Family, Friends and Food

Kathi and Hampi- the best host parents anyone could ask for!

Old school friends. So fun to see them again after all this time.

Zopf und Kase. All that's missing is jogurt. Man, I miss breakfasts like this!
Raclette! I miss you too!

Murten and Murten See Part II

In Murten they have restored the city wall so that you can climb up onto it and walk along it. It was pretty neat.

View over the rooftops to Murten See with the Jura in the distance.

Good shot of the Alps on the way home.

Murten and Murten See Part I

Murten is a very old walled city on the edge of a lake.

Here's the road into the city.

Looking back at the city gate from the inside.

The chimney covers are so cute. They kind of look like birdhouses.

Schilthorn Part II

The fantastic revolving restaurant on top of the Schilthorn where one of the early James Bond movies (On Her Majesty's Secret Service) was filmed. We had a fantastic lunch while we took in the 360 degree view.

That's the helipad back behind Kathi.

Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau again.

If you've seen the Bond movie, then you might recognize the next two shots from the ski chase where they ski off the roof of the house.

Headed home after a great day.

Schilthorn Part I

What would a trip to Switzerland be without a day in the mountains?

Just to give some scale to the cliffs: the cable car in the shot below is actually quite large. It holds about 30-40 people.

This village in on top of the cliffs that the cable car takes you over.

Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau.

That's Thun and the Thuner See just over the ridgeline with the Jura off in the distance.