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We started off the next morning with a drive to Meiringen, a small town know for its meringue cookies. From what I have read, this town has a claim that meringues originated here so I thought it would be a fun stop. We had vanilla and chocolate ones that melted in your mouth. We enjoyed a few other treats here too!
We then spent the rest of our morning taking a gondola up to a mountain town called Murren, which is at an elevation of about 1650m. The town is literally located on the side of the mountain and has phenomenal views of snowcapped mountains. We then enjoyed a walk to nearby Gimmelwald, another mountain village just about 300m below Murren. This village has no cars and has resisted large-scale commercial development so it’s very quaint.
Avalanche Controls
We also enjoyed looking up at the high peaks above – among the highest in Switzerland. These peaks are also the site of scenes from ‘Piz Gloria’ in James Bond movies. The Black Forest and Mont Blanc are nearby (recognize these names?!) We had a great time!
We finished off our afternoon with a quick stopover in Interlaken. The views were great!
Next up is Geneva!
PS From Ryan:
Apple Users – does this look familiar?!
I was very excited to see that the Swiss and Germans both like robotic lawn mowers! This looks even more sophisticated than my model. I will have to investigate upon return. 🙂
Ryan & Emily - The Globetrotters 
I get so excited when I see you have a new blog post! 🙂 This area is my favorite party of Europe by far….enjoy the rest of Switzerland!
Amy – Thanks for the comments – it is great to see that so many people are reading! We have over 100 followers which is awesome. One neat thing is people we meet along the trip are interested in our travels. We have picked up a few followers along the way!
Dear Ryan & Emily,
I can’t begin to tell you how much I have been enjoying your photos and comments! Ken & I have been on quite a few Rick Steves’ Tours and we recognize so many places you have visited. We actually hiked all the way from our hotel in Grimmelwald, through Murren, and on up to the Shilthorn. I could actually “hear” the clanging of the cowbells when I saw your photo of the cow. There weren’t as many flowers in bloom when we were there. Shortly after we got to the top, the clouds moved in. (I had the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted in the Piz Gloria. I also purchased a very nice Swiss watch there that I still faithfully use.) Rather than hiking back down, I had promised Ken that we would take the gondola.
I laughed at the “Apple” clock and robotic mower. Don’t you just love the Swiss?!
Oh, and one more thing, I still use my “old” metronome, but prefer using a Metronome App on my iPod!
Keep up the great postings!
Mrs. Krueger
That is cool that you have been on so many trips to Europe. I recall you mentioning travels to Europe, but I didn’t recall where you visited. That is awesome that you have been in the exact areas we have visited. As you may have seen we didn’t have great hot chocolate – we tried two times and were given hot milk and packets! Oh well…we did have some excellent Swiss chocolates though. 🙂
In one interesting note – you may not know – I DO have a Robotic mower in Cincinnati. It is amazing – I haven’t touched my lawn in 4 years now. You will have to ask my Dad about it as he has seen it live.
Good to hear that your old metronome still works when the museum loans it back to you!
Reading these posts I really get the impression that your travels are simply to space out visits to pastry shops.
Possibly… 🙂
Again the Alps remind me of when we worked in Glacier National Park in Montana and the Canadian Rockies, and of course Bavaria. We heard the cows coming home too with their bells, a very peaceful sound in the evening. We never heard an Alpine Horn though, did you? Looks like Switzerland is beautiful. Chuck has a Swiss Army Knife. Did you see them? Was the Swiss Cheese any different than ours? Swiss chocolate?
We didn’t see/hear any Alpine horns. We did see lots of shops with Swiss Army knives. We saw one with a USB stick in it – the true digital Swiss Army knife…it was a mere $300 USD!
The Swiss cheese in Appenzell was quite good – a little different flavoring than in Ohio, but still good.