From KL to the Swiss Alps ...

After an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur on Qatar Airlines (through Doha), we arrived in Zurich on Saturday morning, June 12th. Swiss Rail took us quite efficiently to Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland by Noon after changing trains in Bern and Interlaken.
Due to fog and low clouds we were presented with no views at all of the Eiger, the Monch and the Jungfrau, normally visible in all their splendor from our 4th floor hotel room in Grindelwald. Since we had two nights here, we spent our “layover day” trying-out our hiking legs in preparation for three straight days of hiking about 18 km. each day on our self-guided trek from Grindelwald to Wengen, to Obersteinberg, and then to Murren.

In spite of not seeing the mountains and experiencing a few intermittent showers, we have been impressed with the gorgeous countryside dotted with beautiful chalets. Stay tuned! More later … - rw