A Day of Bus & Train... and Yes Lots of Walking!

I was up early and had breakfast after my time with Jesus.

It was going to be a day of travel...

We got a taxi to take us to the bus station and the FlexBus was late... and we were worried that we won't catch our train from Zurich to Interlaken Ost.

We barely made it... and the train was very crowded!

The Swiss train had no WiFi... so at 2:45 I used my data and had a call of prayer with House of Praise! Before 2:59 (which was the time that our train was to arrive to Interlaken Ost, Pam and Suz were getting their suitcases as people were getting off. The sign said Interlaken West and I kept asking, "Is Interlaken Ost the same as Interlaken West?" Well... I should have just said "It is not the right station1" But my brain wasn't working... 

Anyhow, we got off one station too early and had to wait for the next train... but we were able to catch our original scheduled train from Interlaken Ost to Lautenbrunnen and we walked to our Chalet Rosa! It's a delightful place... with breakfast each morning. 

The room is so nice... 

After settling down, we got ready to hike as the weather was so splendid!

We hiked for more than 2 hours and had dinner at Hotel Overland. It was kind of expensive and I ordered Oberland Rosti... unfortunately, it was more cheese than potato pancake. Suz ordered curry rice and that was so good. I ate quite a bit of hers as I love basmati rice!

We walked back to our chalet and I noticed a gal reading her Bible. So, I went to talk to her. She lives in Geneva but is originally from Rio de Janiero Brazil. We exchanged our contact information.

Pam and Suz were up in the room already... and after Pam took a bath, I went and had my shower. I will consider doing a load of clothes tomorrow. 

We were all exhausted. 

Tomorrow... I hope to go for a run! It will be the same trail we hiked today!

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Tubingen... In A Day!

I was up and did not go for a run... I wanted to go and enjoy the splendid breakfast... BUFFET...

There were five different kinds of yogurt, fresh fruit, 10 different kinds of bread, hot dishes, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs... ratatouille (very delicious), bacon, sausage links, meatballs... And a coffee machine that had 10 different choices. They even provided soy bean milk or oat milk! Oh... and three different kinds of juice... And I'm sure I'm forgetting what else... like cheese and cold cuts and salad... Trust me... I ATE A LOT!

We sat and talked and enjoyed our breakfast! We finally left at around 10:30 and did our own walking tour! We hit all the spots and walked and shopped... We had a delightful time... and ended the evening at the best dinner restaurant! It was Stevie's treat for "Mother's Day".

I bought China Oel, more gummy candies, Ritter sports, and saw a pair of shoes at the second hand store: Doghammer... usually 180Euro for sale for 63Euro. The pair was completely brand new and my size. But I don't need a pair of shoes... even though it was in green. I'd spend the money for running shoes, but not for hiking shoes... plus, the arch was just not perfect! Maybe I will regret not buying them... but still... I'm glad I walked away!

We were back at the hotel by 7:30 and started packing... We have an early day tomorrow... Onward to Zurich and then to Lautenbrunnen via Interlaken!

I was able to join the prayer time this afternoon! YEAH!

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Moving On...

I was up and did not go for my run... the day looked just marvelous... 

After my time with Jesus, I went down to breakfast... We could sit from 7-10... feasting... I just loved sitting there, looking out to Haupstrasse... the food was just fabulous and no one rushes you...

Pam and I went to the Castle... and walked around. But just before we got to the Castle, we saw a nice souvenir shop and we went in. I saw this simple wooden Christmas ornament that says Heidelberg and had a manger scene. So, after we walked around the castle, we went and bought the souvenirs. I just got that ornament whereas Pam got a few nice items and gifts.

Suz was already back at the hotel and having a cup of tea. I went and walked a bit more before our taxi arrived and we were headed to Haupbahnhof. The taxi was 20Euro... but it was raining... so... the gals thought it wasn't good to take the public transport... 

As we waited at the platform, the train got pushed back again and again... and finally, it said -- CANCELLED!

So, off we went to the information booth and had to re-route. And because of that, I could not join the Heaven's Bible study but I did make it for the prayer time!

We had to change several times and arrived at Tubingen by 5:40! Wow... We took another taxi that was 12Euro to our hotel. 

It was still raining... sprinkling... 

We settled into our room... and we headed off!

We will be in this quaint place for two nights, three days... the weather looks wet... please pray!

But overall, the trip has been most fantastic!

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Sunday in Heidelberg... Enchanting... Blessed...

I was up early and enjoyed having my time while the gals slept... But we had an early start as church was at 11:15 and we had a walk...

We had our breakfast in the room and packed up and checked out... 

We walked with our luggage to the Goldener Falke which was about 100 meters away! They let us drop off the luggage right in the restaurant... very safe! And we took off... I had brought my laundry thinking that the laundromat right next to the church would be opened. But it turned out that the supermarkets and the laundromats all closed on Sunday. 

We arrived at the church by 10:50 and it was nice to just sit. The service was one hour and the worship team was a group of young adults.

After the service, we found a Bakerei and bought these delicious sandwiches and ate at a table set up right on the Haupstrasse. Pam used her phone to buy the Nekar River Cruise tickets... 45euro per person. And it started at 2:30. The cruise went about 15 kilometers down and then back, taking about three hours. Drinks were free... and we had nice bread with us to munch on!

After getting off, we walked to our hotel, which was right on the Haupstrasse... VERY VERY NICE... and we get a full on breakfast tomorrow morning from 7-10am. That's going to be so enjoyable!

The room is absolutely fabulous. We opened the windows and can hear the bells from the Holy Ghost Church and a violin player right on the streets below. 

Stevie, Suz's son, wanted to treat us to dinner for our Mother's Day Celebration. We are going to have dinner at a place with table cloth... that means it's going to be super super super NICE! We also want to walk up to the Schloss for an evening view...

I'm so glad we extended our stay in Heidelberg... 

I will go for another run tomorrow morning... and there is no rush as our train is at 13:56.

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Funicle & Castle Courtyard...

 I was up early... and did go out for a nice 10K run... Absolutely enjoyable...The path was much nicer with fewer obstacles... I still had some stairs but overall, it was delightful!

I got back and the gals were up... and getting ready. But still... we took our time before taking off at around 11am to take the funicle up to the castle and go inside the courtyard and see a few 'museums' before taking the funicle up to the highest point. The cost of everything was 17euro per person. We didn't get back down until 4pm and had Doner for our "lunch". We ate the whole thing and could not imagine eating more for dinner. We decided to go to the bakery and buy a few desserts for our evening 'meal'. Then we walked back to our hotel room to rest. There were so many tourists around that it was quite crowded... and the weather got really warm.

So... it was nice to be in our room... but we plan to go out again for another walk on the other side of the Nekar River.

We will check out and be in another hotel on Sunday... which includes breakfast for Monday. It's a great treat... as we head to Tubingen on Monday afternoon... it will be our final day in Heidelberg at a fancy hotel with our breakfast at the hotel.

I hope to get another run in on Monday...

So, we did leave at around 6:30 to walk across the Old Bridge and through the Winding Walled Path that comes out on Philosophen Weg and we sat there and talked until we had to go back down as it's difficult to walk down in the dark.

We were back around HaupStrasse and Suz and Pam got Eis (Gelato) but I'm not into sweets... and there are no pomme frites stands... We sat at the ice cream shop and finally walked back to our hotel at around 10pm. The place was still filled with people eating at outdoor cafes...

Walking by the Schloss is always special... no matter what time of day it might be...

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Moore Haus & More...

I was not up too early... as I was up a few times with diarrhea... I think I ate too much at dinner time... and I have not had a full slice of pork chop or so many fries... 

So... I had my time with Jesus and did not go for a run even though the weather was so perfect.

At around 9am, we went out for breakfast. I just had some delicious bread and soup... and I bought extra delicious bread that I chewed on throughout the morning.

We then went up to Moore Haus as the lady in charge had time to give us a full tour. To get to Moore Haus, we walked the "Killer Stairs". We had a full two plus hours tour... It was delightful!

We then went to the castle and walked around some more... 

On the way down, we stopped at a gift shop and I bought two magnets. I realized that in all these years, I never had a magnet from Heidelberg. 

We dropped everything off at our hotel room and went out to walk the Haupstrasse... and do more shopping. I bought more Haribo candies... and we stopped at the supermarket as I wanted some sparkling water... it felt great on my tummy!

We found a great garden cafe and stopped to have cake and coffee... and I finally felt good enough to have some coffee... and we're talking about coffee topped with a great huge spoonful of fresh whipped cream. It's not coffee... it's a dessert!

We came back to the hotel room and it was already 4:30pm. I missed the Prayer Time... 

We finally went out to dinner at 8:30... and had Italian food... I had a salad and a baked potato. 

We also bought more dessert to bring back to our room but we were all too full to eat... 

We walked at least 19,000 steps. And we will walk more tomorrow.

The weather has been fantastic!

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One Year...

I did not sleep well... It wasn't the bed... I just tossed and turned... but I still got up before dawn and had my time with Jesus... 

I drank the rest of the carrot juice... had my coffee... ate the bread with cheese... and at around 7:45, I went out to run. I had charted the path... but I couldn't just run without thinking... It was unfamiliar... Yet the weather was fabulous... I warmed up quite quickly... 

The 10K went fast... I was hoping to finish in 63 minutes, but with the few obstacles that I encountered, I couldn't... obstacles such as men cutting the grass and trees... having to go up some stairs... crossing this plank style steel bridge...  

I got back and took a shower and made myself a mug of milk tea (from the packets I brought) and proceeded to finish the second bread with slices of gouda cheese.

I wanted to figure out a way to charge my computer and while waiting for it to charge, I fell asleep... it was fabulous! I napped for two hours. 

When I woke up, I got a message from Pam and Suz. They've arrived and will take the 13:51 train from Frankfurt Airport to Heidelberg Altstadt and I'll be there to meet up with them! 

I blogged for House of Praise. I finished the discussion questions from the Sunday sermon! I checked my emails. It was just a very 'chill' morning... which flew by so fast. I feel that way about this whole year. 

As for Pam and Suz, I think they might want to rest a bit... but we will eat out this evening... and they will most likely sleep early. Tomorrow we will go up to Moore Haus!

I am going to hit publish... even though the day is not done!

Today was to be a day of Reflection... and it is Thursday, which is also my usual PR Day (my Sabbath Rest Day). I didn't get on to write more of my reflection about this year... Perhaps at the end of my trip I will do that... 

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