Monday, Aug 1 Swiss National Holiday

Post date: Aug 2, 2011 1:49:14 PM

Swiss National Holiday

Drive 20 minutes to Silvaplana -> chairlift to Corvatsch Mittlestation (1/2 way): 2702 m.

-> hike to Coaz Hutte about 3 hrs. -> had their hot suppe (gersten-suppe).

• spectacular view of peaks, with glaciers right down to the hutte.
• met great-great grandson (Coaz) who was hiking behind us. Hut named after him (first to climb local peak).
• talked with local climbers and rock climbers (who spoke broken English).

Evening: national holiday celebration (like our July 4th). town walk to town square -> speech -> singing and alphorn -> hike down to huge bonfire and view all bonfires up in local mountains.