From Tuesday 4th until Saturday 9th February we stayed in Mark and Marianne's cosy holiday house in Sorenberg, which is in the Swiss Alps. The view from the lounge-room while eating our breakfast was superb, as we could watch the first skiers of the day come down the slopes. The location is ideal, being right across the road from the first T-bar ride up the mountain.
On the first day there Alexandra, Zoe and Madeleine made a miniature snowman. We then walked into the township to organise Mark’s and my ski hire and get some food from the supermarket.
After snowing on our first day the weather was sunny and we even got too warm whilst snowboarding a few times. We ate our lunches outside a couple of times, at a restaurant at the top of the gondola run.
The girls and I had three snowboarding lessons over three days. After a dubious start on the first day, we were able to negotiate our way down some slopes by the third day. Between us we had many bruises and sore muscles to come home with. Mark was a whizz at skiing, although a bit lonely as he had no skiing buddy.
On the first day there Alexandra, Zoe and Madeleine made a miniature snowman. We then walked into the township to organise Mark’s and my ski hire and get some food from the supermarket.
After snowing on our first day the weather was sunny and we even got too warm whilst snowboarding a few times. We ate our lunches outside a couple of times, at a restaurant at the top of the gondola run.
The girls and I had three snowboarding lessons over three days. After a dubious start on the first day, we were able to negotiate our way down some slopes by the third day. Between us we had many bruises and sore muscles to come home with. Mark was a whizz at skiing, although a bit lonely as he had no skiing buddy.
On Tuesday night Marianne's (our exchange partner) parents treated us to a traditional Swiss dish called Raclette. This is a social meal where a portable griller is set up in middle of the table and each person gets a mini pan where we place cheese, ham, tomato and onion. This is put into the griller and when it is melted it gets poured over steamed potatoes. It tastes wunderbar.
On Thursday morning we decided to travel in a large gondola up to the summit of Brienz Rothorn. This site overlooks a panorama of peaks on the other side of the valley (where Interlaken is situated). We enjoyed a hot chocolate while taking in the spectacular view.
We all had a fantastic time in Sorenberg, both on the slopes and in the cabin. It was an experience to remember.
On Thursday morning we decided to travel in a large gondola up to the summit of Brienz Rothorn. This site overlooks a panorama of peaks on the other side of the valley (where Interlaken is situated). We enjoyed a hot chocolate while taking in the spectacular view.We all had a fantastic time in Sorenberg, both on the slopes and in the cabin. It was an experience to remember.
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