Or ‘come on Switzerland’ if you prefer. The Sunstar are attempting to be Wengen’s number one football venue, with a big screen and lots of flags. Drink 3 beers and you get a surprise gift!
Despite falling behind early in the game, the Swiss team did very well and got a deserved draw against Brazil.
This morning I began week 6 of my running programme. It’s getting warm again so it was quite hard work.
Rain is forecast, but we head across the valley via Grütschalp.
We have a stroll along to Winteregg. Despite my healthy eating programme it is impossible to avoid a Winteregg burger for lunch.
After eating we set off up the ski piste. Friendly cows along the path.
Ski runs always look steeper without snow.
Eventually we get to the top and we can walk downhill to Mürren where the train awaits. A good day out, and no rain.
If you’ve always wanted to know more about apples, then this is the walk for you. It begins at Holenstein. Along the way are info-boards giving you more facts than you could possibly need.
Crossing the meadows that are the Tschuggen ski piste in winter. Views down to Grindelwald.
We’re at around 1500 metres here, and it’s warm enough for livestock.
Eventually we reach Brandegg. The restaurant here serves apple fritters of course.
Fun facts about apples. They won’t grow above 1200 metres as a rule, and Gala apple trees are resistant to fire.
Popped down to Lauterbrunnen this morning – I had a longer run to do and it’s a bit flatter down there. After lunch we went and tried out the new cable car. It’s all very swish, with a spiral staircase leading up to a balcony on the roof.
Up at Männlichen it’s cold and there are lots of big patches of snow. All the walks are open though.
More folk coming up on the roof. You can only do this in summer.
It’s a much nicer day today so we head up the valley to Stechelberg.
The valley is very green after all the rain we’ve had recently.
Ice creams when we got home, then I went down to the garden and did some more work on the Great Wall of Wengen with Angela and Damian.
My running programme lasts 9 weeks, and today is week 5 run 2, so I’m just past the half-way mark. It went really well in cool, overcast weather. Later we had a walk down the hill to find the chalet that Jennifer and Rich have rented for their visit. It’s in a lovely spot.
Great views down the valley too.
Downstairs, Angela is building a garden wall, so I’d better get down there to lend a hand.
Did very little apart from popping down to Interlaken for shopping. Hope it stops by morning.
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