Today we had our most challenging weather day. After our hotel breakfast, we set off for Grindelwald and the cable car ride to Männlichen. It wasn’t raining but it was dark and cloudy. We had a nice drive to Grindelwald, then went into the cable car terminal to see if we could get a report on visibility up on Männlichen mountain. We found crowds of people waiting in line for the trip to Jungfraujoch. There were some mechanical difficulties up on top so everyone was delayed. We were told about the webcams up on the mountains and saw that Männlicen was totally socked in—no visibility of the surrounding mountains. So, we changed plans and after a nice drive the Grindelwald Zentrum, we drove down to Lauterbrunnen.
Lauterbrunnen is one of my favorite little towns. It was beautiful here today. John and the kids climbed to the caves at the bottom of the Staubbach waterfall and I went looking for cows. I learned that the farmers here are paid a stipend of $5000 for each cow. I’m guessing some of that is to provide for tourists like us. The cowbells ring throughout the valley and it’s delightful (except for the cows, who probably all have headaches).
I was quite curious to take a closer look at the grass on all of these beautiful hillsides. Just what, exactly, are those cows eating?? It’s actually a nice mix of salad greens!
For as late in the year as it is, everything around us looked as green as springtime.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 