Prettyful Oeschinensee

[glacier_kitty]

Today we went hiking around Oeschinen Lake ("Oeschinensee" in German). The weather finally changed and it rained on us a couple times. Ah well, that's what rain jackets are for. :P There was a hard hike that looked like it went really close to glaciers on the map..it would have been cool, but I didn't want to crash like I did yesterday, and mom wasn't really feeling well, so we took the easy hike haha. We took a gondola up the mountain and walked up to the lake. It was really nice to be walking out in nature and not being on trains all day! The lake is glacier fed and SUPER gorgeous! The mountains with glaciers you can see in town are right near the lake..nicee. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area and had great stories to tell. We walked around the lake and had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the lake. When we left to go back to town the guide said we could take the gondola back or walk down..we all chose to walk down (taking the gondola would have felt like cheating haha). We walked through lovely forests and by streams and the sun even came out. It was so nice! I'm glad I did the easy hike cause I could tell I was at my limit when I got back. Mom and I were super lazy and laid in bed till dinner haha. I needed that though, I felt a lot better and more energized! I hope that's a good sign for feeling better tomorrow. We want to try to do the harder hike tomorrow..evil sickness go away! Haha



This is Brig..we walked around it a little while waiting for the train to Zermatt. All the towns in Switzerland (in the Alps anyway) are so nice!! It's also very clean here. So different from England..



Lovely glacial river on the way to Zermatt







Glacier!







I spy the Matterhorn!



Looking down at Zermatt from the gondola



Mmm glaciers..













Awesome moraine



The Matterhorn!

I have no idea what was going on here :P

Epic!





Cool texture

Awesome icefalls





Capped by a cornice haha













Nice view from up there











Glacial water is so preeeetty



In front of the Matterhorn



The towns always have such nice flowers!

Where we hiked today

More glaciers









Oeschinensee in the rain (the lake is at 5,177 ft)



So pretty!

Cool waterfall



Kandersteg down below









Aw

Comments

[foxydanish.livejournal.com]

I SO love your Switzerland pictures! Every single one is just beyond beautiful. I love seeing the glaciers and the mountains and the towns. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! LOL I very much would like to know what's going on with that guy in the box :P

I hope you feel better tomorrow so that you and your mom can do the harder hike!!

[heartlines.livejournal.com]

Everything is so pretty and really reminds me of my Austria vacation!
The cows are soooo cute, gotta love them.
LOL at random guy-in-a-box ^^