Geisbach Falls on Lake Brienz

Dear Family and Friends,

Greetings from the Confederation of Helvetica (official name of Switzerland).  We spent a lovely day hiking a four mile trail along the southern edge of Lake Brienz.  From Interlaken, we took a boat down the lake to a small village beyond which the trail started. 

The trail was fairly easy most of the way along the lake until we had to climb to the Grand Hotel about 300 feet above the lake. We had lunch on the Hotel lawn then hiked up to the Falls.  The Hotel was built in 1875.  The Falls have a walk hewed behind one of the sections of the falls.  We came back down to the lake on a cable car built in 1874- the oldest cable car of its kind in Europe.  The views all day were wonderful, as was the fellowship.

Love to you all,

Jack and Pam