Sunny skiing in Breuil-Cervinia

Breuil-Cervinia

For the last few years, I have wanted to try skiing in different countries, rather than the usual Switzerland, Austria and France that we have been going skiing to. So this time we went to Breuil-Cervinia, in Italy. Though it's still the Alps, at least the food was better than the ski resorts in other European countries 😂. Plus the skiing was enjoyable - sunny weather, fabulous slopes, and the ability to cross-over and ski in the glaciers of Zermatt.


Getting there

We took a flight from London to Geneva, which flew over the Alps. It all looked so calm, so serene down below, with the white peaks peeking through the clouds. We also had to register at check-in kiosks before immigration, which was a new addition. Thankfully the queues weren't as chaotic as they became by springtime.

We had to drive about 3 hours to reach Breuil-Cervinia. We had rented a car from the airport, and picking it up was an interesting experience. First, the car was parked in a car park, 200m from the rental shop - it’s the first time I have seen something like this. Second, the car was extremely dirty, especially the wind screen and windows, which were completely covered with flowers and leaves stuck to them. When we pointed it out to the rental staff that the car should be cleaned before handover, they had a very shocked look! Thankfully they did clean it a bit for us.

And then we were off to the Alps. We first drove on flat plains, with snow covered mountains right next to us (well they were far away but looked near!). The plains were mostly farmlands with some industries in between. The far off peaks accompanying us the whole way looked stunning. The driving was bad though. It felt like no one drives properly in Italy! People speed, change lanes without signalling and quite often break the rules. I have had this experience in Italy a few times before but it still shocks me that such driving exists in Europe!

Ivrea

After some time, we took an exit and started driving through the alpine valleys. We first stopped at Ivrea for lunch. It was a small town and quiet empty at that time. We walked to a few restaurants and all of them refused to let us eat so late as it was already 2 pm 😂! So we had a snack at the station food shop (so much for good Italian food on this trip 😂).

We walked a bit in town. It had a few castles, one within the town and one slightly outside of town. The streets were all cobbled and looked lovely, with the red-orange houses around, and the snow covered Alps in the background. It was quite a scenic though short (and hungry) halt.

Thereafter, we mostly drove through Aosta valley through a scenic route which passes through the local villages and is dotted with castles. The scenic route runs alongside the highway but is a smaller and slower road. We drove through small villages, all charming and rustic, surrounded by mountains on both sides.

The houses were wooden and different from the Austrian/Swiss alpine chalets. The vegetation was mostly brown. The mountainsides were lined with vineyards. And there was no snow in this valley. We also drove past loads of castles on the mountainsides along us, including the famous Bard castle. They looked so majestic, and so cute - perched in brown on the hilltops. I enjoyed this slow drive, through charming villages, with the sun setting behind the mountains.

The gradient on the drive till now was gradual. Then suddenly after the town of Chatillon, we turned and went up quickly to 2000 m. We crossed a pass and suddenly there was a lot of snow everywhere. The last bit of the route was quite winding but not too tough to drive on. And then we reached our village, Breuil-Cervinia. We should have seen the Matterhorn (known as Monte Cervino in this area) as we arrived at our village but we couldn’t, as it was quite cloudy that day.

Snowed out view

We were staying in an airbnb in one of the apartment buildings in town. It was tough to find as the location shared was wrong! But it was very well done up, close to the ski lifts and we had a gorgeous view of the mountains around us. It started snowing right after we reached, so everything around looked heavenly. The temperatures were freezing though.

High street

On our first evening, we walked into town for dinner. It looked so cosy and active, with loads of people around. There was a small little high street, all lit up at night, with loads of eating places around. There was music playing in the evening. It felt like being in winter wonderland as it was snowing lightly all evening!

We first walked to our ski rental shop to rent skis and the staff there were so unfriendly. The owner was just not willing to store our skis and even started shouting at us when we asked him questions! They were also upset that we came late in the evening, even though the shop was still open. It wasn’t a great experience, and till now, I wasn't impressed by the service and hospitality of northern Italy.

After renting the skis, we walked into 5-6 restaurants and they were all fully booked! Finally we found a place, the Sporting Bar, which was willing to accommodate us 😂. Dinner there was simple but at least we got to eat!


Skiing in Breuil-Cervinia

Overall, I loved the skiing in Breuil-Cervinia. It was snowing the first day, but the next three days were gorgeous and sunny. The slopes were wide, the snow was fresh and the Alp views magnificent. On two of the days, I even skied the other side of Monte Cervino, in Zermatt valley in Switzerland, where the skiing was even more amazing.

Breuil-Cervinia

On the first day it was snowing and the slopes were covered in clouds the whole time. It wasn't too crazy weather but we still couldn't see where we were skiing. So we mostly did blues all day as we could not risk skiing blind on unknown slopes! I didn't enjoy it much that day as I couldn't see much around. So I skied only 4 hours, one of the fewest hours I have skied in a single day.

We had lunch at La Grotto, a fancy Italian restaurant in town. And the pizza there was so tasty. Finally we got a taste of the great Italian food we had dreamt of! Also I always say, I like Italian food only in Italy (otherwise I don't like pasta and pizza much) and this trip proved it. The pizza here was so thin and tasty, I loved it!

The last day too, I skied on the Italian side. I took a few connecting gondolas and went all the way till the village of Valtournenche. The gondolas on this part of the resort went quite far, they took a long time to navigate. The runs here were amazing though. And so long! I had a nice day skiing here in the sun.

Love Apres

I went on a very long run, all the way down to the village. Valtournenche looked delightful from the top, it even had a lake visible from the mountain. There was less snow here though than Breuil-Cervinia. As we were leaving the same day, we started early and it took a while to ski back to town, after taking a mix of gondolas and lifts to get back. I had lunch on the slopes that day at Love Apres (a place I had skied past everyday but never stopped at). It was lovely to sit there and enjoy the last view and feel of the mountains before heading back to the plains.


Skiing in Zermatt

It is possible to ski from Breuil-Cervinia towards the Zermatt valley in Switzerland. There are a few gondolas which can take one over the high peaks to the other side. To do that, one needs to buy international ski lift tickets for the day. A lot dependd on the weather and of course winds though, as quite often these gondolas are shut down due to bad weather.

On days 2 and 3, the weather was brilliant and we could have a full day of skiing. So I ventured to the other side. I had to take a few lifts and gondolas to cross the border. I also took the Matterhorn Glacier ride which takes you all the way up to the mountain peak of Klein Matterhorn, at a height of 3800 m. In fact when you get off, you have to walk through a tunnel inside the peak to reach the ski slopes.

Matterhorn

It was fun to go there, and I spent the whole day skiing around the Zermatt ski resort. From the peak, you can ski on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise on the top, which is open for skiing all year around. Around it are 5-6 other glaciers which one can see from one of the lifts at Hohtalli. Skiing on the glacier was like a dream. Cruising on wide slopes, with stunning views around. I mostly did reds all day today and they were stunning. The only time I fell was on a flat slope while I was admiring the Matterhorn 😂. One can see the Matterhorn while skiing down, and it was stunning. It looked like a sphinx to me. And over the next two days I kept admiring it from various different angles.

I skied down to Furgg and Schwarzee lifts. The marking on the slopes was a bit off here. So as I was skiing, I got on a very flat blue slope (51) which went all the way down to Furi. It was not fun at all, as I had to push on the poles the whole way down.

When I reached Furi, it felt nice to be back there as I had visited the place in summer 2021, when I had hiked this area. It looked so different now with a completely opposite vibe. I was looking for the same restaurant that I had eaten at then, but I couldn't find it. So I had lunch at the Gitz Gadi restaurant near Silvana hotel, in the sun. It was lovely. It felt so nice to be there.

As it was my first day on the Swiss side and I was a bit anxious to get back to Italy, I left early on and took a few lifts to get back to the Italian side. I had to take the Trockener Steg gondola to the Klein Matterhorn peal but this gondola approached from the other side. I could see a lot more of the glaciers around (I had done a hike in the same area during the summer of 2021 when the glaciers had receded a lot more).

The gondola went through a few ups and downs and we could see the peak of the mountain far off. And boy, was it scary. So scary, that I decided not to look outside of the gondola even! The weather was brilliant that day, but now I understand why most of the time this gondola does not work. It would be quite scary on a bad weather day. After I got to the top, skiing down on the Italian side was quick as most lifts closed by 4 pm (even though sunset was after 6 pm!). So I just cruised down on the blues, all the way down.

The second day I went to Switzerland, I started earlier and skied much further, across many mountains to get to Schweigmatt. I went all the way through Furgg, Riffelberg, Gant and Hohtalli till Schweigmatt. The whole ski route was lovely. The valleys were wider with more panoramic views. They even had a ski train on the Gornergrat mountain, which looked cute. We got a magnificent view of the glaciers and peaks around from Hohtalli. Skiing here was just fabulous, with some easy but many challenging slopes. The weather was colder here though as the sun set here earlier.

While skiing back to Breuil-Cervinia, I stopped for lunch at Alphitta Zermatt, and it was heaven. We ate with a direct front view of the Matterhorn. And there was live music playing there. I think this was the highlight of my ski trip. I also chatted with some Germans who had taken a train all the way up till the restaurant and were also going to walk back down. They were on a holiday taking mostly trains to get anywhere (including the famour Glacier Express and Bernina Express), it sounded like an interesting travel idea. After lunch, I started the long trek back to Breuil-Cervinia via the Matterhorn Glacier.

The slopes on the Swiss side were generally longer and wider. The slopes felt easier too, maybe because they are wider. Surprisingly the snow felt less than in Breuil-Cervinia (other than on the glaciers of course). Also there were regular patches where one had to go speeding down to be able to naturally ski up the mountain. It was good practice for me, especially to get comfortable with skiing at high speeds. But still surprising.

Also, there were far more gondolas than ski lifts on the Swiss side. Which led to a lot of time wasted queuing for them. But as the slopes were longer, we didn't need to use them often. This side of the mountain was also more stunning than the Italian side. The Zermatt valley is definitely one of the loveliest in the Alps. And I think it's because I was admiring all the scenery around, I ended up skiing a lot, almost 8 hours from 9 to 5 pm. And I totally enjoyed it.


Breuil-Cervinia town

Monte Cervino

One of the evenings, I just walked around town for almost an hour and a half, all the way up one of the mountains. And I loved the town. Monte Cervino is the name given to the Matterhorn on the Italian side, and is quite a key attractor of people here in town. The town is quite huge, and spread out along a few of the mountainsides around. There were many other activities going on around here other than skiing, like snow tours, snow walks, glacier walks and so on. Overall, it seemed quite calm and convenient town. 

There are apartments in the centre of town, and also along four of the mountainsides. I walked up one of those mountains (where our airbnb was), and there were apartments and hotels there, right next to red slopes coming down! It would have been nice to stay at such a “ski in ski out” place. The sun also came out during this walk and the skiing on the other side of the mountain still in the sun, looked amazing.

High street

When we went into town in the evenings, we could see many apres ski and other restaurants alive and kicking. One evening, I sat outside Casa Montana next to a fire and sketched the hotel in front, the Da Compagnoni. The high street felt so lively with all the people around, the snow falling and the music playing there. It was so atmospheric, I loved it.

The second evening, we had dinner at La Barbaroque, where I ordered an Aosta soup and it was so bad. There was no soup in it, no liquid 😂. But the service was really good, our waiter was from Argentina. So she changed the order for me. The next evening we had dinner at Casa Montana apparently the oldest in Breuil-Cervinia. The vibe was so fun there though the food was quite average.

Leaving Breuil-Cervinia

On our last day, we had an interesting experience at the ski shop (again!). When we went to return our skis, we realised they were closed from 12-2 pm! That was a shock. It is Italy, but still we hadn’t expected this. Thankfully the owner picked up our phone and came back to take the skis, so that worked out OK. But if she hadn't, we could have even missed our flight.

The drive back to Milan airport was quicker, as we drove through the highways. Even that was as beautiful as the scenie road we had taken earlier. There were snow covered mountains and gray clouds all the way. Apparently, there was a storm approaching and the next few days, skiing was going to be limited in Breuil-Cervinia. At least in that respect, we had good timing.

At the car rental, after we dropped our car, the receptionist offered to drop us at the airport in the same car. And he drove so crazily, that now we knew why traffic was so bad all around! We had our dinner at the Milan airport. There were just so many nice restaurants - Italians do love their food! And by then, we started felling our trip was now over. 


Overall, I loved the experience of skiing in Italy. The views were great, the sun was welcome and the food yum. I would definitely recommend this ski resort anytime.

Mountains of Zermatt

During my summer month in Switzerland in 2021, I spent a long weekend in the mountains around the town of Zermatt. It was my introduction to hiking in Switzerland and I had a very active weekend. Though the highlight for me was Switzerland's ethereal beauty. The town of Zermatt is quite touristy, and picturesque by itself. With a river flowing through it, the lush green hills all around dotted with alpine houses, the clear blue skies making it all sparkle and the iconic Matterhorn mountain standing guard over it.

The Matterhorn

We spent the weekend doing two long treks - the 5 lakes walk and the glacier trail, and then explored the area around the mountain hamlet of Furi. The trekking was very strenuous but extremely rewarding. And the views throughout the weekend were spectacular. It was this weekend that I finally discovered for myself why Switzerland was the popular background choice in all the old Bollywood movies 😊.


Getting to Zermatt

The train network in Switzerland is very efficient - you can take trains from anywhere to anywhere and the connections work like clockwork. I also learnt how much of a stickler the Swiss are for their rules. I was using the SBB app for the train ride, switching the app on and off when getting on and off trains. The app calculates the fare automatically based on the GPS location. And the ticket checker fined me for starting the app 2 mins late, on a 4 hour journey! I laugh at it now, but at that time it was quite shocking.

We took an early morning train from Lausanne, changing to a mountain train at Visp, reaching Zermatt before noon. This train journey as every other train ride in the country was stunning. The train chugged though vibrant green valleys, lined with huge mountains on both sides, dotted with alpine houses. Near the city of Sion, we even saw a chateau on the hills. The whole ride was so enchanting, it was like already being in a fairy tale. 

In between though, we would see some modern buildings which felt out of place and even looked ugly when superimposed against such gorgeous backgrounds (even though that’s how most cities in the plains look like). At those times, I felt that such modern rectangular buildings made of glass and cement should be banned in Switzerland, for spoiling the beauty of this land. And only wooden alpine houses should be allowed here 😊.

At Visp, we changed to a mountain train which went through a valley to get to Zermatt. All along this valley were a few picturesque villages, very small and oh so cute. St Niklaus among those was really inviting. All along the train line was the road with cars driving to Zermatt, though in Zermatt no cars are allowed. We could see people walking along the rivers and into the mountains from the train itself. There were some ponies also wandering in the valley. By this time, I was already itching to be up in the mountains in all the bright green scenery. 

 

Zermatt

When we reached Zermatt, it almost felt like a huge town, not at all like the small villages we had ridden through. All around were flowers in all colours hanging from the alpine huts. Its main street was full of shops and tourists. Some were getting ready to go summer skiing, some hiking, lots were going mountain biking, and some were just shopping. It looked like Zermatt is a hive of activity, both in summer and winter. It was buzzing with activity all around. And we surely would have been able to enjoy a lot more if the pandemic was not still around.

River Vispa

After we crossed the main street, we walked along the Matter Vispa which flows through the town. It had gushing cold gray water, splashing furiously down the valley. It added quite a character to the town. After the river, we started walking up to our hotel, the Sonnmatten Boutique hotel, in the neighbouring village of Sonnmatten. As Zermatt is a no car zone, we decided to walk up the 20 mins to the hotel (we didn’t know then that the buses in the city are all free). It was quite a steep climb and felt quite tough to walk up with all out luggage - quite a sign of things to come soon😊 as this is howthe next 3 days turned out to be.

Hammock at hotel

Our hotel was a small place, very comfortable and with a gorgeous view of the mountains around. It also had a hammock overlooking the town which felt amazing every morning and evening😊. After quickly exploring the place and checking in, we left very quickly on our first hike of the weekend. My friend had planned the best walks for our weekend, and she was the guide directing us during the hikes. Its also a good idea to get the local app – Switzerland Mobility for the hikes as that has all the relevant information needed.


5 lakes walk

The first hike we did was the 5 lakes walk. The actual walk is shorter, as you can take a gondola to the starting point and then visit the 5 lakes. Though we decided to not take the gondola and walked up the mountain to get to the first lake. And what a day it turned out to be – we walked for a total of 22 kms over 10 hours, with all the breaks and everything. Ascending more than 1100 meters over the day.

The first half of the trek was through the forests, going up the mountain. It was sunny and extremely warm, so we had a ball during the day. The Matterhorn was visible from most of the trek, and I think we kept photographing it too all through the day. It is quite an imposing mountain and its tough to avoid it. Also we noticed that there are clouds stuck next to the Matterhorn most of the day, its tough to catch it without clouds next to it.

We saw a few people doing paragliding next to the Matterhorn, and I really felt like doing that too, though I didn’t find time to do that. Also there were children on the hikes, lot of mountain bikes and also some people running up the mountain, which would not have been easy, as even walking up was tiring!

The views all through the trek were spectacular – valleys, mountains, greenery, rocky landscapes and so on. Everywhere you looked, it was gorgeous. It is very tough to explain all we saw and experienced. As it is in all treks. Some of the photos can capture the beauty of the looks around, but none can capture the feeling of being on top of a mountain, looking all around you and seeing nature in its full glory. You just have to be there to feel and understand it.

Leisee lake

Anyways, we kept walking on the trek, going up and down mountains visiting each of the lakes one by one. All were similar but still different in their look and feel. The first lake was Leisee, which had reflections of the Matterhorn. It was full of crowds and people were swimming in the water. We had no idea that could be done, else we would have gone swimming too. We had lunch on the sides of the lake, then walked the loop to the other 4 lakes. In between we also stopped at one of the restaurants for a quick snack. And I must say, these stops were always so welcome after walking so much!

Moosjisee

Moosjisee had a very different blue green colour to it and less people around it. It was a small lake and looked quite exquisite because of its colour. The third, Grunsee had some steep climbs before it and was not that spectacular. The fourth lake, Grindjisee was a small lake hidden in the bushes and quite empty. But as we walked around it, we took some impressive shots from there.

Grindjisee

The trek to the last lake had some very steep parts and by that time I was also extremely exhausted. We also realised that the last gondola down from there would had already left, so we had a long long walk back down the mountain to get back to Zermatt. We were thinking if we should give the lake a miss or not, but decided to push ourselves more anyways.

Stellisee

This last lake was the Stellisee, the largest of these 5 lakes, with reflections of the Matterhorn as well as a guest house in a mountain next to it. We could also see some of the fishes in the lake here. There were a few tents around the lake as people were camping there. I wondered how tough it would have been to carry all the camping equipment all the way up, but would totally be worth it to be able to spend a night in such a location. It was quite a scenic view and we would have stayed there longer if we weren’t in a hurry to get back home.

Going back down from here to Zermatt was quite a long trek, it took us 3 hours. And we realised it is sunnier up in the mountains longer than in the villages down in the valley. So even though it felt like it would be sunny for longer, it changed very quickly. The first part had some light but the second part was completely in the night, thankfully though the full moon was out. The first part was a clearly marked trail. We saw lots of marmots on this trail, as well as some black nosed sheep and wild goat or deer (not really sure). 

After the marked trail ended, we were a bit confused, sometimes following the app and sometimes the markings on the turns. Sometimes we walked through the forests, sometimes through narrow steep paths, and sometimes some barely visible trails. I was a bit scared, but people were still cycling down and trekking up, at that time of the day. Clearly the mountains are not as scary as I think of them to be.

Matterhorn viewpoint

When we were almost down, we could see the lights of Zermatt come into view. We did feel a lot more comfortable after that. I started noticing how beautiful the stars looked in the night sky. And we came to a viewpoint from where you can catch a view of the Matterhorn behind all the twinkling lights of Zermatt. It was quite a good view to end our trail at, given how worrying the last few hours had been.

We finally reached Zermatt about 10pm and we were completely exhausted. We had dinner in town at Le Chalet, as one of the few restaurants open after 10. It was a cosy place with great tasting food. And then we walked up to our hotel again at night. (Climbing never ends in the mountains, right?)

I loved this trail and would definitely recommend it. It was quite strenuous though and the coming back late at night is avoidable. Still it was totally worth it for enjoying the untouched and delightful beauty of the Swiss Alps. The lakes were gorgeous and so were all the stunning views everywhere, especially with the Matterhorn being so omnipresent.


Glacier trail

The second day we did a glacier trail which was very different from the first day (another link to the trail). The 5 lakes was a green and fresh trail through forests and valleys, while today was through bare and rocky landscape left behind by the glaciers. This trek covers the area where glaciers had come to in the 1850s but then have retreated and left behind plants and rocks very different from elsewhere.

Towards Hornlihutte

We took a gondola up to Schwarzee and then did the 10 km trail to the Trockener Steg gondola which we then took to come back down. We ascended a total of 650 kms during the hikes, walking for about 6 hours in total. During the first half of the trail, we took a detour to go up towards the Hörnlihütte hut on the Matterhorn. People looking to climb the Matterhorn go to this hut and then walk up, while some just do a 2 day trek up to the hut and back. But we just did a part of it to see the Matterhorn more up and close😊. It was an extremely steep hike up the mountain, and at one point we had to walk on a narrow metal platform to cross the mountain. It was fun to get closer to it but then we had to turn around if we wanted to make the gondola down on time this time.

Stony valley

Then we continued through the glacier trail, which first went down to the river into the stony valley, and then up again all along the retreating glacier to the next gondola. The landscape here was bare - huge grey rocks everywhere, some lakes, lot of gravel and the mountains covered with snow even in summer. We could see some people skiing here even now, in the summer. This trail is open very rarely, only when the ice melts just enough to walk.

Rocky landscape

The area was bare of any plants, and its beauty was in all the interesting rock features in different shapes, sizes and colours. These are all rocks left behind by the retreating glaciers. And there were many lakes along the trek, each more exquisite than the last one. These mountain lakes are all glacier remnants and have a light blue colour, lot of them reflecting the Matterhorn. It was quite spectacular all along. And as usual, this trek too is something to be experienced. It is very difficult to explain how it actually was to walk along it. 

And I was exhausted, really. Surprisingly, lot of kids and even dogs were doing the hike. We also ran into a few people in their 60s and 70s doing the Matterhorn hike! And there were people biking along the route too – it was quite a crowded hike. So what is a great achievement for me is kind of like a daily walk for the Swiss😊.

View from gondola

We just made it to the gondola before the last one left (why do the last ones leave so early at 430?). We finally made it down to Zermatt on time today. So we explored the town a bit. We shopped for some hiking gear, and then had a lovely and tasty dinner at Golden India.


Revived by the food, we came back to the viewpoint to take a photo of the Matterhorn along with the city lights below it. The moon was right next to the mountain and the stars shone brightly - the photos were mesmerising. We walked through the old town in Matterhorn which has wooden houses still kept in their original form. They all looked so sturdy. Not a lot of people stay there anymore but it was nice to see how the village would have looked like a few hundred years ago. And then we walked up the mountain to our hotel, which was always the toughest part of the day, everytime.


Furi

Walk up the mountains

I decided to take the last day easy and just walked up the village of Furi that day. I had seen the village from the gondola the previous day. So I just started walking from my hotel, up the mountain towards the village. Some parts of the trail were in the forest, and some on the road up. And there were lot of people there, having a relaxed day out. Once near the village, I just walked around a bit, enjoying the bright greenery around me. There were beautiful chalets and holiday homes everywhere. For a while, I just sat with my feet in the river for a bit, enjoying the warm sun.

Suspension bridge

Then I walked up one of the mountains towards the Furi suspension bridge. It is a long and high metal suspension bridge connecting two mountains, and runs over a river flowing deep in the gorge. I never though I would find it scary but it took me a few tries before I could walk across it, stop in between and look around, and cross it without holding the sides. Sometimes it can surprise even you with what scares you, isn’t it? After I got over my fear, I crossed the bridge 3 times to make sure it sticks 😁. I also walked to the Gletschergarten Dossen which is an informative walk to understand what all the glaciers leave behind – barely balancing rocks, glacier holes and so on. It was quite an interesting walk through ancient history.

Zermatt from the top

While going back to Zermatt we followed the markings and came to an area in Furi with 3 restaurants. We walked into one of them, called Aroleid. And what a find it was! It has to be one of the best restaurants I have been to. In the mountains with spectacular open views around. And one of the best foods we have had. We spent 2 hours there, just sitting and enjoying the food and its view. I just didn’t want to leave the place at all. But of course, we had to.

On the walk

After this idyllic end to our trip, it was time to say goodbye. We again took connecting trains and were back in Lausanne by the end of the day, with the ride back home being the most boring part of the trip. The weekend was amazing and I was fully inspired to do more of these weekend hiking trips. Of course I was exhausted, and every muscle in my body hurt. But we had a few days of rest before going for our next hiking weekend. To Grindelwald.

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