Benny takes the train to Wengen

Hello Friends, many of the houses that I see in Switzerland are tall and narrow with small windows.  There are lots of rolling grassy hills and then there are some very big mountains called the Swiss Alps.  The people here speak German and some speak French because we are very close to the country of France where Madeline comes from.

Imagine a REALLY Big book shelf on a REALLY BIG mountain and then imagine a little city on the shelf.  I took a train to a city like that called Wengen.  It was my first train ride ever.  I had to have my very own ticket.  When the train started moving the a lady that worked on the train came around with a hole puncher and punched my ticket.  I liked looking out the windows of the train. 

Heidi and me

Looking out the window of the train

The cows in Switzerland graze on grass high in the mountains but when autumn comes they have eaten most of the grass so they bring them back down the mountain for the winter.  Sometimes the cows go for three months without seeing any people so it is a big celebration when the farmers bring them down from the through the villages.  They all had large cow bells on and some even had big bouquet of flowers on their heads! It was really fun to watch.

This dog belonged to a shop keeper and he was warm to snuggle with!

Getting ready to leave Wengen