After our adventures of the day before, we decided to have an easy day today. After breakfast we hopped on the train up to Kleine Scheidegg to check out the conditions. It was actually quite nice out, but I did spot this little fellow
From there we hopped on another train down to Grindewald. It's a much more touristy town, and we didn't want to hang around for too long. Just long enough to snap a few pics, grab some lunch supplies and get out of town again.
From Grindewald we walked down to Grund and hopped on the little two seater gondola for the ride back up to Mannlichen. The ride takes 35 minutes and the views are spectacular. You can see the entire Grindewald valley, the North Face of the Eiger, and the rolling green hills below. We even spotted a number of mountain marmots peaking out of their dens to sun themselves.
When we reached the top we decided to walk the Panoramic trail which follows the ridge and takes you directly towards the Eiger. Again, the views are stunning in every direction.
We stopped for a picnic lunch along the trail....it's so nice being able to drink a bottle of wine wherever you want...some good cheese, some local sausage, perhaps some Swiss chocolate. The cafeteria at work is gonna bite the big green weenie after this!
After we finished our stroll we hopped back on another train and made our way back down to the valley floor. We headed back to our big patio to relax in the sun a bit and do some reading. Then it was a light supper (ha ha ha, not) and then off to bed. Even on an easy day we still managed to get in some mountain air and a nice little hike. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
