Last Saturday we did the squirrel-path in Arosa. We fed the squirrels with hazelnuts which they took from our hands, ran away to dig them in the ground and came back to get another one. In the meantime some birds ate the the hidden nuts and also the ones we offered them.

Later we did a downhill hike from the top to the middle cable car station. The landscape and the view across the mountains are amazing!
And for those who haven’t seen the Toblerone-bear in its logo, I took a picture of it for you.
As a special surprise we even saw the bear Napa (a 12 years old bear who got recovered from a life in a circus) in it’s new open-air enclosure!

Today I went for a walk with my best friend from Glanzenberg along the river Limmat to Zurich main station. It’s a really nice walk with diverse surroundings like interesting buildings, new graffitis and fascinating/beautiful nature.
The lunch in the shade at Stazione Paradiso was delicious!

Prättigau in the canton of Graubünden is a lovely area and perfect for hiking and enjoying mother nature. A place to forget about your job and just feel, see, smell, taste and listen.
And how good it was to spend a few days with my best friend and walk, talk, eat and play cards with her.
If you visit Graubünden, make sure, you’ll try Capuns (a local speciality), it’s delicious!

What better conditions are there to do a long walk than warm cloudy weather and a good old friend by your side?
Yesterday was a wonderful day with great views and good talks along the way.

Once more the lesson is clear: Friends, nature and a good deep breath are great ingredients to your happiness!

From Alpnachstad leads the worlds steepest (48%) rack railway up to Pilatus. From up there the view is terrific! You can see many lakes and far into Switzerlands countryside.

An insider tip is the café on the bottom of the railway, they have one of the best ice creams I’ve ever had. (with real vanilla and the strawberry one had fruit pieces in it!)

And of course the weather up there is colder than the heat in the city. Just don’t forget sun-protection (caring advice from a nurse).

One way to spend a very hot day for me is to walk in the forest, which is often nice and shady. Tüfelsschlucht had just few water but it was still beautiful with the small waterfalls and the moss on trees and stones. The cliffs are huge!
I definitely have to go there again when it’s less dry (it’s a really dry summer now for Switzerlands standards).

Last week was a lunar eclipse which I watched at an astronomical observatory. One more I was just so amazed about the view through the telescopes! My pictures are not anywhere near as good as the look I got there!

The other pictures are Impressions of a trip to Walensee

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Toggenburg is a lovely area of Switzerland. It has a “sound path” which lets you experiment with a variety of uncommon instruments to create a sound.
The view from the mountains is just wonderful.

One delicacy there is called “Schlorziflade”. It’s so yummy, you have to try it if you get the chance to. It’s made of some sort of cream and pear-mousse and pretty sweet.

Last week I went to see the sunrise near Matterhorn and did the “five lakes path” again. The weather was mostly great and I really enjoyed the trip. It’s definitely a must do!

On the way home the Tellsplatte carillon played its magic sound! But I’m still glad I don’t have to listen to it every hour..

Today was a wonderful day with my parents at Stanserhorn (1900m a.s.l.).
Even though there were clouds and dust, we had some great views from the mountain. The “Aelplermagronen” (a Swiss dish) were yummy and the drive on (yes we were on top of!) the “CabriO” car of the cableway was awesome!
I saw a man wearing a shirt that was printed with “Love > Hate” (Love is bigger than hate). I really like that one!
Familytime is important to me. Thank you both for that lovely day.  : )