Winter Wonderland Melchseefrutt

Winter is coming to an end, but there is still lots of snow up in the higher mountains. This weekend we spent in Melchsee-Frutt, a mountain resort village at 1920 m above sea level in the Swiss Alps, still covered by 3-4 meters of snow. Technically the Winter season closed this weekend, but it is still ‘Winter Wonderland’ up there. The lakes are covered by snow and ice, and it is beautiful to stroll around in this wonderland. Enjoy!

Melchsee-Frutt

Melchsee-Frutt

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All Saints Day with the Stoos Ridge Hike

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The ‘All Saints Day’ (Nov 1st) is a public holiday for some parts of Switzerland. And because I’m lucky to live in that part and because it could have been one of the last days with excellent hiking conditions, I wanted to hike a trail which has been on my bucket list for a very long time: the ‘Gratwanderweg’ (ridge hike) on the Stoos.

Ridge Walk

Ridge Walk

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Oeschinen Lake

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This hike has been on my ‘must-hike’ list since last summer, and when I saw Urška writing about recently, it got definitely on my top list of things. The Oeschinen Lake (German: Oeschinensee) is a beautiful lake in the Bernese Overland, Switzerland, east of Kandersteg, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site:

Öschinensee from Heuberge

Oeschinensee view from Heuberg

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Mostly Sunny, or: Why you should Hike in the Rain: Ibergeregg to Spirstock

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So we prepared a hiking trip the day before. The weather forecast said “mostly sunny”.  Only to find out that the weather was not that great in the morning. Yes, true: Technically  the sun is shining, at least above the clouds:

Mostly Sunny or not?

Mostly Sunny? A good day for a hiking tour!

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Three more Reasons to Commute by Train in Switzerland

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Commuting to work can be boring. I’m gifted that I can use the Swiss train system, and I wrote about the “10 Reasons Why I Love my Train Commute“.

Immensee

Train at Immensee Station

Brendon asked if I need more reasons. I don’t. But there are indeed three more reasons I can share from my work commute today: Three lakes in three minutes. First Lake Lucerne on the right side, then Lake Zug on the left and finally Lake Lauerz on the right. Enjoy the ride:

Happy Commuting 🙂