Temperatures are still high – it was 32 degrees when we left the house this morning. It would be nice to find somewhere a bit cooler. We head for Männlichen.
Folklore at the top.
It’s still hot though, so we set off along the high path to Scheidegg. We eventually found a cool spot above Gummi. The snow is still 2 metres deep here.
Unfortunately we can’t spend all afternoon chilling by the snow. We eat our sandwiches and amble back to Männlichen.
The pretentiously named Fede Jon Laba played in Rocks last night. He turned out to be good fun. Aneta had a sing.
Today we’re all off to the church, as Sophie and Patrick are getting married.
Steve and Colin have the gig.
It’s going to be a long day. After the ceremony it’s drinks outside the church, then more drinks up at the Spycher bar at Männlichen, and dinner in the Berghaus.
It’s very warm again, which is a shame, as we have the Wengen ‘evening run’ today, and the runners will suffer in the heat. We make some sandwiches and set off to walk the course. This is only the 5th Abendlauf, but already the event has grown to the extent that there will be 2 races this year – the next one is in August.
The course is about 8 kilometres. It’s basically a big lap of the paths around the village, and believe me it’s hard going, with lots of steep climbs. Here’s our GPS trace.
We stopped and ate our lunch at about half way. The course is marked by flags, with sawdust arrows at junctions.
Including our picnic lunch and some water stops, we ambled round the route in 2 hours. The winner this evening will probably do it in about 30 minutes.
Lovely evening at the Caprice last night. It’s still really hot, so Beves and Ibe played out on the terrace.
The sun is still on the peaks, long after the village has descended into darkness.
Today we need to finish our gardening. Clipping the 4 metre high clematis was tough, but we got it all done.
By the time we got back to the village the temperature had hit 35C. The only building in Wengen with air conditioning is the Co-op, so we had a wander around inside before choosing our ice cream.
We had a nice bbq evening last night in the garden. An international event, with guests from the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
Today it’s hotter than ever, but we’re off down the path to start this season’s gardening at the house at Wengwald.
It’s warm.Very warm. We’re having a barbecue this evening, so I spent most of the day peeling potatoes and chopping onions. We popped up to Männlichen to escape the heat for a while. It’s like a construction site, with the new lift and the renovation of the Berghaus.
With the lift out of action there’s a bus service from Grindelwald.
Cables have been installed today.
Still plenty of snow up here.
Our swimming pool is popular today, and it’s no wonder with the temperature at 32C.
Beves and Ibe had mentioned that they were planning a shopping trip to Bern, and we said we’d like to tag along. So this morning they picked us up at Wilderswil, and off we went. First stop was a big suburban shopping mall – we all got some shopping, mainly in Decathlon which is relatively cheap.
Next, we drove to the old town, which is absolutely beautiful.
A walk along the river brings us to the famous bear enclosure.
Just above the bears’ home is the old tram station. It’s been converted into a brewery, pub and restaurant. Lovely lunch and really good beer.
There’s a very popular lido alongside the river. The parliament building looks down on it.
But there’s no need to stick to the pool. Here’s Ibe having a dip in the river.
Views over the city, and if you look very closely you can see the mountains that surround Wengen in the background.
A truly grand day out.
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