Furka pass - my favourite so far!
The run in from Gotthard still in the clouds, following a nice old Porsche - black and white plates so must have been 60s - then the roads emptied, cloud cleared and just jaw dropping scenes. Start with the parking spot cut through convoluted rocks,
...then THE view, I stopped here for a while and recorded a short live sequence to Facebook, I just could not believe what I was seeing.
My road along the right weaving down into the valley then crosses over. That is around a 1,000m drop to my hotel in Oberwald. Grimsel pass is in the distance weaving up the right hand side - that is for tomorrow!
Incredible view - I stopped here for a while and just watched those clouds ever so slowly rolling off the mountainside. A picture cannot do justice to the scene - the scale of these places has to be seen in person.
The run down relatively clear with a view around every corner.
These pictures from the bottom showing the pass - with the hotel part way down on the far mountain.
Some narrow-gauge workings at the bottom,
The road down in the distance again - late afternoon and the cloud looks like its clearing from the top now.
Hotel Ahorni
My hotel 'Hotel Ahorni' about 10-15 minutes down the road in Oberwald, really friendly place with great food. The staff doing their best with my absence of German! I lucked out with a balcony room - views even from here fantastic.
Next door this traditional chalet, looks like it has been modernised inside.
Love the unfinished board lengths on the side.
This street, save the tarmac & streetlight, has probably looked the same forever!
The view from the edge of town.
Great driving day - first the rather slow ascent to Gotthard in the cloud, but then the clear run from Gotthard to Furka - and the Furka descent! Wow.
I Like Switzerland.
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