Was taken out by A today, we drove south toward the Swiss interior, he took me over the 'Passwang' along the valley floor and onto and up a smaller less glamorous pass.
We drove up to around 1,000 metres and then parked the car at the foot of this wooded track. There was a sign that promised an inn further up. Being game we set off towards the promise of a beer and a sit in the sun - I forgot to say how lovely the weather was - at a 1,000m up (about 3000ft) the air was cool and crisp with a hint of thin-ness about it.
It was hard going, especially for those with a low hb count! It probably took us around 25 minutes to walk the mile or so to the summit, which in fairness was a further 200m higher than when we started. There was not a lot of conversation on the way up from me especially!
We were greeted at the top by a happy or yappy dog - flippin' autotext! - I felt a brass band would have better reflected the effort spent and the achievement on getting there. By the time we arrived the idea of beer had changed to Coke and rather fortunately the place was doing food.
The place was actually a dairy with a small eaterie and grandly vista'd terrace. As we waited for our sausages we enjoyed the view and the ceaseless clanking of the bells attached to the cows in the adjacent pasture.
The coke tasted great after the effort but sadly the sausages weren't quite befitting of the surroundings - but having earned them they were still enjoyable.
It was a lovely place to sit and eat and wonder just how ppl survived up there prior to motor cars too.
The rest of the day was fun and included a very delicious Rhogan Jhosh and 'Baseletta' a viennetta type thing you get in Basel. ;-)
In other news... toe is on the mend and H's life is in mortal danger following an email re: some missing homework.
Researched Milan leg and booked the route through the alps and the lakes.
Moodwise a good day - the endorphin release on getting to the top if the hill probably replaces the cit effect today.
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