{"id":351,"date":"2015-04-29T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russellstout.com\/blog\/?p=351"},"modified":"2015-05-11T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T17:31:21","slug":"cant-get-enough-of-lauterbrunnen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/2015\/cant-get-enough-of-lauterbrunnen\/","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t Get Enough Of Lauterbrunnen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I planned to spend the whole day relaxing and taking it easy. The weather was supposed to be rainy so I decided I&#8217;d stay indoors most the day and catch up on some reading and writing. However, I woke up to another beautiful day in Lauterbrunnen. I knew I&#8217;d feel terrible if I let it go to waste.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-351 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9284-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"View from my hotel window\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9284-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"View from my hotel window\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption353\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">View from my hotel window<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9287-1024x373.jpg\" title=\"Beautiful day in Lauterbrunnen\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9287-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Beautiful day in Lauterbrunnen\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption354\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Beautiful day in Lauterbrunnen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I did spend the morning doing some writing and was still in a mindset of laziness, but eventually I grew hungry enough to venture into town. There was another restaurant in town that received great feedback online so I really wanted to try it out. The meal was quite small, especially for the price. So I had a look at the dessert menu afterwards. I\u2019m glad I did; the Swiss ice cream I had made the whole trip to this restaurant worth it!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-351 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9291-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Pork and potatoes\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9291-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Pork and potatoes\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption356\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Pork and potatoes<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9290-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Table mat in the restaurant was also a map of trails\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9290-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Table mat in the restaurant was also a map of trails\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption355\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Table mat in the restaurant was also a map of trails<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9294-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Caramel and butter pecan Swiss ice cream \" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9294-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Caramel and butter pecan Swiss ice cream \" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption357\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Caramel and butter pecan Swiss ice cream <\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I was still feeling lazy as I sat there in the restaurant finishing my ice cream. I thought about going back to the hotel. I paid my bill and walked out, but as soon as I got outside and looked around me, I wanted to go on another hike. I walked back to the same cable car I rode up yesterday, but this time I hopped on the train at the top. I rode the train halfway down the same trail as the day before with the intent to walk back to the cable car I rode up in and ride it back down to Lauterbrunnen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-351 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9296-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Top of the cliffs today\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9296-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Top of the cliffs today\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption358\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Top of the cliffs today<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9303-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9303-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption359\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9304-1024x331.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9304-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption360\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9305-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9305-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption361\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9310-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9310-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption362\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9314-1024x281.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9314-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption363\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This hike was an entirely new experience compared to the day before. By this point in the day, much of the snow had melted around me. Without the clouds, I could see for miles and miles to the surrounding mountains and villages below. I hiked, enjoyed the view, and took a few pictures along the way.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-351 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9319-1024x248.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9319-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption364\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9326-1024x457.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9326-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption365\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9329-1024x239.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9329-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption366\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9331-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9331-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption367\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9334-1024x310.jpg\" title=\"Hiking on a clear day\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9334-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking on a clear day\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption368\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking on a clear day<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9337-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Russell and the Swiss Alps\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9337-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Russell and the Swiss Alps\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption369\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Russell and the Swiss Alps<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By late afternoon, I had made it back to the cable car. The rest of the day, I relaxed at the hotel and took care of some things I had been putting off. I washed laundry. I phoned home and ordered an International cell phone so I didn\u2019t have to keep relying on wifi everywhere. I downloaded a James Bond movie. There were advertisements all over town for it. Apparently it was filmed there back in the 70&#8217;s. I didn\u2019t watch it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-351 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9338-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Cable car ride down to Lauterbrunnen\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9338-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Cable car ride down to Lauterbrunnen\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption370\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Cable car ride down to Lauterbrunnen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9341-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hotel office refridgerator\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9341-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hotel office refridgerator\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption371\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hotel office refridgerator<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I planned to spend the whole day relaxing and taking it easy. The weather was supposed to be rainy so I decided I&#8217;d stay indoors most the day and catch up on some reading and writing. However, I woke up to another beautiful day in Lauterbrunnen. I knew I&#8217;d feel terrible if I let &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/2015\/cant-get-enough-of-lauterbrunnen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can&#8217;t Get Enough Of Lauterbrunnen<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}