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Hiking tour in Switzerland [1]

Dave Hood
2004-02-22 18:10:16

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intact in both directions. We followed the wall up the hill to the Schloß, which is now a museum. Decided to save it until later; wandered past the Stadtskirche, and back down to the flea market in the town. Nice place, rivers, islands, bridges, a pleasant, cool, sunny day.

Went to the Bahnhof to see about seat reservations for our train home next Saturday. Did the whole thing auf Deutsch: Jacky picked up the parts I missed, and vice versa.

Then we went for a walk along the north shore of the Aare, out toward Thunersee. Very nice! There’s a monument where a house used to stand: Brahms spent three summers here. Fitting, since I’ve had his Requiem running through my head all day. Interesting to see the lake steamer backing into the river. I guess he needs headway against the current, and the river is too narrow to turn around at Thun.

Right at the mouth of the river is the Schloß Schadau. We walked on east until we found Schloß Hünegg at Hilterfingen. Wedding pictures in progress.

Stopped in the town for snacks. I wouldn’t have tried Chiquita banana drink if there had been an alternative, but it turned out to be pretty good. Then we hiked up a steep trail and returned toward Thun in the woods.

Back to the hotel, ready for naps. Jacky looked over our tour bumpf. It starts out in a reassuring way: the weather isn’t as bad as its reputation. And besides, the worst day hiking in the Alps is better than the best day in the office. Then we discovered some new information: they rate tours A through C for difficulty, and we have signed up for a C. Also discovered that we signed up for the leaderless option. Um, okay. Should be an adventure. The idea is that every day we climb out of one valley, hike across and down into the next valley westward, where we find our hotel du jour. They included a map to illustrate the idea, a picture map. Oh, great! – We’re going off on ...