We’re off to the U.K. tomorrow, so today has been spent packing, getting tested and all the other stuff you need to do to travel these days. We popped over to Ali’s to print everything out, and later we’ll all be off to Rocks. With a bit of luck, this time tomorrow we’ll be back in Shifnal, so tune-in again at the end of November when we return.
Colin has recorded some music. A single called ‘Suzie’.
And a 4 track EP called ‘The big river’.
These are available on all the major streaming platforms – Amazon, iTunes, Spotify etc, so if you have a subscription, search for Colin Flint and you’ll find the tracks. If you don’t have a subscription, you can listen free on ReverbNation – click here.
Colin’s new found fame is worth celebrating, so we had a party in Rocks last night.
Aneta came dressed as Harry Potter. Here she is with Emily, playing wizards.
We ordered a big stack of pizzas from Sina’s, and a good time was had by all.
Today’s walk starts at Holenstein. The theme is apples.
The walk descends, and down here it’s still warm enough for cattle to graze.
The reward for completing this walk is usually apple fritters, served at the quaint little restaurant at Brandegg. Unfortunately it’s been demolished, and a bigger, and doubtless more expensive restaurant is taking its place.
A train arrives and takes us up to a deserted Kleine Scheidegg. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it so quiet.
As the Eiger has appeared in most of the photos today, here’s a handy guide should you wish to climb the north face.
Rocks is usually closed on Tuesday, but tonight we have the keys and we’re having a bit of a party.
Summer is at an end, and the cows that produced all the cheese that we saw yesterday, are coming down from the high pastures. Here they come.
Many of the cows are dressed-up, and the cowherds wear traditional clothing.
The cows do a complete lap of the village, and dozens of people turn out to see them.
The cattle will return to their farms and smallholdings for the winter. We’ll see them again in late spring.
Football last night. Emily opened the scoring in the first half, and Interlaken went on to win 3-0 against Holligen.
That puts Interlaken top of their league.
Today it’s the traditional end of season cheese festival. Plenty of people here this year.
The cheese is divided up amongst the owners of the cows.
And it’s not just cheese. There’s lots to eat, and we had a nice lunch.
A nice day, and we even managed to avoid the rain.
Very clear sky on our way to the pub yesterday evening. It was a cold night.
Männlichen this morning. It’s strange to think we’ll be skiing up here in 8 weeks or so.
Our walk begins at a place in the valley called Schwendi. The valley is narrow, with just enough room for the road, the railway and the river.
We pass through the hamlet of Burglauenen. View back up the valley.
The next hamlet is called Lütschental. The valley suddenly opens up.
Eventually we reach the railway station at Zweilütschinen, where the train picks us up and takes us back to Lauterbrunnen. A nice walk on a beautiful day.
We had a big get-together at the Eiger last night, and between us we ate all the steaks they had.
Naturally we ended up in Rocks afterwards.
Aneta made shots. Raffi seems to like the look of them.
We all had a slow start this morning.
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