Wanderweg

I have been exploring the great outdoors since my last post. We went to Jungfreau yesterday. It was a two hour train (the train looked like a Disney World excursion) ride to the top. Once there, it was absolutely amazing. We could see glaciers and mountains for miles. We decided to hike to a lodge from the base. As we tredged through more snow than I have ever seen in my entire life, the sky started to close in. That is right, we were stuck in a white out. I could not see my hand in front of my face. But, the pursuit of beer always prevails and we continued to hike toward the lodge with hopes of a clearer view from the top.
We eventually had our beer. It actually tastes better at 12,000 feet. Unwilling to wait any longer for the clouds to disappear, we trudged back in the white out. It was really surreal. I could barely see David next to me. Once at base, we explored an ice castle (unnecessarily touristy) and stopped for more beer (David) and hot chocolate (me). Despite the white out, it was nothing short of amaying. The white out was a pretty fun adventure too. Afterwards, we returned to Interlaken to fetch our stuff for Lucerne.
We spent today in Lucerne. We listened to the advice of a receptionist at our hostel and headed on a free trail toward Pilatus. To say it was a mistake would be the understatement of the century. We climbed for five hours directly up hill through a swamp. It was exhausting. Unfortunately, when we reached the top, it was too cloudy to see all of Lucerne. We rode the cable car down. To give you an idea of the distance, it was a 25 minute cable car ride. I have never been so exhausted in my life. I guess we can say we climbed it? Once at the bttom, we treated ourselves to Swiss beer by the lake. It was certainly the most successful part of the day. At least we got our Swiss hiking in. Headed to our final stop, Zurich, tonight.