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4 Aug 20, 07:19 AM |
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Switzerland Summer 2020 - Day 2 - Andermatt and Goscheneralpsee
As expected we woke up to a cloudy and rainy day. The forecast has been saying rain for the first two days for ages so we weren't surprised. For breakfast we had ready made scotch pancakes and madeleines - not the most healthy but all we had in. The aim of the morning was to get some shopping in. We decided to drive down to Andermatt - about a 15m journey as it looked a bit bigger. We parked up and had to go and get some Swiss Francs out of the cash machine and then buy some croissants so we had change for the car park! Before hitting the supermarket we had a walk round! It was a very picturesque town with cobbled streets. And typically Germanic looking houses! And the still looking freezing river! We walked back to the supermarket. J stayed outside with June while the rest of us went in. Prices are so very expensive here. It cost 140 euros - and that only included 4 bottles of beer and no meat. Some items were 3 times the prices back home! We stopped off on the way home to try and see a waterfall. However I think we were too low. Still very pretty though. Back home with starving children I made (put in oven) fish fingers and oven chips which we had with peas. F made a banana cake which they had with ice cream. We played games for an hour after - Uno Ultra (I was useless - as I'm always am with this particular game). Then Boogle - I got this off amazon just last week. It is a word game (much to the kids disgust I got the English version rather than the French one so J and I have an advantage ) At the end of 4 rounds I was in the lead We then headed out to Goschenalpsee - a man made lake in the mountains (at about 1750m of altitude) It was a pretty scary drive up - the road was very narrow and we met a bus coming down. J didn't like the sheer drops on one side either. We made it and this was the view. It was still raining so we got all our stuff on - probably needed gloves too but only F had those! There were not many people around though in normal times I expect it would be packed! The dam was built in the mid 1950s. We walked across and then up. Some of the views. There were lots of waterfalls around. June loved her raincoat! And what looked like bluebells but may be something else! It really was a lovely place - and the rain pretty much stopped! I walked back along the dam while the others went the long and windy route. Back at the car O meet up with me and told me that J, F and June were running down to the campsite. We drive down (thankfully not meeting with anyone!) and they arrived about 2 minutes later. We got back home about 5.30pm after a stop at the coop for some chocolate. F started playing the piano and we all just chilled out in the lounge. F then made some yogurt lemon muffins - thankfully the kitchen is well stocked! Dinner was a veggie pasta dish which seemed to go down well - not that they would dare to complain! The evening ended with some card games (I seemed to lose a lot!) and more boggle (I am good at this! ) There was lots of laughter which was lovely! I forgot to say that the wifi started working sharing in the morning so I cancelled the appointment! At least O can do his university course without trying to hotspot from our phones! We were all tired after the fresh air so went to bed around 10pm! Edited at 01:11 PM. |
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4 Aug 20, 07:50 AM |
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Love the mountains!
When you said you got your stuff on, I thought you meant to go swimming! Brrrrr! |
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4 Aug 20, 08:11 AM |
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New Photo Added by Melbatb - 4 Aug 20 8:11 AM.
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4 Aug 20, 08:31 AM |
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Great that you made the most of the day despite the rain. Loving the chalets, they look just like gingerbread houses 🏡
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4 Aug 20, 08:40 AM |
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Shame about the weather but at least you made the most of the day. Love June in her little rain coat, she looked so cute!
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4 Aug 20, 08:55 AM |
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Stunning photos - looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing
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4 Aug 20, 09:24 AM |
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Beautiful views even with the rain, what a stunning location. Shocking prices at the supermarket though, although I can imagine eating out would be even more expensive
Your Airbnb looks really good, a nice base to relax and play some board games and have family time 💕 Pleased the WiFi started to work again especially for your son to get his uni work done. Love June’s raincoat, so cute 💕 Edited at 10:13 AM. |
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6 Aug 20, 05:08 PM |
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Such a gorgeous setting but not so good about the food prices! The board games sound fun
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9 Aug 20, 09:17 PM |
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What a great day, don’t think I would like driving those roads
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10 Aug 20, 02:57 PM |
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Looks such a pretty town but eeesh that’s an expensive shop
June looks adorable in her coat .. looks a tad cold for a summer holiday ! What a lovely evening with homemade dinner and games. Good fun.
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