Weäre staying in a resort town that doesnät have a pretentious feel at all, Murren. We had to take 2 trains and 2 funiculars to arrive at 5, 361 feet in the mountains. Itäs really beautiful, the water is crystal clear blue and the air even feels different. Ryan and I both felt light^headed from the high altitude but that quickly faded. Weäre staying in a bed and breakfast place with shared bathrooms, but itäs actually quite charming, a Swiss chalet.
Achtung!! We began our day today attempting to ascend the Jungfrau, the top of Europe but it was not clear at all. This should have been our warning. Instead, we decided to go on our own on a trail that started quite nice and ended with me panicking and wondering if we would make it to safety. We ascended 3, 000 feet in altitude!! We did not see a single human being until the very top. We tredged through water, mud, snow, and ice and at one point needed to sled down fresh snow to packed snow!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was panicky and in tears during the end of this hike. Unfortunately, we did not see anything at the top and it was raining on us and the first lift was not even open so we had to wait until the clouds lifted. We almost had to turn back, thank goodness we made it safely! We wonät be doing this again, so donät worry about us now.......
It is so nice to be dry and in safety. We took to much safer activities this afternoon: laundry and the local pool.....
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Your trip sounds like so much fun!! I'm so glad to have this blog to keep up with you guys! Otherwise I might never know of the perils of your trip. have fun and keep posting!!
It must be hard to go from the beaches of Nice to snow in just a couple days! Sounds like you guys are having all kinds of cool experiences. (Though I think I would have skipped the sewer tour in Paris, no matter how interesting Ryan thought it was!) Hope you enjoy some Swiss chocolate before you leave. Christa
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