014
and now, 2025 ....
We went back to the hotel to officially check in and unpack, and then just some more wandering.
Around 5:30 we decided to have supper by the river since it was still so comfortable outside.
It was a nice time overall, but it cooled down much quicker than we anticipated and it became cooler as the evening wore on and less pleasant to be outside. We were glad to leave in the end!
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