Traditional Engadin doors
Month: June 2019
Sgraffito houses
Sgraffito (decorative painting and plaster etching) houses of the Engadin region of Switzerland.
Scuol trip, day 1
Yesterday we drove to Scuol in eastern Switzerland for the 3-day weekend. We took a cable car from Scuol up to Motta Naluns, ate lunch there, then hiked down to Ftan. We had Thai for dinner then relaxed in the pools at the Bad Scuol (spa) until they closed at 10pm.
Flüelapass
Summer! (at the top of the Flüelapass at 2,383m on the way to Scuol in eastern Switzerland)
Wildspitz hike
For WWDC Day 5 I hiked up the Wildspitz, the highest mountain in Zug canton at 1,580m. 5.3km, 450m ascent, 2h, 10°C.
Hochwacht hike
For WWDC Day 4 I hiked up to Zugerberg Hochwacht. It’s a gentle grassy peak with a lovely shade tree and 360° views of Zug and Ägeri lakes. This might be a new favorite local spot! 8km, 300m ascent, 2h, 11°C.
Too Dark Park
When I start listening to Skinny Puppy’s “Too Dark Park”, it’s probably time to stop coding for the evening…
Rigi Scheidegg
For WWDC Day 2 I hiked up to Rigi Scheidegg from Kräbel: 9km, 900m ascent, 3h10m, 20°C. Lovely day and a good training hike for Mt. Pilatus.
Home, sweet home
Home in time for WWDC! (And work, and school, and German classes.)
Venice trip, day 4
Left our hotel at dawn to take the first vaporetto of the day up the Grand Canal to where we’d left our car at Piazzale Roma. We wanted to make an early start to beat the worst of the northbound traffic in the Gotthard Tunnel to cross the Alps. Pesky mountain ranges!