Popped up to the village after dinner last night and had a few drinks with Andy at the Caprice. He has a new Bavarian beer called Bock. Very nice too.
This morning Val was off early to the hairdressers. I went up to meet her later, and during our lap of the village we heard cows coming up the hill. Normally this is a big event and very popular with tourists, but this year the dates have been held back to discourage crowds.
We’re off to James and Julie’s for dinner tonight.
Emily’s turn to cook last night, and she prepared a real feast.
It’s a bit chilly on the terrace, so we ate inside.
This morning Val called EWL (our electricity supplier) as the cloakroom light switch, which has never worked properly, has finally given up the ghost. Sandro came and replaced it just after lunch, leaving us time for a walk.
We lost hundreds (probably thousands) of trees in the storms in November. It’s important that they are made safe so that the forest paths can open. It looks like the foresters have been working hard here.
Sleepy Wengen in the afternoon sunshine.
We got a bit wet last night on our trip down to Lauterbrunnen. It was well worth it though, as we had a really nice dinner at the hotel Oberland, with a few drinks at the Caprice when we got back to Wengen.
The rain passed over during the night, and this morning was much brighter. This evening it’s Emily’s turn to cook, and she wants to have a barbecue, so I spent an hour sprucing up the terrace. After lunch there’s time for a run in the valley, before returning home to make my signature tartiflette.
The day started well enough, and we popped up to the shops for a few bits. After lunch however, things went downhill fast, with gusty winds, rain and a few claps of thunder. We’re off out to dinner in Lauterbrunnen later, so fingers crossed that it dries up in time for our walk to the station.
Last night we had a walk up to the village after dinner. Amazing view of the Jungfrau from just above the house.
The Caprice had reopened, so we popped in to say hello. Andy the manager has been busy during the lockdown. He has brewed beer and made gin from daisies. The beer was very good, as was the gin according to Ali.
Today we had a quick trip to Interlaken to pick up a coffee table for the balcony, and I barbecued some burgers for dinner.
Last night I cooked lots of tapas. My Spanish omelette made from rösti and half a dozen eggs turned out ok.
Ascension day is a bank holiday here, so it’s going to be very busy in the valley. Instead we go up to Mürren. It’s a lovely day.
The path from Mürren back to Grütschalp is my favourite place to run.
Our plan to have a beer in Lauterbrunnen came to nothing – there wasn’t a single free table on any of the terraces. Not to worry, we’ll pop out for one after dinner.
We’ll, not so much a room, but our living room balcony. We bought some binoculars a few weeks ago, and they’re really good, but they need a very sturdy tripod. It arrived today.
Our next flight back to the UK has been cancelled, that makes a total of five cancellations so far. I called Swiss today and rebooked, but I’m not holding out much hope. Anyway, it’s nice here.
It’s my turn to cook tonight, so I’m going to see whether I can turn a Swiss rösti into a Spanish omelette. What could possibly go wrong?
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