Day 7 (October 7, 2008)

The Berg Hotel at Schynige Platte is the perfect place to get away from it all. It is very quiet with no TV, no computers, no news. We had breakfast at the hotel and then did some hiking until about noon. We then checked out and made our way by train to Grindelwald. At the train station we asked a cab driver if he knew the location of our next destination, the Hotel Lauberhorn. When he told us it was a short 20 minute walk from the station we decided to skip the cab ride. We had forgotten that the Swiss do not differentiate between flat land and 45 degree inclines. Our Hotel was located very much "uphill". Some 45 minutes after starting our assent - we saw our hotel!. Later we learned that they would have been happy to pick us up at the train station. The Lauberhorn is the perfect place to stay in Grindelwald. Without luggage it is less than a 20 minute walk to the train station. The view of the North Face of Eiger, from our room was spectacular. We would definitely stay at the Hotel Lauberhorn again.