Travel makes my life less ordinary

We departed from Zurich to Interlaken, a great gateway to many wonderful places such as Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, and Top of Europe. Interlaken is a picturesque small town and well known for its beautiful turquoise lake. While it's not one of Switzerland's busiest area, this place is full of adventure. Interlaken is a great place for mountain-related sports. The beautiful scenery and number of pubs make this a popular backpacker destination during summertime. Paragliding is one my "to-do-list". Unfortunately, weather was not good when we arrived at Interlaken for it started to drizzle and shortly changed into thunderstorm in the late afternoon. There goes my plan for paragliding!    At Interlaken  Very nice guest house We first checked in our hotel - Hotel Tell, a small hotel cum Irish pub and restaurant. Hotel Tell is located 6 bus-stop stations away from Interlaken West train station. One can easily reached there by bus 104 from the train station. T...

It's a cloudless and sunny day, perfect for our hike to Ascher Cliff Restaurant. I remember seeing a picture of this lovely wooden restaurant that is nestled between steep-sided valleys and spetacular mountain peaks in Switzerland and instantly decided to fly to Switzerland for my summer vacation.  Getting there  Ascher cliff restaurant can easily be reached by taking a cable car from Ebenalp station. To get to Ebenalp station, we took the train ride from Zurich HB to Wasserauen. The entire journey took us 2 hr 15 mins. The scenery along the way was fabulous and packed with so much greenery and cute cottages.  @Ebenalp Station  So many Swiss cows There are many cute Swiss cows that gazes on the green meadows.They are everywhere, near the cable station, and up high on the mountains. The Swiss cows wear a bell on their necks and as they gaze on the grasses, the bell jingle and echo all over the valley. A very nice melody that makes hiking ...