Small accomplishments, big mountains

The early part of this week was a bit slow. After waiting a week for the local bike store to open, it was closed again on Monday. So, we went there bright and early on Tuesday morning, only to find out that he didn’t have any used kids bikes. He told us those are pretty hard to come by. He did, however, have a cheap used bike for an adult, which we bought and immediately took to the grocery store to pick up several heavy items we’ve been needing to tote home.

The kids’ spirits were a little crushed. The weather wasn’t helpful either (cool, cloudy, and a little rainy again). But, on Tuesday night there was a beautiful rainbow right over our house and our luck began to change. Wednesday morning, Joe went into town with Emily to go to Bern and to find the hospital he’ll be working at. Right outside a shoe store by the train station, there were two used kids bikes! He bought them, and by that afternoon the kids were riding two wheel bikes with no training wheels. There were a few bumps and bruises along the way, but they are both doing great.

Thursday morning we woke up to a beautiful day for the first time in a while, and decided it was time to get to the mountains. We took the train to the city of Thun (only 10 minutes from Münsingen), which is a beautiful city on Lake Thun. Then we took a bus, a funicular, and a cable car to the top of the Niederhorn. The view kept getting better and better the higher we went. This really is a beautiful country!  At the top there was a restaurant and an area for the kids with a zip line, dragon slide and sandbox.  Most stunning playground location I’ve ever seen.  After making it down the mountain, spending a little more time in Thun and getting home in time to make supper, we realized how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place.

Don’t miss the photos of our first mountain adventure.

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