Today is a travel day, so we spent the first little bit of our morning trying to get all of our stuff back into our bags, grabbing a quick breakfast, and checking out. From the hotel, we went directly to the train station and headed off to Grindelwald for our next adventure.

We made it to Grindelwald around 9:45. Then, dropped our luggage & bags at the station and bought our First (pronounced feerst) Adventure Packages. From here we hiked farther into town and up the hill to the gondola that took us to the top.

While at the top of First, Carson found a cache and we walked the Cliff Walk. Then we finally got to the reason we were there: the zip line 🙂 After signing the I-promise-not-to-sue-you-if-I-die forms, we clipped into the seated harnesses and waited for the countdown. 3… 2… AAAHHhhhhh!!!!! This specific ride was 800 meters long while 50m above the alpine meadow and can reach a top speed of 84kph. Also, you can ride up to 4 people at a time, so Carson and I got to ride side by side (at least until I picked up speed and zipped ahead!)

After dismounting from the zip line, we moved onto the mountain carts. These carts are basically tricycles for adults that are built for off-roading. However, these do not have any pedals nor an engine and rely on down hill momentum for speed & hand breaks to slow down around the curves. THESE WERE AWESOME! The route for this portion took us about halfway down the mountain. The first two thirds of the route was roughly maintained trails and roads, while the last third was concrete lattice, think old school patio. At the end, we traded our carts for trottibikes.

These scooters are exactly what you are thinking: two wheels, one in front of the other, with a platform in between and handlebar breaks. The route for this activity took us down hill along asphalt trails and country roads. However, the last little bit of your ride took us back into Grindelwald and up hill a bit. Then uphill a lot to return the scooters to the gondola station at the beginning.

From here we decided it was time for lunch and there was a restaurant that I had read about earlier in our trip and was pretty excited to get to try it. So we walked to the edge of town and discovered that Onkle Tom’s is currently closed until July… Well, booger! Plan B was C und M, and this was a winner! They have a pretty small menu that is very seasonal, so we both ended up getting the same dish: tomato/mozzarella and pesto ravioli with an oil/diced tomato/basil dressing.

Our afternoon was not nearly as entertaining… it involved getting our bags from the luggage check, loading into another train, switching trains, and checking into our hotel, just in time to go to dinner. Everything here in Luzern seems more upscale than what we have been privy to so far. So, we picked out a restaurant that was close to our hotel named Stern and asked the lady at the front desk if we were dressed appropriately for this place. In her sweetest, noncommittal voice she said, “ummm… well?…” In layman’s terms, no, but we went anyway! This turned out to be a great choice. We sat outside and our waitress was in jeans, so we didn’t feel so out of place in our attire. Then, we ordered wine with our dinner and splurged for an assorted dessert.

Finally, back to the hotel for bed!