France, Belgium and Switzerland - GR Travel

I am tempted to compare the Swiss Alps with beautiful Norway and also with the Canadian Rockies and I don’t think I can nor do I think I should because each is just so magnificent in it’s own way and should not be denigrated by a comparison of perfects. Then suddenly there is a break in the clouds and the sun is out – just like being in a plane after take-off on an overcast day – and there are the mountain peaks with snow and a glacier. Wonderful and we are driving at 2100 metres above sea level.

Once again Karen, that wonderful robotic nerd, takes us directly to the door of my bedroom in the town of Fiesch. The hostel is a big shift in standards from last night – but at twice the price – and is comparable to a good quality motel room with a double bed and an en-suite. The youth hostel itself is only a small part of a big “sporting and accommodation complex” with swimming pools, tennis courts and the like – it’s huge and there are at least four or five large school groups here at the moment.

No kitchen or dining room for the guests though, so it’s down town for a bite to eat.

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