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Another bright and cold morning. We head up to Mannlichen. Usual stunning views at the top.

And snow alongside the path.

We were the only people on the path to Alpiglen, but we heard voices close by. Never thought to look up! These guys passed a few feet above us.

As we begin to lose height the flora becomes more diverse. Edelweiss like the sunny spots amongst the heather. 

Beautiful day for a walk. Here we are above the Gummi slopes. 

Eventually we arrive at Arven just below Scheidegg. This is the hub of the ski area in winter. Looking up to Scheidegg. 

Ski lifts are a blot on the landscape for most of the year. 

We fill our bottles from a trough and continue downhill. The rough terrain gives way to pastures. 

The Eiger dominates the lower parts of the walk. We could feel the cold air falling from the face. 

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Yesterday’s rain finally moved on around midnight, and this morning we awoke to a beautiful day with fresh snow on the peaks. Here’s the Breithorn in the distance, sun shining off the roof of our house in the centre of the photo.

We walked high above the village to a hamlet called Ledi. Some of the best views in the whole of the Alps can be found here. 

Val, and the Jungfrau. 

A couple of hours later we arrive at Wengwald, which is below Wengen on the way down to Lauterbrunnen. There’s a railway halt here but nothing else. 

A very nice walk, and we rewarded ourselves with ice creams on the Eigerhubel back in the village. 

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It was raining when we woke up this morning, and much colder. Popped out to buy something for lunch and it started to brighten up.

After lunch we got the train up to Allmend with Sandro & Aliena. 

Beanie & Larina were already there. 

Our plan to walk back down didn’t go very well. The storm hit us about 100 yards down from the restaurant. The kids didn’t seem to care. 

Larina loves anything pink. 

We were all thoroughly soaked by the time we got home, but at least we had a walk. 

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Cakes and quiche for dinner last night; Rocks was packed and a good time was had by all. We raised 640 francs. 

This morning Val had cake for breakfast and we had a wander around the village. Most of the farm animals have gone down to the valley now, but there are still a few cows about. The young ones are quite friendly. 

Clouds are gathering over the mountains and we’ll have rain tonight and perhaps the first snow up at the top.