Day 28 - Mürren II

LBreakfast didn't start until 8:00 this morning, a bit later than it has been.  Considering that last night got fairly cool, around 50 F, it was fine. It was a very good breakfast. We filled our bellies for our hike. Then we packed a few things to eat along the way and were off to ride the Schilthornbahn to Birg (pronounced Beerg) with an elevation gain of over 3500 feet. We choose not to go to the top another 1000 feet as we were already above tree level and all around was just rock. We got off and walked the Skyline Thrill, a platform over a vertical precipice. It is a metal structure about three feet wide and wraps around the rock. One can see the big three mountains, Jungfrau, Monch, and Eiger, on a clear day, which we had. After that excitement, we took off on our hike down the mountain. We came to a small lake and then on down we went. At this point it got a little dicey. It was steep and rocky and then there were cables to hold while we crossed a rock face and then came the crevasses to traverse and at times, almost rock climbing out of. Our reward for our efforts was a walk along the Wasenegg, a mountain ridge with sometimes steep drop offs on either side. The views in all directions (even down) were beautiful. We made a steep descent after that and then walked around a mountain and traversed some nice paths. It was a beautiful day. Made our way back to town and got ourselves clean. Walked about the town for a while trying to figure out a place to eat. We don't like to eat out all the time but the local Coop store wasn't hitting on much. We found a place with a quiet dining room with a nice vista. It was a family run hotel/restaurant and we had some nice home cooked food. We finished it off with a traditional Apple strüdel. Spent the rest of our evening planning our next days.