High in The Alps

Equipped with 1/2 fare discount cards for Dedi and I, free tickets for the girls, and season passes for Tigger and Telly, we all took the train to Montreux and then a Panoramic train up into the Alps to Gstaad. Montreux is absolutely beautiful with great Mountain views. We walked along the lakeside and enjoyed the many sculptures. We also had our first family fondue...hmmm good.

The train ride up to Gstaad was spectacular and the promenadethrough the village was fun. It was quite the scene when we took Tigger and Telly up to a fountain to drink some water. On the other side, was a bronze cow (quite well done) who was also drinking from the fountain...when Telly saw it, her herding instincts kicked in and she went wild...barking, prancing, growling... trying all her tricks to herd that cow where she belonged! We finally got her calmed down enough to sniff the cow...when she realized she had been duped she actually seemed embarrassed!

Some hot wine and hot cocoa later, we were on our way back. It was a nice uneventful trip home with a few nice winter walks as we wound our way between train stations and reached home sweet home!