Mountains R Us

Yesterday we went on a trip to Davos along with our Swiss friend Judith. She asked Connie to join us, a friend who knows the mountains and was our terrific guide for the day. (Davos is the host to world leaders at the annual World Economic Forum--what a setting to discuss economics! How can they get any work done in the midst of these magnificent mountains?)

Still plenty of snow here, but spring is on the way

The 2-hour train trip took us to the town of Davos which is primarily a ski/summer resort area. From the train station we walked along a quiet road to see a Jewish cemetery, something we certainly didn't expect in such a remote area.

The Jewish cemetery in the middle of a forest

We then stopped to munch on sandwiches provided by Connie.

Miles, Connie and Judith at lunch

Click on this picture so you can see the avalanche barricades way up the mountain

We continued our walk over to the funicular that would take us up a very steep climb to a mountain hotel.

The funicular track with a view of the town below. We thought (for a second) about climbing up, but wimpy me vetoed the idea.

View from restaurant at the top of the funicular

At the top was the beautiful 100-year old Berghotel Schatzalp.

Hotel lobby

What better place to have our requisite coffee and cake but on the hotel veranda.

On the veranda waiting for our coffee

This patch of land from the veranda is aptly named Snow Beach

And this is what we gazed at (past Snow Beach) from our seats. Talk about a room with a view!

Another FANTASTIC day!