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Colin likes the beer at the Three Tells down in the valley, so we popped down for dinner last night. On the way home we walked to the Horner pub in Lauterbrunnen, where Beves and Ibe have a last minute booking. They’re playing in the upstairs bar – we’ve never set foot in the place.

It’s like going back in time. There’s a flashing disco ball on the ceiling, and it looks like nothing’s changed for years. Some of the youngsters even wore period outfits.

It turned into a pretty good night out.

Today the weather’s glorious again. There’s still lots of snow in the village despite the high temperatures.

Lots of new growth in sunny spots.

Wengen looks as lovely as ever.

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It’s very warm again, but a little more cloudy. It’s time for another run, and this time we start at the Schilthornbahn. Here I come.

As we get nearer to Lauterbrunnen the path gets quite busy, and it’s only then that it occurs to me that it’s a bank holiday. Almost there.

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It’s sunny and very warm today. The summer attractions are beginning to open, and one of the first is Harder Kulm, a viewpoint high above Interlaken. We catch the funicular to the top. The views are pretty good. Here’s lake Brienz.

And in the other direction, lake Thun.

There’s some pretty good walking up here, so we did a circular route which took about an hour.

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Today we’re off to Grindelwald. Pandemonium at Scheidegg with all the Jungfraujoch visitors milling about.

When we arrive at Grindelwald there are lots of cows at the bus station.

They all look particularly clean and tidy. It’s the competition to find the most beautiful cow in the village. Which one would you choose?

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It’s a bit gloomy today, but mild and dry. Time to get the running gear on and head down to the valley.

I’m a bit rusty, and there’s a feeling of deja vu as I listen to coach Michael giving me words of encouragement as I run along the path.

Lots of cows outside now.

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The Easter holidays are upon us, so a nice day like today tempts the skiers up from the lowlands. We were tempted too, so we went up with Ibe and Colin.

Just for a laugh I wore my running watch, which faithfully recorded our trips up the lifts and down the pistes.

Apparently I hit 68km/h at one point, which was a bit of a surprise.

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It’s a grey, murky day with snow showers and a biting north wind. On days like this, the birds that normally live at Scheidegg come down to the village in search of food.

Later on we popped down to Beanie & Sandro’s for coffee and cake. It’s Larina’s birthday next month, but we’ll be in the U.K. and she’ll be on holiday in Thailand, so she can have some presents today.