Heading to Switzerland through the Great St. Bernard Pass

There were no passport stations to check us into a new country. Those times have passed, I guess. I was kind of hoping to get my passport stamped. Did you know that guiderails are not common even though you're on the edge of a mountain? And roads are "almost" two lanes in places. Almost. This was a white knuckle day for me. Luckily it was daylight and the skies were clear and sunny for this part of the adventure. Here are a few pictures from out the passenger window. Suddenly we were above the tree line.

As one point traffic was at a complete stop. Guess what? A Stag decided to sit on the edge of the road so we all had to carefully go around him. I actually got a picture too!

We had lunch at Lake Thun. I loved the way the clouds were hanging in the sky, and the color of the water was rich with minerals from the mountain.

It just kept getting more beautiful. Pleasant villages nestled in the sides of the mountains.

We arrived in Lauterbrunnen and every bone in my body was in awe of this place we were going to stay. It's at the foot of the waterfall.

It was unusually hot in the valley. Much of the planet was hot that day. Tomorrow we're going to go up to the Piz Gloria at the top of the mountain for a spectacular 007 brunch. We'll need sweaters and hiking boots. Chuck used to ski up here so we had packed accordingly. Smart man.