We followed the road along the lakeshore towards Interlaken before turning into the mountains in direction of Lungern. Traffic was slow at times and therefore fun limited as the cagers couldn't seem to get into second gear and speed up a little. Well, it was Sunday, and the motorists must have been on their way to some blue hair gathering.
Finally traffic became lighter as we turned left to climb the Glaubenbieden Pass (1611m) in the Emmental Alps (Know your Cheese?). In the meantime light rain had started and we could no longer ride without the respective gear. It was just in time because it began pouring as if Noah's Arc was waiting for leave.
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| 150km roundtrip through the Emmental Alps |
The clouds were stuck in the mountains, and with no weather improvement in sight we opted for the shortest route back to the hotel to wait out the bad weather. Around 6 PM the clouds parted and blue skies reigned again. We rode the bus to Thun again and had Eastern Indian food for dinner at Maha Lakshmi. Alas, the butter chicken (Roland) and potato spinach curry was merely average and nothing to write home about. But maybe we were too spoiled by the great choices of restaurants in and around Vancouver.
However, as if to tease us, the evening showed off with a brilliant sunset. Again we walked along the lake promenade to enjoy the fresh air and to take the opportunity to catch the beautiful light.
| In the background: our hotel. |
| Bellevue au Lac |
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Wieder mal regnet es.
Nach einem großartigen Frühstücksbuffet ging es um 10 Uhr los, obwohl der Wetterbericht nichts Gutes verhieß. Wir fuhren am Thuner See entlang nach Interlaken und nahmen dann die Abzweigung nach Lungern. Leider nahmen uns die Sonntagsfahrer ein wenig den Fahrspaß und der einsetzende Regen begeisterte uns auch nicht gerade. Schließlich wurden aus den Tropfen sintflutartige Regenfälle so dass wir nicht mehr ohne unsere Regenpelle weiter fahren konnten. Der Verkehr lichtete sich zwar, als wir zum Glaubenbielen Pass (1611m) abbogen, aber bei dem Wetter hatten wir leider nicht so viel davon. So kürzten wir die Strecke ab und waren nach 150km wieder am Hotel. Dort warteten wir gemütlich auf eine Wetterbesserung, und als wenn nichts gewesen wäre, kam ab 18 Uhr die Sonne heraus und bescherte uns einen wundervollen Sonnenuntergang. Unser Abendessen nahmen wir im Indischen Restaurant Maha Lakshmi ein, was ok war, aber auch nicht mehr. Vielleicht waren wir einfach zu verwöhnt von den tollen Indern rund um Vancouver... Jedenfalls machten wir noch den üblichen Abendspaziergang am See und genossen die frische Luft und das Panorama.

Die nächsten Tage werden bestimmt wieder besser :-)
ReplyDeleteHallo Frau Currywurst (beim Namen läuft einem schon das Wasser im Munde zusammen...), der nächste Tag wurde in der Tat traumhaft, wetter- und streckenmäßig. Danke für den Besuch und den Kommentar.
DeleteI remember reading about REAL Swiss cheese and that name or area was mentioned.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Thank you for sharing them!
Switzerland is cheese capital, Richard. Almost every region has their own specialty. The Emmentaler's signature is a medium hard cheese, of light yellow colour, with big holes in it.
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ReplyDeletethe diffused light (from the rain clouds) give more vibrant colours. On a trip, the weather is what it is but so glad that you had the free bus to take you to dinner. I liked the vespa with the castle behind on the hill (so classic).
the first few photos, sort of had a Pitt Lake feel to them
bob: riding the wet coast
Bob, you must know best as you also had to endure bad weather on your epic trip last year. As you say: it is what it is.
Deleteanother set of outstandingly shot pics.....you could sell most of them to postcard companies!
ReplyDeleteDom, I wish I could sell them, it would be nice to make a bit pocket money on this ;-)
DeleteI am happy with the results, and it already pays off when others like it. Thanks!
As always your photos (and the subject) are exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen. Glad you like it.
DeleteJust another day in paradise. Love your photos again, such a beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteSonja, I love your blog, it makes me dream of faraway places! Beautiful pics!
ReplyDeleteRespective gear...that's a nice turn of phrase for sweaty gortex!
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