May 24

Again, we had amazing weather and decided to get crazy and take the train to the Mt. Santis/ Appenzell area for a hike. We caught an early train for the two hour trip. The travel was definitely worth it. The sun was bright and the views were astounding.

We arrived at Mt. Santis, along with a billion of bikers (this seems to be a favorite location for serious bikers - leather everywhere!), and could not resist taking the cable car to the top immediately. (Our half price cards are coming in really handy). The cable car doors opened and we were greeted by a cold gusty breeze. Hmmm, seems we were a tad under-dressed for the snowy top. Our freezing legs did not keep us from fully enjoying the experience. Plus, you can run back inside anytime to warm up. Trust me, I ran in few times to bask in the warmth before returning outside for more pictures. We were picture taking fools at the top and pretty much all day. We even treated ourself to a snack at the restaurant at the top.

(Panoramic!)
We returned to the base, grabbed a hiking map, and started out on the wanderweg (path) . We started off with a picnic and both decided that brie & raspberry jam sandwiches are delicious and travel surprisingly well. Our four hour hike took us through fields, woods, hills, and scenic farm land. The views were stunning and we had the mountains always in view.


We finished our hike at a small town and took a train to the town of Appenzell. At this point, we were quite tired, but we still took a stroll through the town. It was cute, but because of the holiday, everything was closed. We hopped on the train again to the next bigger town and bought our tickets to get to Zurich. We couldn't believe it was already 8:30 pm. We were starving. We grabbed some bread, chocolate, and what we thought was butter. Disaster, it was actually some horrendously stinky French cheese. Nate took his chances with time and made a mad dash to the store (after we boarded the train) and returned with the best butter we have ever had. We used his half price card to spread it. See, those things do come in handy!

We arrived back in Zurich close to eleven and ready to drop. It was such a great weekend. We truly conquered the city, countryside, and even a mountain!

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