(This is a delayed post for October 30) Before we left Vals on the 4-hour drive back to the Geneva area, we walked around the streets of Vals, with its typical old Swiss houses, one more time. On the way to Geneva we stopped in Berne, a city with an amazingly beautiful and well-preserved old [...]
We decided to stay one more day in Vals and went on a hike in one of the local trails, this time almost 800 meters up to Leisalp. We didn’t get all the way to the top of the trail, but we were pretty close. On the way we encountered a playful dogs and some [...]
Today was both about hiking and relaxing. We drove to Laax and started with a scenic hike around Laax, of which you can see pictures below. Later we drove to the nearby town of Vals and went into its famous spa, which has a heated pool that is facing the Swiss alps. It’s quite a [...]
(This is a delayed post for October 27) We hiked for nearly 7 hours today. Starting from Grindelwald at 1034 meters we walked up to First, which is at 2168 meters. A height difference of more than a kilometer (!), which means the hike was very steep. The more we went up the trail, the [...]
Today we drove on a sunny day to Grindelwald, where we were supposed to go hike on the north wall of the Eiger glacier. However, due to a navigation mistake, our drive took much longer than expected. Also, when we arrived to Grindelwald, it turned out that the trail is closed ahead of time because [...]
It was snowing when we got up this morning in Saas Fee. J stayed at the hotel to telecommute while I tried my luck going on the trail we wanted to do. As the cable car which was supposed to take me to the trail’s starting point wasn’t operating (ski season is coming), I tried [...]
(delayed post for October 24) We started a hike in Zermatt, which is near the famous Matterhorn peak. Visibility wasn’t good in the Matterhorn, so we skipped the cable car ride up. The hike is one of the top 32 hikes in Switzerland, and for a good reason – it combines beautiful mountain scenery, forest [...]
Today we went to Chamonix (in France), a ski resort from which we wanted to get on the cable car to go up to Mont Blanc. But not only was there no visibility, the place was already closed when we got there. So we continued driving to our next destination – Zermatt, another ski resort [...]
Today I went walking about the streets of Geneva. It was a beautiful day – cold in Israeli terms, but I was well prepared and properly dressed. The city is very beautiful and the atmosphere is very relaxed. I walked through the old city, then around the lake and the famous Jet d’Eau fountain, of [...]
I arrived at Geneva airport around 11pm, met up with J, who picked me up from the airport, and we drove through the UN buildings complex (where she works) to the hotel. The scenic drive along the lake’s shore was very beautiful and I’m looking forward to walking around the streets of Geneva tomorrow while [...]