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Colin arrived last night, he’s moving into the flat in our basement. Today therefore he needed to go to the council office in the valley to register with them. We needed to visit the bank to pick up our ATM cards, so we all went down together and had a walk. It’s a bit gloomy in the valley at this time of year, whilst Wengen, above, is still in bright sunshine.

We did all the paperwork and ambled back to the station. Despite the shade and the chill, Lauterbrunnen still looks nice.

We brought a lot of spare ribs from the UK, so it’s dinner at ours tonight.

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It’s another lovely day, not quite as warm as yesterday but still very nice for November. Yesterday’s walk ended at Wengernalp, and that’s where we’re starting today.

Mettlenalp is inaccessible in winter unless you have snow shoes, and it’s a nice walk all the way back to Wengen. The views are simply stunning.

Another pond with a reflection of the Eiger.

There were lots of people out walking this afternoon – it’s bound to snow soon, so it’s good to get as much in as we can before winter arrives.

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It’s another gorgeous day, so this morning we’re heading up to Eigergletscher. A huge new lift will soon bring visitors up here from Grindelwald in just 15 minutes. It’s due to open next month. Eigergletscher looks more like a city street than a railway halt.

A new piste, complete with snow cannons leads down the hill from Eigergletscher towards Scheidegg.

Val got this lovely shot of the Eiger reflected in the reservoir at Fallboden.

Above Scheidegg. It’s so warm we’ve all shed layers on the way down.

From Scheidegg we continue towards Wengernalp. Another reflection of the Eiger, this time in a pond.

We caught the train back to Wengen from Wengernalp. At home I swept the terrace and got the balcony furniture out. We’ll have ice cream later.

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The fog that plagued us all day yesterday has descended down towards the valley, and it’s a glorious day.

We walk out towards Innerwengen. Ibex in the village for winter.

A pause at Staubachbankli. Great views from here.

The goats came out to see us.

Back in Wengen, everyone is enjoying the sunshine, and restaurants with sunny terraces are doing a roaring trade.

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International travel is going to get very difficult starting today, so yesterday we headed for Heathrow airport. Thousands of others had the same idea.

Usually we fly from small airports like Birmingham, and small airports mean small aeroplanes. Not here. This was the nicest plane I’ve ever travelled on.

You get lots of space, a touchscreen television and Val even had champagne. Five trains later we arrived in Wengen.

The weather is dry and quite mild, but the village is shrouded in fog. Most bars and cafes are closed at this time of year, so there are always a few folk socialising on the Eigerhübel.