Thursday, August 1, 2013

bernese oberland

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in late july
our
friends
suzanne & jared
visited us...

we had
many adventures
but our
most memorable
was
our trip
to
the
bernese
oberland.

. . . . .

our
motley crew
headed
out
early
in
the
morning.

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vee is
an old pro
on trains.
she made
herself
comfortable.

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we took
train
after train
to a gondola
and then
to a cute little
steam engine train
that took
us
up
up
up
the mountain....

until we
were finally
in mürren.

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the view
was
breathtaking
but
vee found
other things
more
entertaining.

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we stopped
in
a park
and
suzanne
and
grub
made us
lunch.

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then
vee & grub
went to
the hotel
to nap...
and
suzanne,
jared,
and i
spent
the afternoon
hiking.

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the hiking
expedition
ended
back
in mürren
around
sunset.

we found
a picturesque
spot
for dinner...

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and
ate
and
watched
the sun
disappear
behind
the mountains...

well,
except
vee,
she
bounced
the evening
away
on
the trampoline!



she
did
stop
ever so
briefly
to enjoy
the sunset
(and pizza).

sunset (31juli).

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yesterday morning view from hotel in mürren. happy swiss day (1aug)!!!

the next day
we decided
to try
a hike
with vee...

we rented
a
backpack
to carry vee
and
off
we
went...

vee was
not
happy about it
at first
but
she
got use
to it...

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after
a short hike
to winteregg,
we took
a break...

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we had
some lunch
&
vee played
in the park
with
suzanne & jared...

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then
we took
a family
portrait!

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after lunch
it was
time for
mama
to carry vee
for a while...

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we hiked
until
late
in the
afternoon.

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then
we
headed
back
down
the
mountain

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on the gondola down the mountain (1aug). #holyshitzerland  @sasprea @chezgrub @jayhpea

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and
home
to neuchatel.

. . . . .

vee
went
to bed
as soon
as we got home
but
the adults
stayed up
to watch
the 
show.

swiss national day

happy swiss national day!

xo

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* below photo
denotes
photos taken by
suzanne asprea.
or jared pearce.