Travelog for: Hansel Gretel

Hi sister,
Rocky has made his way to Miami, Florida.
The lucky one. While I'm freezing here, he flies in the sun.



Bon Voyage and let hear from you soon.

Hug you
Hansel

Hi sister,
A few days ago told us Nili from her fun with the little red cheese.
We also wanted to have fun.
So procured Nili cheese - enough for all.







Everyone took what he wanted and had fun with it.







Later we ate the cheese - yummy.



See you soon
Hansel

Hi sister,
since weeks we are trapped under a gray blanket of high fog.
From morning to evening - always gray.
Sun's from 1000 m. So we go to the mountains.
Taking the chair lift we head to Wolzenalp at 1130 m above sea level.



On the high plateau Rietbach a beautiful upland moor with springy soft peat soil waiting for us.





Of course, no flowers and herbs grow more now, but the autumn-colored trees and the mild sunrays put us into euphoria.















Jasper has a lot to do to keep us on the prescribed routes.









In summer there is a barefoot trail through the marsh.



We imagined, what we would look like after such a barefoot fun.
Out of sheer laughter we were toppled by a hair in the brown broth.





Up here, the air was so clear





we could even see the Säntis.





Some friendly cows looked at us interested.



Then the sun disappeared behind the mountains,











and we headed for home.







What a wonderful day.
Hansel

Allegra (so welcomes you in the Engadine)

we started on Tuesday morning for a trip to Graubünden.



By train we went to Thusis. (Thusis and the Rhaetian Railway are UNESCO World Heritage Site)





There we were up in a yellow Postbus which brought us to the Rhine Gorge "Viamala".



Viamala or Via Mala (Which in Romansh literally means "bad path") is an ancient and notorious section of a path along the Hinterrhein River between Zillis-Reischen and Thusis in the Canton of Grisons. This narrow gorge was the most serious obstacle on the approach to two mountain passes: the Splügen and the San Bernardino.



Even the ancient Romans used this way.



28,000 years needed the Rhine to dig so deeply into the rocks.
The traces of water can be seen everywhere.



321 steps took us to the gorge and we marveled at the power of water.







This white foundling does not come from this region and nobody knows when and how he got here.



(from the bottom only a few pictures without TV's. It was too dark and the one-handed flash images are blurred.)















High water level



Here the Viamala seen from the Wildener bridge.







Then we started to go on the "Via Spluga" a cultural and historical hiking trail back to Thusis.





After an hour of back and forth, we came to a real challenge for Jasper.
We - or better Jasper had to cross the Rhine Gorge.



The Traversina web is actually a hanging staircase. 57 m long it hangs about 50 meters above the abyss. 176 stages to overcome a height difference of 22m.



10 minutes to change your mind, then Jasper took heart and started walking.





With trembling knees but proud to have managed it we made a short break.



As the legs obeyed again, we hiked on.





















Shortly before Thusis we saw the castle Raetien.



This trail is really adventurous.



Then we saw Thusis.



At the station we were waiting along with a "nice lady" for our train home.





That was an adventure!
Hansel

Hi brother,

Do you remember the little boy on the fountain net to the train station - this is his statue as an old man



He loved apples, I like it too.

This is a very important place in Skierniewice - Primate's Palace. It is open to visitors only 1-2 times a year.
Lucky me :-)

Hi sister,
we were on Lake Thun and visited Jasper's daughter.
On Friday, we enjoyed the sun during a walk to Oberhofen.
In the distance we saw the fresh snow Bernese Alps with the famous Three - Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.





Then the first look at Schloss Oberhofen.



Along the way, we were looking forward to autumnal trees.



Oberhofen Castle - unfortunately they had annual holidays.



Too bad, but quickly our attention was drawn to a film crew.
The Swiss Television filmed a documentary on the Swiss dialect singer Polo Hofer, who lives in Oberhofen.



We walked on



and enjoyed the afternoon and the beautiful view.













Then we discovered a monument to Sir Winston Churchill.
Winston Churchill stayed from 23 August to 20 September 1946 in Switzerland. His vision of a new, united Europe attracted attention worldwide.



Unfortunately it was too cold to swim - the water of Lake Thun is so clear and clean.



We marveled at the vineyard in its autumnal splendor



and as the sun slowly sank behind the mountains, we headed for home.



Tomorrow we will make a trip to ...
Jasper says anything, it should be a surprise.

Hansel

Grüezi, Hello and Bonjour,
in our last destination many languages are spoken.
In addition to 7,000 cows and a few locals here is the jetset home.
We were in Gstaad, a small but beautiful village in the Bernese Oberland.



"Last Paradise in a Crazy World". So Hollywood and Broadway star Julie Andrews describes her holiday home Gstaad. Even though his international flair Gstaad has remained alpine genuine. The atmosphere is quiet and discreet. And exactly that appreciate its famous guests from royal families, film, art, sport and business.
Sir Roger Moore once said, "They are less interested in me than for my car."
Richard Burton and Liz Taylor spent their holidays here. Likewise, Gunter Sachs, Bernie Ecclestone, the Thai royal family and many more celebrities.

The little calf at the village well was made by Elizabeth Taylor's daughter.



Many beautiful houses can be seen here. They must be all built in chalet style.







We could not resist and had to try this luxury wooden bathtub.





In the distance we saw a castle-like building - there we needed to go.





With horse-drawn carriage up the hill.



That would have been nice.



We were allowed to test it out,





and had to walk afterwards.

Jasper said, "Movement is expedient for you"
So we started walking and could shortly afterwards admire the 5 * luxury hotel Gstaad Palace.





Amazed, we listened to Jasper when she called us some figures about this hotel.
104 rooms, 26 suites, 2 Tower suites in the hotel towers. 1 Penthouse suite with its own sauna and roof terrace.



5 restaurants, tennis courts and a swimming pool.
And - before you ask: too expensive for us.



Okay, we did not ask - but maybe ...?
Jasper thanked God that the hotel is closed until the beginning of winter season.



We still enjoyed some views and made our way towards the village.











An image with a Capricorn





and brief glimpses to a Ice Hockey Match and already had passed our time in Gstaad.





But don't forget: Liz Taylor was here, Roger Moore was here aaand
Hansel was here !!
See you

Hi sister Gretel,
Today we say goodbye to Jasper.
not by our host, but by "Jasper the moose"
He travels to Wuppertal.











Bye, bye friend. Have a good trip and many exciting adventures.

Hansel

Hi Brother,

I've just been on trip in Warsaw. I've visited many interesting places.

On a way...

What's a beautiful forest near Warsaw...

This is Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, it's very high and interesting.

Hotel Novotel in Warsaw and The Ministry of Agriculture next to it.

We are in the car becouse we are going to see palm tree on the roundabout. It's amasing...

We are travelling by Warsaw Tube