On the way back we got off the bus at the Ofen Pass at the South edge of the Park and still managed to get in a 10-km hike before the rain started. It was a pleasant hike above the Münster Valley, the kind of hike I like to do because you get to see the villages way below. Our end destination, the village of Lü, is a tiny village with 53 permanent residents. Its name, which may or may not have come from the Romantsch word Lum (which means light) would be ironic because it is one of the darkest places at night in the Swiss Alps, and that is the reason they have an observatory up here.
For the last hour of our hike the storm clouds moved in from the South, but we walked in sunshine and the rain started only once we were back down in the Valley in Fuldera for the bus ride back.
Riding the bus through the Swiss National Park |
Crossing the border into Italy (South Tirol) |
Village of Tubre (Taufers), just South of the border in South Tirol, Italy. |
Village of Tubre (Taufers), just South of the border in South Tirol, Italy. |
This is the village of Glorenza where we had our lunchh (the photo is from sentres.com). It is entirely enclosed by a rectangular city wall. |
Glurns (Glorenza) in South Tirol |
Glurns (Glorenza) in South Tirol |
Glurns (Glorenza) in South Tirol |
Cool Fire Truck |
Before lunch, a walk along the city wall. This guy picking plums, his ladder was a single pole with foot-long rebar pieces as steps! |
Before lunch, a walk along the city wall |
Before lunch, a walk along the city wall. This is the wooden bridge at the North Gate. |
Restaurant and Gasthof Stambecco (Ibex). |
Restaurant and Gasthof Stambecco (Ibex). |
Mmm, such a yummy pork hock! This is what I came for. |
And after lunch, a Macchiato-to-go! (Big man with small coffee...) |
Heading back North we pass the Benedictine Monastery St. Johann in Münster which is renowned for its frescoes. |
The big yellow buses have to navigate some very narrow streets! |
The big yellow buses have to navigate some very narrow streets! |
Back at the Ofen Pass (Pass dal Fuorn) to start our 10 km hike. |
Hiking in the Swiss National Park from the Ofen Pass to Lü. |
Hiking in the Swiss National Park from the Ofen Pass to Lü. |
Hiking in the Swiss National Park from the Ofen Pass to Lü. |
Hiking in the Swiss National Park from the Ofen Pass to Lü. |
From the Ofen Pass to Lü. Below us is the Münster Valley, and Lü is on the higher clearing on the left. |
Down below in the Münster Valley is the little village of Tschierv. |
Hiking in the Swiss National Park from the Ofen Pass to Lü. |
Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and baby Bear. |
Arriving at our destination in the little village of Lü, population 53. |
Arriving at our destination in the little village of Lü, population 53. |
Arriving at our destination in the little village of Lü, population 53. |
From Lü we took the bus down into the valley to Fuldera (we were the only passengers on this big bus). Everywhere are hunters on the way. |
In Fuldera we saw some of the coolest houses. |
10-km hike from the Ofen Pass to Lü, took us 2 hours and 40 minutes. |
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