Day 8 (Sunday) - Zurich and the trip home On Sunday, Kristin and I woke up and went for a walk in Zurich at about 7 am. At that time of day the city was still asleep, and as quiet as I have ever e...

Day 7 (Saturday) - Uncle Robert Today is check out day for our Wengen condo. We packed up in the morning and left at about 10 am headed for Zurich arriving at our hotel at about 2 pm, checked in, ...

Day 6 (Friday) - Separate Ways On Friday, we went our separate ways. Chris and Lori set out north for Interlaken to take a boat onto Lake Brienzersee, Paul and Katheryn headed east for Grindelwald...

Day 5 (Thursday) - Here comes the rain Until now, we had been blessed with good weather. Granted, Wednesday saw some rain, but it held off until late afternoon, giving us plenty of time to enjoy t...

Day 4 (Wednesday) - Meet Fritz Day 4 started with clouds rolling in. The weather was taking a turn for the, slightly, worse, but we were determined to make the best of it. The clouds meant that vi...

Day 3 (Tuesday) - Schilthorn The big three mountains in the Wengen area are the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. In the local lore, these are the Ogre, the Monk, and the Young Maiden respectively. The ...

2025 Switzerland - Monday - Arrival and Awe Upon arrival in Zurich, it took us some time to figure out where to buy tickets for the train, but we eventually found someone to help us purchase ticke...

2025 Switzerland - Sunday - Travel-Time We met at Paul’s house high noon on Sunday August 24th 2025, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, completely unaware of the shape we would be in 20 hours later whe...

Kristin and I drove the Jeep outt to Antelope Island which sits in the Great Salt Lake and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. We stopped along the causeway to get a pick, but as soon as w...

I woke up early and drove just north of the city to Ensign Peak to watch the sunrise. I hiked the 1 mile trail up to the peak and when I got to the top I was hit by strong winds plowing over the t...