Day 27 - Mürren

An early breakfast led to an early departure for us. We were on a train by 8:00 a.m. After changing trains, a giant gondola and another train, we landed in Mürren. Whew! We took a jaunt through town, dropped our bags at our hotel, got a quick coffee and hit the trails. Again the day was clean and the temperature a bit cooler, but still plenty warm. Our hike took us up and then along a ridge where we saw a few other hikers. After a break at a farm where we purchased some of their yogurt for a snack, we moved on and found a bench for our lunch. We were seeing fewer people and then made a descent to a waterfall that was marked on our map. What we didn't know was that we were to pass behind it. And the fact that the trail was narrow, steep and dropped off made Joan a bit nervous. The trail after that was nice and wooded for a while. We started a road walk and stopped at a small roadside place where we shared a brownie as a reward for a good hike. We went back and checked into our chalet. It's quite nice with a small place to sit out front and view the mountains. We headed back out to check out more of town but ended up going on another hike that took us to a place called the Chänelegg. It's a plateau that overlooks in many directions. We returned to town and got cleaned and organized. Went to dinner at a restaurant with great vistas and great food. Going out to eat in Switzerland is quite expensive but this place was reasonable and delicious. I (Ed) had a ragout of wild boar over noodles while Joan had a salad with chicken and a super fruit tarte for desert. It was time for rest and planning after that.