Guggisberg, Switzerland - The Town

Population 1500 (and mostly in the surrounding hills), Guggisberg is truly a quaint hamlet, nestled inbetweens mountains, a green and relaxing retreat.  There is one small hotel, but Sara and I only stayed for a few hours, wandering among the houses and cemetery, continually in awe of the view and being in the homeland.

We had no idea what the first word meant, but we did get "Tourism Bureau."  Being in the German-speaking part of Switzerland without a German speaker made things a bit difficult, but Sara was able to find someone that knew French.

Chocolat froid for a mid-morning snack!

The bubbles on our cold chocolates just slay me.  So cute!

We found the playground!  And I'm sure everyone thought we were nuts.  Yes, we were the crazy American girls.

This slide was no joke.  Not for the weak.  

Now, I will say, there is a hilarious video of me trying to dance to "Sound of Music" -- but the first time I did it, I danced in real time and fell flat on my bum after hitting a particularly dew-y patch.  The second time I decided to twirl in slow motion.  Pure cinematic gold.

The photographer, hard a work.