{"id":4347,"date":"2017-10-04T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4347"},"modified":"2017-10-04T15:08:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T15:08:32","slug":"bussalp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4347","title":{"rendered":"Bussalp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was wet and cold, but the forecast for today was much better, so we got up early and headed for Grindelwald. From there we caught a bus to a place called Bussalp high in the hills behind the village. There&#8217;s a restaurant at the top where we had coffee before starting our walk. Great views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4340 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2999\" height=\"1802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160722773511782-1024x615.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2999px) 100vw, 2999px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re reading this in daylight there&#8217;s a 360 degree webcam here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/grindelwaldbus.roundshot.co\">click here<\/a> to see it. The walk is quite steep to begin with before the path flattens out in the meadows below the restaurant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4341 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2749\" height=\"1954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962.jpg 2749w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1607511458702962-1024x728.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2749px) 100vw, 2749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s never been any skiing up here, but in winter the paths are used for snowshoe tours. Bussalp also has a claim to fame &#8211; the longest toboggan run in the world starts here. It&#8217;s 12.5 kilometres long. This is so popular that there&#8217;s a series of bars on the way down to make the run even more fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4342 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2435\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795.jpg 2435w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160840365858795-1024x615.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2435px) 100vw, 2435px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We emerge into a clearing to get this fantastic view of the Wetterhorn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4343 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1609041169612772-1024x705.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cow seemed to want to have a conversation about something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4344 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_160959608162115-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually we reach our destination which is the hamlet of Bort. In winter the only way to get here is on the gondola lift.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4345 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1612141624992962-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bort is part of Grindelwald&#8217;s ski area. In summer there&#8217;s another adrenaline fuelled way to get down &#8211; by scooter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4346 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2363\" height=\"1548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109.jpg 2363w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171004_1613091290882109-1024x671.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2363px) 100vw, 2363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We took the gondola.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1829\" height=\"1349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579.jpg 1829w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/img_1579-1024x755.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was wet and cold, but the forecast for today was much better, so we got up early and headed for Grindelwald. 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