Written by Dorothy Tullmann
After reuniting in Chamonix, France, where we started out almost 2 weeks prior, we decided to end our day traveling by train to our next destination, Engelberg, Switzerland where we would begin the Alpine Pass Route, part of the Via Alpina.
We ran into some other American hikers who had just finished the TMB before us!
Five trains and 6 hours later we arrived--dirty, hungry, and exhausted--in Engleberg, grateful to find space in the Hotel Schweitzerhif Engelberg. After delicious take-out Indian food and showers, we fell into bed.
The next morning, July 12, we enjoyed an amazing hotel breakfast while our clothes were laundered in a real washing machine and dryer. We then checked out of the hotel and into a less expensive youth hostel for the next night because of a forecast of rain.
Engelberg is a lovely, quaint village with a surprising variety of stores and services. Our favorite was Kafikaufbar, a great little coffee bar with good coffee, amazing sweets, excellent WiFi and a very friendly Polish server with excellent English and great sense of humor.
The quiet afternoon youth hostel came alive in the evening with families and lots of kids. Dinner was cafeteria style and the atmosphere was relaxed and homey. Our room of 5 bunkbeds was shared by two young men, one from Hong Kong, the other from Taiwan.
We dropped off to sleep to the sound of rain and anticipated our second rest day.
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