Last night we had a good wander round the town. It’s typical of the region, and very attractive.
Here are our family.
And here is our hotel.
Today we went to see the Mohne Dam. We all know what happened here in 1943, but today it’s a stunning place.
Great day out!
Caught the train yesterday evening to Birmingham airport.
Commuter flight to Dusseldorf. Full of weary business men and a gaggle of schoolchildren on a day trip.
Not at all like a holiday flight, just a quick hello and off we go. We got to the town at about midday.
There were some storms earlier this week which did some damage to the railways, so to get to Soest, our destination, we have to make a grand tour of Westphalia. We stopped at a small town called Unna and had a traditional German lunch of Schnitzel & chips.
Arrived at our hotel.
Me (in Sunday Best German). ‘Hello, my name’s Mike Easley and I have a reservation.’
Receptionist. ‘Never mind that, how about a beer.’
A pretty good start I thought.
The season has changed, and it’s spring. Here’s our place.
The village takes on a whole new character. In particular the animals, who are kept safely indoors during the winter, begin to venture outside to enjoy the sunshine.
Ducks!
Morning!
Meet the kids..
Wengen in the sunshine.
Innerwengen. A hamlet just below the village. We usually ski here in the afternoons.
The mountains will remain white all summer long.
Strange day today, whole mountain deserted. There was just enough high cloud to stop the snow softening.
Nice menu art at the Bahnhof at Scheidegg.
Inevitable beer at the Figeller bar on the way home.
Hazy day up high, cold. Good visibility though.
We have coffee at Mannlichen, then set off around the mountain to Kleine Scheidegg.
After lunch we set off back towards the village. It’s very quiet, most people have gone home or are down in the valley playing golf.
Heading for a chairlift.
Down towards Mary’s Cafe.
At the top of the nursery slope – Sunday best turns as the whole village is watching.
Flowers doing their best to make some progress where the afternoon sun reaches them.
Went for dinner at the Baren with Sandro, Beanie & Aliena last night. Popped up to the village for a couple afterwards and what a snowstorm.
This morning things are looking up. There’s about 20cm of new snow, but the signs are that that’s it for the time being.
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