I decided that we had better visit Switzerland, just in case I never make it back to Europe. And as long as we were going to Switzerland, we may as well see the Alps. And as long as we were going to see the Alps, we may as well sleep high up in them.
So we stayed here:
We took a cable car to the hotel late at night, so we couldn’t see much. We were delighted to wake up to this view off our balcony:
And as long as we were staying in the Alps, we may as well take a cable car to the top of the Schilthorn, right?
So we did. This is the shadow of our cable car ascending the steep face of the Schilthorn Mountain:
Tim was a very good sport, considering that he is “not a fan of heights” and we were hundreds of feet off the ground during our ride.
Our destination was the Piz Gloria – a rotating restaurant on the tippy top of the Schilthorn that offers panoramic views of the surrounding Alps – we had breathtaking views (as in, I cried a little) of Jungfrau, Eiger, and Monch peaks, among others.
Our views (pictures REALLY don’t do the scenery justice):
We were greatly amused to know that certain types of footwear are forbidden on Shilthorn mountain.
Here we are, on top of the world.
We ate at the Piz Gloria restaurant, which offers seats that rotate slowly in a carousel-like fashion. It was fantastic.
Tim got shnitzel.
I got cheese. I like cheese.
Squiggles browsed the beer list, but didn’t find anything to her liking.
Tim and Squiggles enjoyed some daddy-daughter time while I gawked at the mountains. I did manage to catch a couple shots I love.
There was a couple a the restaurant that kept taking silly pictures, including this one. We have no idea what it was supposed to be, but they seemed to think it was hi-lar-i-ous.
We finally took the cable car back down, and Squiggles decided to call it a day.
Our cable-car operator had a pretty awesome mullet.
At the hotel, we had more awesome food- some kind of sausage, and some kind of pork dish. Both were delicious.
Squiggles liked playing in her play pen, but not sleeping in it.
So she joined me in my half of this weird set-up.
9 comments:
I'm jealous so bad. I love all the pictures, except the one of the spiral sausage. That's gross.
Uncle Brad would most certainly approve of this adventure, especially the crying about the view part. He would join you.
Some day I will go to Switzerland.
This looks amazing! I would like to go there. I might let Lance join me.
Whenever I want to take a vacation but don't have the money or time, I check out a Rick Steve's video and do some "armchair travel". I think this revolving restaurant was in the episode I just watched. How exciting that you ACTUALLY got to eat in it and see that magnificent view. '
Oh, and if you don't get back to Europe again (which I highly doubt), you can always try "armchair travel". :)
The views were absolutely spectacular! I loved them. You got some really great pictures of the three of you, too. The food looked wonderful, even the spiral sausages (Cami)! Squiggles, as usual, looked darling! I'm glad I finally got to see this part of Europe.
Favorite country ever.
Dad Dave: I always wanted to go to the top of a mountain in the middle of the winter, but never really wanted to pay the price in effort and avalanch danger. You have inspired me to find one of those cable car thingeys and give that a try. I will leave my high heels at home.
So beautiful! I wish I was there!
How did I miss this post!?
Those views are amazing. I am definitely a fan of the Alps...and Squiggles...and her parents. ;)
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