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Once upon a time… actually I’ve already told part of the story. Flash forward 35 years, and I found myself in King Diamond’s home town looking up at a ceiling I couldn’t have imagined in high school.
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Hiking the Swiss Alps
Today’s photo comes from three weeks ago today. It was our last full day in the Swiss Alps so we tried to make the most of it by doing not one but two hikes. The first was the Mountain View Trail–awesome hike, be sure to start at the top of the Allmendhubel (Standseilbahn) funicular and end at the Grütschalp station. Those going the other way (Grütschalp to Allmendhubel) didn’t look too happy (as it’s mostly uphill in that direction).
We were beat after that but thought we’d be good to go on another hike if we rested in the Alpine Spa (Alpines Sportzentrum Mürren). After a soak we went to Gimmelwald on the gondola to hike to the Sprutz Waterfall, supposedly an “easy” 30-minute walk. Maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad if it was our first hike of the day, but it’s straight up for more than 30 minutes followed by another 15 of up and down to get to the waterfall.
Everyone we passed along the way were coming in the opposite direction from the North Face Trail and recommended the North Face Trail. After the waterfall we took the North Face Trail back to Mürren from which this photo was taken. The North Face Trail (like the Mountain View Trail and Bluemental Panaroma Trail) was excellent and not to be missed. Be careful if you plan to eat at the restaurant along the way (Pension Spielbodenalp) as it may not be open. For us, Pension Spielbodenalp was closed, even before 5 p.m. on a Tuesday.
HILDA
Great vibe in this restaurant in Budapest (Pest side of Danube River). The food was excellent as well. Initially I thought someone’s phone kept chirping, but then I noticed a caged bird in the restaurant. Awesome.
Lake Como views
Today’s photo is from the ferry between Menaggio and Bellagio.
Swiss Alps in the moonlight
@HotelEdelweissM #Mürren
I’m not very good at sleeping. So when a full moon rose over the mountains out my hotel room window I figured my time was better spent trying to set up my camera for this shot than laying in bed trying to get back to sleep. This was the view from the bed though.
Tschingelhorn, Tschingelspitz, and Gspaltenhorn from Schilthorn
@SchilthornPiz
The Swiss Alps were even better than expected. Our base was Mürren for three nights, and that was an awesome location to begin exploring. We took numerous hikes, but today’s photo comes from Schilthorn, 9,744 feet above sea level. This height was made all the more impressive as we were flying home and our plane’s altitude was at 9,000 feet. No details could be made out on the ground far, far below.