2 July

DSCN6864 Me and Eeyore waiting for the train at the butt crack of dawn DSCN6865 He too wished that we had better data! DSCN6869 but we didn't so we got an Early train out of town 20160702 064026 It wasn't so bad!
DSCN6870 We got off the train in Edolo DSCN6871 Interesting treatment for a metal cover DSCN6872 past the school DSCN6873 It was cloudy and a bit gloomy
DSCN6875 Statuary DSCN6876 in a garden we passed DSCN6877 Coming into the center of Edoll DSCN6878 These cherries were HUGE!
DSCN6879 Almost the size of plums! DSCN6880 More lovely fruit! DSCN6881 Limpid water of fountain DSCN6886 Christine in town center
DSCN6887 Streamside geraniums DSCN6889 Eeyore checks 'em out DSCN6890 So pretty! DSCN6891 Some lovely cheeses too!
DSCN6892 Super dry, agted cheese DSCN6895 Edolo center DSCN6896 We didn't try any... DSCN6897 Christine returning with the goods
DSCN6900 Some kind of kids' festival I'd say DSCN6901 Indiana cuisine? DSCN6902 We did score some porcini, which Eeyore liked DSCN6904 However time for coffee
DSCN6906 and croissants DSCN6909 Filling up the train with gas: never seen this before DSCN6910 but of course it must happen! DSCN6912 A bus ride later we get in another train in Tirano, this one seemingly sponsored by ABB
DSCN6913 There is a long relationship between the Rhatien Railway and ABB DSCN6914 and it's all described on this wagon! DSCN6915 History lesson DSCN6916 Curlique railroad to Poschiavo
DSCN6918 Bourris! DSCN6922 Making meals on the train is an integral part of our travel DSCN6924 The salads are way better than you can buy in the store! DSCN6925 Yum!
DSCN6926 Now, above Poschiavo DSCN6927 and we have almost finished lunch DSCN6930 Glacial meltwater pond near the pass DSCN6933 We climb through multiple side valleys: we were down there
DSCN6934 at the top DSCN6938 Lakeside at 2200m DSCN6939 Gravel operation on the far side DSCN6942 Alpine
DSCN6943 Treeline DSCN6945 Over the pass and down to Diavolezza DSCN6947 Treeline detail DSCN6955 Piz Bernina and the Morteratch Glacier
DSCN6956 Piz Bernina DSCN6957 What glacial ice becomes DSCN6961 Eeyore checks out the Engadin DSCN6962 Now, we are in where we hiked last year, below Bergün
DSCN6963 Eeyore catches a few ZZZs 20160702 163641 Location of the station on the Vorderrhein where we got off DSCN6967 Sunny here at the moment.. DSCN6964 Christine and Eeyore relax in the sunshine
DSCN6968 But it doesn't last as we take the bus up to Brigels DSCN6969 Cooling the milk DSCN6970 We are in the country of the Brown Swiss DSCN6971 and productive, clean gardens
DSCN6972 and different barn construction DSCN6973 but still with rushing streams DSCN6974 Clouds moved in and we got caught in the rain DSCN6975 at this church above the village
DSCN6977 Weather changes fast in the mountains 20160702 194348 Back at our B&B, where the bed was fine but the food over-priced 20160702 194355 Charming decor! 20160702 194624 Right up there with poker playing dogs!