Travelog for: Hansel Gretel

Merry Christmas
This year we had a quiet Christmas.



Grandfather gave us some worries. (a surgical intervention)
He is now on the mend.
Tomorrow we will travel for a few days to Jasper's daughter.

Bye for now

Hansel

Hi sister,
Holiday on Lake Thun.
Today we made a trip to the Niederhorn, a mountain vis-a-vis of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
We started in Thun and boarded the paddle steamer "Blüemlisalp"



The Blüemlisalp was built in 1905 in Zurich and was the showpiece of the Lake Thun fleet.
The ship is 60.45 meters long and has a width at 13.15 meters. 800 people can be accommodated on it.
1971 Blüemlisalp should be scrapped. 20 years it lay unused at anchor, waiting for its last trip. The association "Vaporama" enabled, a 2-year renovation and since 1993 the Blüemlisalp is again the favorite of tourists and locals.



So, enough of numbers and data, see for yourself how nice it was.



The ride in the morning had something magical.





We were fascinated by the landscape and also the interior of the vessel amazed us.









In Beatenbucht we left the steamer. Before we boarded the funicular, we could admire the ship in all its beauty.



The funicular took us to Beatenberg. The view during the ride was terrific.





Then we moved into a gondola and arrived after a short ride, the mountain station of the Niederhorn at 1950 meters above sea level.



The view was spectacular, even if only pitiful remnants of snow were to be seen.





















Instead sleigh rides the scooter is used and instead of skiers enjoy themselves the paragliders.



Snow or no snow, no one could spoil our mood and we enjoyed the day to the fullest.



Here we are waiting for the ship to go home.







We had a wonderful day. I wished I could experience everything with you.

Hansel

Hello everyone home,

the last hours of the old year we spent loud and funny.





After a delicious dinner, we played, sang and partied until the early morning hours.











We wish all a Happy New Year.

Hansel

We are in Wroclaw.
Wroclaw is the largest city in western Poland.
In 2016, the city will be the European Capital of Culture.
We saw Old Town Hall. I like it very much.

I also saw very nice monument It s Boleslaw Chrobry. This man was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025, and the first King of Poland in 1025

It s very, very cold today. So we were unable to visit Centennial Hall, but I hope I will be able to see it next time.

Very interesting way to explore the city is seeking out Wroclaw dwarfs. There are over 300 dwarfs spread all over the city.  We found one of them  :-)

Hi sister,
Today we celebrate the birthday of the WotWots.



There is chocolate cake with frosting in blue and pink.





We will have a happy day.





Love
Hansel

Today we saw some beautiful winter landscapes.
Karkonosze mountains are really amazing. But...very cold here. We had a very nice time here.

Hi sister,
it was so boring today, so we snooped around a bit, and found these things - laboratory glassware !!





Let us explore and invent.

This flask was clearly too big for us. We quickly searched matching sizes.





Then we started our tests series.



All we found in Jaspers cupboards was poured together, heated, distilled and how it all means.





It seethed and sometimes smelled terrible.





The result - you will not believe it - gold.







Unfortunately we have forgotten in the heat of the moment to write down the recipe.

Sorry sis, can't send you a fortune back home.

Hansel

Hi sister,
finally nice weather again. We did not hesitate long and were on our way to Sigriswil, a small town in the Bernese Oberland.
After train - and bus ride we walked to a known destination called "grave mill". Here you can fish for trout and gold panning. There is a zoo, and barbecues.







Unfortunately was still closed.

But we saw an alpaca breeding.









After a good lunch at the Hotel Bären, we visited the Sigriswiler panoramic bridge.



It is 340 m long and 182 m high and one of the longest and highest pedestrian bridge in Europe.







The views of Lake Thun and the Bernese Alps is breathtaking.









And the view into the canyon makes Jasper trembling knees.







After a last look at the bridge



and the parish church



together with vicarage we were on our way home.



After a long time without the sun we enjoyed this day especially.

Love
Hansel