After the perfect day of hiking, we were done with the valley. So the next day we left and stopped in the town of Interlaken on the way back to Lucerne. Interlaken (literally, 'between the lakes') sits between two lakes (duh) in a valley surrounded by mountains. Back in the mid-19th century, when British tourists started coming to the area, Interlaken was the place to be. So it still has a lot of old hotels that harken back to the glory days of the town.
With that kind of view, I can understand why the wealthy Brits came to the area.
Side note: notice that field in front of the hotel, it turns out to be about 7-8 acres of undeveloped land, just perfect for one of Switzerlands favorite summer adventure sports - paragliding, which turns out to be a mix of base jumping and hang-gliding. The weekend we were there was evidently a great weekend for the sport and we saw the adrenaline-junkies everywhere.
See what I mean? They look like jellyfish.
Anyway, we sort of just walked around town and took some pictures.
Then, we took the train back to our fair city of Lucern and strolled around. We went to the Picasso museum and I'd show you picutres, but I wasn't allowed to have my camera in the museum (the fact that it was boring has nothing to do with the fact that I took no pictures :) ) Then, we enjoyed the weather with about 2 trillion other people and walked around town.
I'm thinking we live in an ok town.
Next blog: More Lucerne
Those are very flattering pictures of Interlaken - we enjoyed it but it was a pretty boring, commercialized place. These pics don't show the Hooters next to the park...
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