The Land of Heidi 3 - Grindelwald & A Look Back at My Time in the Central Bernese Oberland

After 3 days in Interlaken and its surrounding Central Bernese Region, I have to say I've covered it all - and probably also had more than my fair share of Korean tourists who have been staying at my hostel.

I mean, let's set the record straight, the hostel I'm staying in, the Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof in Interlaken is stupendous hostel - they give you 6 tokens to spend on washing machines and coffee, and you get the Interlaken - Wildersvil part of your train trip free - a great discount as it reduces the price of your train ticket to Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald, along with the discount you get for using the Eurail pass. I guess the quiet and clean nature of the place - and the fact there's no bar - means it will always attract a more quiet, genteel crowd, including Koreans, families and younger Americans. Not that that's a bad thing, I think I've had some of my better sleeps in a hostel here which is good given that I'm still working through a 6-hour time difference from Singapore.

Highlight of this part of the trip - indulging in what the Swiss people love to do the most, alpine walking. And why not? It's the most perfect conditions and scenery to do it in and the tracks are well laid out. The best walk for me was the walk from Grindelwald to just near the Grosse Scheiddig pass - to be honest, you don't need to go all the way to the top, as the views of the valley below and Eiger are already awesome once you're past the youth hostel.

But yes I have to say I love Switzerland and it's not too bad on the wallet either if you're backpacking especially if you're after cheese which is cheap in this country.

Anyway here are some shots from the walk from Grindelwald -

Contentment :)