Lava pie

Today was a super lazy day. Well, it did not start out that way. We woke up at 6:30 this morning to pack, eat breakfast, and catch the train to Brig so we could catch the train to Spiez so we could catch the train to Interlakken. The first train was a close call after a squishy ride on the metro. Fortunately the woman at the ticket counter got us through the process in record time.

We found the Swiss trains very swanky. Also not very crowded which was a nice change of pace. We had spent quite a bit of time being crowded so a little silence and space was a good thing.

We saw many mountains as we passed through the Swiss countryside. We arrived in Interlakken and it was cold and clear. It was quite different from hot and crowded Milan. After we dumped our bags we wandered around and saw some paragliders and hang gliders. 

We also checked out the city walk signs. This one was quite intriguing because considering the elevations and altitude it sounded impossible.

We also did some eating, reading, sleeping, and relaxing. 

Before we called it a night we took advantage of the less litigious nature of Switzerland.

Don't judge me too harshly - for those of you old enough to remeber, McDonald's used to have deep fried hot apple pies. They were amazing and the filling was like molten lava. In the United States they stopped selling them about 30 years ago or more. And yet, in some countries you can still get them. Once we remembered that we should check we have been looking at the menu of various McDonald's. But alas, it was not to be in Italy. However today we hit pay dirt. 

Ellie pointed out that Interlakken smells like home - cool and crisp and rainy. Tomorrow Klinne Siddig, some hiking, and some mountain gondolas.