Switzerland (& Germany) Trip Notes

Wed 9/8 :

• Start from SF

Thu 9/9 :

• Arrive in Dusseldorf
• Quick flight to Zurich
• Train from Zurich to Interlaken with change at Bern.
• Double Rainbow!!
  
• Slight rain as we walked to our hotel - Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof.
• Really smart hostel.
• Towels and sheets
• Went looking for Thai place, but couldn't find it.
• Found Coop Pronto, and got food from there.
• Ate pasta with sauce and olives.

Fri 9/10:

• Train to Grindelwald.
• Went to Grundt and took the cable car to Mannlichen.
• Awesome cowbells sound all over the valley.
  
• Awesome views from there.
• There was some desi movie shooting in progress too.
• Great walk from Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg. Lots of pictures.
  
• Took the train back down to Grindelwald.
• Walked to Cable car for First.
• Picked up some snacks on the way - appelstrudel, ?
  
• Reached first via a super-long cable car ride.
• Turned out that Bachalpsee was too far to reach and come back in time for the last cable car.
• So, just took some pictures at First, and came back.
• Back in Grindelwald, ate Fondue.
• Back to Interlaken
• Dinner :
  

Sat 9/11 :

• Day of the Marathon.
• Train was super-crowded.
• Went to Kleine Scheidegg, started hike down to Wengen.
• Gave up around Wengenalp, took the train down instead.
• Took cable car from Wengen to Mannlichen.
• Hiked to Mannlichen Gipfel.
• Panorama pics, and many other pics from top.
• Back down to Wengen, (and down to Lauterbrunnen.?)
• Took cable car + train to Murren.
• Took Funicular to Alpen???
• Started Northface hike.
• Lots of cows at the start.
• Long long hike, with awesome awesome views.
• Back to Murren.
  
• Back to ??
• Interlaken
• 29k steps - totally screwed.
• Did laundry ?
• Dinner

Sunday 9/12 :

• Easy bus ride + etc up to Schynige Platte
  
• Down to Wilderswil.
• Off to Grindelwald, and from there to Kleine Scheidegg
• Amazing views from near Alpiglen as the clouds rolled in.
• Went off to Jungfaurjoch.
• Super-cold.
• Clouds rolled in pretty soon.
• Back to Interlaken through Grindelwald.
• Dinner
  

Monday 9/13 :

• Off to Lauterbrunnen.
• Saw Staubbach Falls.
• Quick lunch in Coop
• Awesome chocolate croissants + yogurt drink.
• Back to Interlaken
• Train to Basel.
• Flight to Dusseldorf.
• Cab to hotel was a Mercedes!
• Dinner at Weise - pasta and lentil Soup.

Tuesday 9/14 :

• Conference.
  
• Lunch at Thai Place - pad thai and Bitburger.
• Walked along Konigstrasse.
  
• Dinner at Moroccan place - Schwarzes Meer!

Wednesday 9/15 :

• Sam walked around Dusseldorf in the afternoon.
• Old town highlight - whole shop to sell just potatoes.
  
• Dinner at Weise - mushroom + lentil soup
  

Thursday 9/16 :

• Arpi got out early.
• Off to Cologne.
• Photographed ze Cathedral.
  
• Dinner at Schwarzes Meer. Again!

Friday 9/17 :

• Back to SF.