FollowWherever you go in the mountains, you’re never far from running water. The mountain streams need to be managed as they pass through the village in order to avoid paths and buildings being damaged. This morning we’re woken by a helicopter delivering pipes to the field at the bottom of our garden.
The pipes will be used to drain water from the old railway track bed that runs past our house. A trench has been dug to take the water into the Brunnibach stream.
Having been woken up we may as well head down to the valley for some exercise. It’s a nice morning, but rain is forecast. I head off in the direction of Stechelberg.
On my way back I wave at Clive and Alison, aka the idleskiers, who are on their way to Trummelbach. I arrive back in Lauterbrunnen a sweaty mess, and we catch the train back up to Wengen. The storm rolled in just before we got to the village, and we got pretty wet just dashing the 30 metres or so across to the Co-op. When we finished our shopping the rain was even worse, and we sheltered under the entrance to the Hotel Silberhorn for a while until it eased off.
Suddenly, I didn’t feel so bad about being woken up by the guys building the drain.
Every August we have a music event to celebrate composer Mendelssohn’s link with the village. For this we need a grand piano, and it was delivered today.
The flying piano for the Mendelssohn Music Week in Wengen. #piano #helicopters #Switzerland #wengen pic.twitter.com/vkfYCA8LFA
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