
I love skiing, especially when the snow is perfect and the sun is shining, but there is a slight chill to the air. That's the best type of weather for skiing, and in Switzerland, I got to ski in the perfect condition.
The hotel was walking distance from the train station, which took us all the way up the mountain to the top of the peak. Here there is a 5-10 minute chair lift, but in the Alps, theres a 30 minute train ride. So the runs were 1 hour long and the scenery was beautiful. You pass by a town called Wengen, with little cottages and cafes.
At the top of the peak, when we stopped for lunch of course we had to get the local food. Sausages that were being grilled right in front of you, fresh hot potato soup, and Sauerkraut, a shredded cabbage pickle that goes inside the sausage. It was way better than chilli and a sandwich.
Other than skiing, we explored the town through the cold nights in the snow. At one restaurant, we ordered the famous Fondue. Now, when I heard that they eat Fondue for dinner, I was pretty excited to be eating strawberries dipped in chocolate- but I was quite wrong. It was meat in a bubbling broth where you dip it in until it cooks and eat it with a bunch of vegetables. It was pretty good. Unfortunately, the other kind of fondue they had was potatoes in cheese which was not as pleasant.
However to make up for that, there is always Swiss Chocolate. The best invention ever created by anybody. And trust me, we had lots.
After the entire trip, I realized that Switzerland is really the home of cheese, chocolate, and the Alps.
The hotel was walking distance from the train station, which took us all the way up the mountain to the top of the peak. Here there is a 5-10 minute chair lift, but in the Alps, theres a 30 minute train ride. So the runs were 1 hour long and the scenery was beautiful. You pass by a town called Wengen, with little cottages and cafes.
At the top of the peak, when we stopped for lunch of course we had to get the local food. Sausages that were being grilled right in front of you, fresh hot potato soup, and Sauerkraut, a shredded cabbage pickle that goes inside the sausage. It was way better than chilli and a sandwich.
Other than skiing, we explored the town through the cold nights in the snow. At one restaurant, we ordered the famous Fondue. Now, when I heard that they eat Fondue for dinner, I was pretty excited to be eating strawberries dipped in chocolate- but I was quite wrong. It was meat in a bubbling broth where you dip it in until it cooks and eat it with a bunch of vegetables. It was pretty good. Unfortunately, the other kind of fondue they had was potatoes in cheese which was not as pleasant.
However to make up for that, there is always Swiss Chocolate. The best invention ever created by anybody. And trust me, we had lots.
After the entire trip, I realized that Switzerland is really the home of cheese, chocolate, and the Alps.
the food sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteHAHA wrong Fondue! This sounds so much fun! :)
ReplyDeletewow this sounds amazing. ive always wanted to go to switzerland
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