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This is the first day in Preda. The sun is brightly shining. We are walking down the hill to Bergun today.
The weather changes quickly in the mountains so we are going on an easy downhill walk today that starts at the hotel and we can see lots of train bridges aon trains on.
View out of the room window

view from other window

Breakfast was the highlight of the day so far

The croisants were excellent
We started down the trail in the bright sunlight.

Walking through the Swiss Alps

Walking through the Swiss Alps

the Swiss Alps

the Swiss Alps

still walking through the Swiss Alps

Off into the trails away from the train tracks

The trail follows the train tracks eith many bridges

It is spring in Switzerland and the flowers are blooiomg before snow falls

The train tracks wind back and forth to make the steep grade

3 trouble makers on the bridge over the stream that Sidney plunged face first into

Ashley on the bridge

Nice place for a picnic

That's a tall train bridge

That's a real train way up there

Ashley is calling to Grandma asking if it safe to her to come down.

Nice views

Nice views

Grandma is getting serious. The coat is off it is time to cross the river

This patch of snow over the river is not yet melted.

Grandma telleing the slow pokes to hurry up.

Nice views

Grandma going cross country. It is hard to keep her on the main trial. She says the trails are to easy and she wants a challenge.

Beauty in the mountains

Paula and Sydney

Nice view

We finally caught up to Grandma. She was patiently waiting on a rock

Out of the woods and into the valley. That yellow field is flowers

Nice view

Nice view

Nice view

Nice view

Nice view

Nice view

Enough Nice views. Let's move on.

Nice moos.
Out of the woods and into the town. For some reason the main grocery store is closed today. The other shop that sells food is under the tower. It is closed from 12-2. We arrived at 12:02.
We finally made it to town
There was a opening celebration for railroad museum. Selling expensive foods and horse rides and helicopter rides and train rides. Grandma says she would not ride the tiny train
small train not small rider

We finally made it out of town and heading back to the hotel over one of the bridges we saw today
We headed back to the hotel. Since the sun was shining we decided to go to Pontresina.
mountain view as we passed the hotel

Morterasch glacier seen from Pontresina

Back to the hotel. Evining was so nice we decided to eat on the patio. Once the sun set it got really cold so we went inside for the meal.

Preparing for eating after a long day of walking.

The highlight of the day

The highlight of the day

The highlight of the day

The highlight of the day

Anna the waitress was really nice to us Americans. She kept the water pitcher full.