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Last night we hiked up into the forest above Wengen, laden with meat, bread, potatoes, beer and wine. There are thousands of public barbecues in Switzerland, and even here in tiny Wengen we have three. Emily had already got the fire going when we arrived.

We had a really good feast, and it was dark by the time we hiked home.

This morning we’re doing another section of our walk around lake Thun. We begin at Faulensee, and first we need to climb high above the lake. The views make the climb worthwhile.

Our destination is the village of Leissigen. It’s a couple of hours walk.

On our way home we popped into the Gemeinde (local council) and picked up our new residence permits. While we were waiting for the train we bumped into Robert and Jeanne, who are here for a couple of weeks after an 18 month absence. We enjoyed a beer together on the Eiger terrace.