Valentinas Travels

  Last weekend I had the chance to explore another wonderful city - Annecy, a town in southeast France. With its approx. 125'000 inhabitants it is not very big but it has its own charm. When you watch the photos, you will find out quickly why it is called "Venice of the Alps".  We started our trip on Friday evening after work - what a fantastic feeling to walk out of the office and just start a weekend trip! :-) As Annecy is only half an hour away from Geneva, we arrived there just before the last rays of sunlight disappeared.  On our way to the restaurant, we walked along the canals and enjoyed the cozy atmosphere. Isn't it pretty?  We found a cute, little restaurant just next to the canal and traditionally ordered a bottle of red wine. What a perfect start for the weekend! :-)  The next day, we started to explore Annecy by daylight, walked along the waterfront again... ... explored the colorful shops... 

Schynige Platte (2'099 m)- Faulhorn (2'681 m) - Bachalpsee (2'265 m) - First (2'167 m) - Grosse Scheidegg (1'962 m) Ten years ago, I called hiking one of the most boring activities on earth. I didn't like it and my parents had to blackmail me with ice cream to get me on a hike. Nowadays, I could go hiking every weekend. Last weekend I did a fantastic 2-day-hike with four good friends of mine.  We started in Wilderswil (near Interlaken) and took the little train up to Schynige Platte, a mountain ridge at 2'099 m. Already in the train, we had a fantastic view! Once arrived at Schynige Platte, we were welcomed by the sounds of two alphorns. Soo cliché - but quite nice at such a place!  We started our hike - destination Faulhorn. We crossed wide landscapes, surrounded by mountains, the sun was shining and by chatting, we forgot that we had 5 h left to hike.    Lake Thun  Even if the weather was hot this day, t