It had been one of our favorite trips and it turned out that they were having their Alpabfahrt the weekend we wanted to go - so it made it an easy pick for our last CH hiking adventure.
It was just as beautiful as we remembered:
We had to choose a shorter hike in order to make it to the valley in time for the Alpabfahrt. Many mountain towns have this festival in the fall to celebrate the return of the cows from grazing in the mountains down to the valley. They decorate the cows with flowers & HUGE bells and parade through the town. I've wanted to see this festival ever since we arrived in CH, but always seemed to miss it since you can't plan it out in advance - the date that the cows come down from the mountains is somewhat dependent on the weather.
Eating the ubiquitous wurst while waiting for the cows...
And here they come!
It was really fun to see, although Lukas wasn't as excited as I thought he'd be because it was LOUD:
(I'm not tech-savvy enough to know how to cut this video clip - just 10 seconds or so of it & you'll get the gist of it! )
Hiking, wurst & cows - how Swiss is that! I guess we should have had fondue at the hotel that night too! (instead I chose mountain goat - no kidding - & yes -ugh - not a good choice. Really black meat & gravy.) But other than that poor menu selection, a truly perfect last weekend in Switzerland.
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