No rain or snow today - it was nice and mild and the sun came out to play in the afternoon. We started off by walking to the tourist information centre to find out what we were meant to look at. We got a map which showed us a walk through Lucerne to see the sights. Unfortunately quite a few of the sights were closed, being winter, but we still had a nice walk - we went through the markets, went over Chapel Bridge with its octagonal water tower and the Spreuer Bri...

Time to leave Thun and head to Oberagerie (a little town near Lucerne). Kate woke up with a sore throat and Calvin was still a bit sick but we soldiered on - only a short 2 hour drive today. Our Airbnb host had baked some cookies and let us take some too. We had booked 3 nights at an 'outdoor retreat' as it was by far the cheapest accommodation we could find near Lucerne - only 89 francs for both of us for 3 nights - that's a Swiss bargain! We booked it through...

Another perfect day in Switzerland - blue skies, sun shining and no clouds in sight! Could there be a better day for paragliding than today? This morning, we headed off to to Grindelwald which is largely a ski resort type of village with access to the slopes of the Eiger and a cable car up to First. We went for a 45 minute walk around the village in a loop (including a very long and steep uphill) which gave us great views of the alps surrounding the area. There w...

Clear skies and sunshine - couldn't ask for a better day to explore Interlaken - the town between Thunersee and Brienzersee. It was a toss up between going to Interlaken and Bern - after investigating the options, we found out Bern would be a lot more expensive to take a train there (18 min ride for €15 each one way!) or drive and park (about €30) than Interlaken. Calvin was feeling mildly better today but still a bit ill so, once again, it was Kate a...

Valentine's Day! Calvin was still feeling unwell so we had a bit of a sleep in and then hit the road at about 10:30 for the 2 hour drive to Thun. Calvin napped most of the way (he was not the driver by the way). We saw some funny road signs like "Ausfahrt" and w***dorf" on the way. At about 12:30 we arrived at the Airbnb - we have a bedroom in a lovely apartment. We met the Regina, the mum and Sebastian, her 5 year old son when we arrived. Also living there is K...