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Thursday, 20 June 2019

7 Days in Switzerland Itinerary - Day 2: Grindelwald





Refer to below links for more Switzerland April Spring trip blogs:

1. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
2. Day 2 (Interlaken): Day 2 (Interlaken) Blog
3. Day 3 (Thun): Day 3 (Thun) Blog 
4. Day 3 (Bern): Day 3 (Bern) Blog
5. Day 4 (Jungfraujoch): Day 4 (Jungfraujoch) Blog
6. Day 4 (Lauterbrunnen): Day 4 (Lauterbrunnen) Blog
7. Day 5 (Zermatt): Day 5 (Zermatt) Blog
8. Day 6 (Lucerne): Day 6 (Lucerne) Blog
9. Day 6 (Lungern): Day 6 (Lungern) Blog
10. Day 7 (Bern): Day 7 (Bern) Blog



Itinerary Summary:

Day 1: Flight on board
Day 2: Grindelwald & Interlaken
💜 Sightseeing (Grindelwald town & First mountain @ Grindelwald) : Refer below blog
💜 Lunch (Bebbis restaurant @ Grindelwald ) : Refer below blog
💜 Sightseeing (Interlaken town @ Interlaken) : Refer Interlaken (Day 2) Blog

 We were warmly welcomed by my friendliest friend in Switzerland! Had a lovely Swiss dinner specially prepared for us, chocolate and wine to end the day. Words can't express how much our gratitude to my friend and her boyfriend, they are too good to be true! We were able to save hell a lot of accommodation cost because of this sweet couple as well, big big big thanks for making our honeymoon holidays became so perfect and memorable! You know who you are 😘

We purchased 8 days Swiss Travel Pass through Klook, this pass helps us save money and hassle free when traveling in Switzerland, because you can use it anywhere by traveling the long hour train journey, buses, scenic train rides, museums admission, boat excursions and etcetera, all inclusive! It is so easy to use, just hop on the trains and buses, and show the pass ticket when being checked. One good thing that I truly like about Swiss train is you can enjoy your foods and drinks freely inside! Foods are so heavenly when it matches with the beautiful train ride scenery. You can buy the pass by using the link HERE, which warrants you $4.90 as soon as you sign up! Voila, let's start our journey in Switzerland. First stop - Grindelwald!

You can buy the pass by using the link HERE, which warrants you $4.90 as soon as you sign up! Search for Swiss Travel Pass and there you go!
使用链接HERE登记Klook户口 ，还有$4.90回扣哦！然后再去选了自己适用的Swiss Travel Pass！
Very nice experience booking with Klook for 8 Days Swiss Travel Pass! Not only we got ourselves 2 passes which enable us to hop on hop off trams and buses easily, enjoyed lake excursion for free, we even got ourselves discounted price for the famous Top of Europe Jungfraujoch mountain excursion! Klook has been so considerate and gave us complimentary travel adaptor, travel kits, pen and recycle bag too!
我们买了Klook 8 Days Swiss Travel Pass ，超便利的Pass让我们随意的上下火车巴士，免费湖上邮轮，和好多的折扣登山如门票！Klook 还超贴心的给了我们免费的旅行用品哦！

Grindelwald Town

Average Time Spent: 4 hours

 Highlights: Snow-capped mountain, green valley, small dotted houses, scenic view, fairy tale village

Suits: Nature lovers, sports lover, adrenaline rush

Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)

Description & Tips:
👉 So called fairy tale village when research online, with the breathtaking view of swiss alps snow-capped mountains and small cute houses spreading through the green valley, a feast to your eyes indeed! 😍.

Switzerland bird eye view
天空俯望瑞士
The most beautiful train ride
最美的火车之旅就在瑞士吧

 👉 Planned to try a cafe in grindelwald which is rated as no.1 in Tripadvisor (as of Apr 2019), called C und M cafe bar and restaurant. However, sad thing was the cafe closed for business due to easter week holidays. Good thing was that the outdoor restaurant space were free for us to take photos! The view were beautiful and serene. Suddenly we felt that it was not a bad thing that the restaurant has been closed for business that day too! Usually the outdoor tables were easily full. Look positively everyday! 😄
In the heart of the town
走在村里的心脏
Planned to head for lunch here, but closed on the day due to Easter holidays,
so.. we just took photos freely instead
想来这里吃午餐，却休假了，
那就。。拍照呗。。。
Beautiful view
这树好高，雪山好美

👉 We walked for awhile and at the end just settled down in Bebbis restaurant. We ordered western foods that day, the potato fries were especially crispy and delicious! We sat outdoor as we would like to get close to nature. There were crowds of tourists and locals as well to eat or just for beers. If western food is not the one for you, for sure you can order swiss food, it is available in the restaurant as well.

 TIPS: Aim for restaurant that has the beautiful view of green valley and snow-capped mountain (can only enjoy this view in Switzerland and especially Grindelwald right!), so there we went! 
Western lunch in Swiss village
在瑞士村庄吃了西餐，还不错喔，尤其是薯条

Mesmerizing view, just a short walk beside the restaurant
太壮观


👉 Leisure walk in the town after the fulfilling lunch. Went to the famous instagram spot called 'dreamy hill' which overlooked the breathtaking scenery of green valley dotted with small cute houses with the backdrop of majestic snow-capped mountains. This was truly my favorite spot in Grindelwald, or maybe Switzerland!


Leisure walk around Grindelwald town
随便逛逛小镇
Lights that penetrate through the clouds and shine the way down to the earth
天上仿佛下来了一片曙光
The famous 'Dreamy hill' at the background
背后就是鼎鼎大名的‘梦幻山坡’


Grindelwald First Mountain (Altitude: 2167m)

Operating Dates: Refer Link for updated information

 Opening Hours Gondola Cableway: 8am - 6pm (last descend at 6.30pm), Refer Link for updated information

 Average Time Spent: 2 hours

 Highlights: Snow-capped mountain, green valley, scenic view, mountain excursion, hiking, adventure, snow fun

Suits: Nature lovers, sports lover, adrenaline rush

Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★ (Must Go)

 Travel Time: 
a) Grindelwald train station → First mountain cable car station: 5min (bus)/10-15min (walk)
b) First mountain cable car station → First mountain: 25 min (cable car)

Description & Tips:
👉 From train station, it was about 10-15 minutes walk to First mountain cable car station. 

 TIPS: Use Swiss Travel Pass which covers the bus ride. Just head to the small bus station beside to board the bus to First mountain cable car station. Convenient, easy and time saving!

👉 Bought entrance tickets at the station office to start our journey to First mountain. Remember to inform the sales person in the counter what's your chosen preference mode of transportation for the return journey. There is only cable car option to go up the mountain. However, when coming down, you have several interesting options, see tips below! 

 TIPS: Use Swiss Travel Pass to entitle for discounted entrance ticket. Our return journey by using Swiss Travel Pass costed CHF30 per pax.

 TIPS: From Grindelwald, there is a total of 3 stops to reach which is as below.
[Grindelwald → Bort → Shreckfeld → First]

 TIPS: Only cable car option to go up First mountain. 
Cable car on the way up to First mountain
缆车攻顶
Scenary changed as the cable car ascended to the top of First mountain
窗外景色从绿变白
Excited in the cable car when see the white white snow world surrounding me
心情无比的兴奋啊

TIPS: Several interesting methods to come down to Grindelwald from First as below.
a) First flyer  
- Zip wire to slide down from First to Shreckfeld
- Up to a maximum of 4 people for the attraction
- Slide down freely like a bird in the air, along the 800 meter long steel cable
a) First Flyer (Adapted from https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/)

 b) Mountain kart 
- Mountain track kart ride downhill from Shreckfeld to Bort
- Go kart and sled (sledging on wheel) concept incorporated here
- Only 1 person per kart for the attraction
- Sledge on wheel along 3 kilometer road
b) First Mountain Kart (Adapted from https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/)


c) Trottibike scooter
- Scoot downhilll from Bort to Grindelwald
- Scooter and bicycle concept incorporated here
- Large tyre, brake and suspension make it easy to use and travel around, stop at any place that you want and enjoy the beauty of nature before scooting downhill again
c) First Trottibike Scooter (Adapted from https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/)


 d) First Glider
- The ultimate fun challenging activity on top of First mountain
- Up to a maximum of 4 people for the attraction
- Passengers seat together and soar like an eagle
- Glider is pulled backward at 72km/h speed and in a moment you will find yourself soaring down and moving forward in speed at 83km/h along the 800 meter long route
d) First Glider (Adapted from https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/)

 TIPS: Interested to know more activities that can do in First mountain? Refer Link!

 TIPS: Note some of the activities are weather dependent and may not in full operation. Just check with the sales person and choose your package, pay for the tickets and enjoy the rides! 

👉 What can we expect to see in First mountain? The most famous one is the First cliff walk, it is a walkway that is winding it's way around the mountain and end at Bergrestaurant (the only restaurant on top of First mountain). The walkway is not a long one, you may need about 5-1o minutes to complete the whole course. And best thing is, it is free!

 TIPS: Once you reach Bergrestaurant, there is a hangover bridge that is extended out with a transparent glass panel at the end of it for tourists to stand on and feel the adrenaline rush by looking down at 2167m elevation tall. However, do take note that there is a long long queue, tourists always flock for beautiful scenery and instagrammable spot right.
First Cliff Walk (Adapated from NewinZurich)
Just to act cool.. Not that cold if not windy, it was 6 celsius on the day!
纯属装逼.. 其实真的不冷的，因为没风，那天是6度哦！
First cliif walk behind
身后是绕着山崖走的步行道
Spotted love locks here too!
这里也有爱情锁哦！
Starting point of the trail
步行道的起点
First cliff walk
绕着山崖走的步行道 
First cliff walk
绕着山崖走的步行道 
Flocks of birds flying beside
旁边有成群飞鸟哦
First cliff walk
绕着山崖走的步行道
Breathtaking view
这景色。。好美。。。

 👉 Another famous excursion to try out when you are at the top of First mountain is hiking trail in Lake Bachalpsee. It is about 5.9km return journey from First to Lake Bachalpsee, it may take about an hour for a one way journey. The trail is considered under easy level category and you will be accompanied by breathtaking views of greenary, flowers, animals etcetera. 

 TIPS: Take note this hiking trail is closed during winter and sometimes spring, depends on whether the trail is free of slippery ice on top of the pathway. We went on end April and by the time we were not able to enjoy this course as it was closed due to the weather with slippery pathway. Try it when you are there in summer!
Lake Balchapsee (Adapted from https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/lake-bachalpsee/)

👉 After we had fun playing with snows (1st time for us!), sliding down the man-made snows slide (so childish, we follow the kids!), and enjoying the cliff walk, we headed down to Grindelwald by cable car. You may try the Bergrestaurant on top, the view is amazing but eating under the hot sun, is really super hot, the weather is 6 celsius with no wind, sunny day and you can feel the scorching heat after u are outside for some time! Fret not, there is indoor and outdoor dining, just that everyone will opt for outdoor dining with those pretty view! 
Our first encounter with snowsss
我们初见雪的兴奋
Jump shot
旅行少不了的跳跃照
Lunch with a view
午餐配超美的景色
Bergrestaurant First
First的餐厅
Fun at the top of mountain
大人小孩玩的不亦乐乎

Grindelwald wanderlust ends here! Interested to venture more of Switzerland? Refer to the links for other posts! Please share with me if you have any comments or inquiries. Follow me in Facebook and Instagram to get updated on new blog posts and photos too! Xoxo 💗


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Refer to below links for more Switzerland April Spring trip blogs:

1. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
2. Day 2 (Interlaken): Day 2 (Interlaken) Blog
3. Day 3 (Thun): Day 3 (Thun) Blog 
4. Day 3 (Bern): Day 3 (Bern) Blog
5. Day 4 (Jungfraujoch): Day 4 (Jungfraujoch) Blog
6. Day 4 (Lauterbrunnen): Day 4 (Lauterbrunnen) Blog
7. Day 5 (Zermatt): Day 5 (Zermatt) Blog
8. Day 6 (Lucerne): Day 6 (Lucerne) Blog
9. Day 6 (Lungern): Day 6 (Lungern) Blog
10. Day 7 (Bern): Day 7 (Bern) Blog






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💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date: 19/4/2019
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Sunday, 31 March 2019

fArt tArtz Cafe




FAQ on fArt tArtz :

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?
👉 Cozy little cafe all in white, serving special menu on pasta dishes in glass jar and cute dessert menu in flower pot.

2. What you expect to dine in this restaurant?
👉 Pasta, burgers, sandwiches, varieties of drinks and desserts. Just like typical brunch kind of cafes.

3. Any set meal available in this restaurant?
👉 Not applicable during our visit.

4. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?
👉 Lunch or dinner also fine for us. I guess, anytime of the day!


We paid a visit to new cafe today in Chinatown, Singapore. It was fArt tArtz (capital letter in A because the food presentation here is so artsy, and if not in capital letter A I always think it is just like fart.. and that's why I still remember the name vividly even after months.. 👀😂)located in South Bridge Road. The location was not very easy to find and at first I was at doubt on this cafe, thinking it would be just a normal cafe, but the moment I walked inside and looked at the menu (of course, with the cute flower pot dessert? Yeah, you know what I meant right), this cafe seems to be appealing for me. The decoration in the cafe was whitish in color and the minimalist design made it comfortable for an especially happy weekend lunch! Did I mention that it was really instaworthy? Suitable for dating, girls' outing especially, because you will be wow-ed the 1st time you look at your foods.


They served a varieties of pasta dishes, burgers, sandwiches as main course. The food menu came with photo for illustration as well, so it can help you 'visualize' your instagram feed? 😄 I was tempted to try the pasta, because all the pasta were served in glass jar! It was my 1st time to eat spaghetti in glass jar and I was curious to dine. I think the menu was interesting, because you will see these kinds of pasta dishes such as sambal sea catch pasta (ok, sambal pasta.. this sounds weird?), golden salted egg yolk pasta (ok, is this like the famous Irwin's salted egg fish skin snacks?). chilled prawn angel hair (ok, chilled pasta dish, is this like Japan's cold noodle?) and more for you to discover. I landed on sambal sea catch pasta and my hubby opted for cheese baked rice (forgot the menu name already). For the taste, I felt it was pretty average, the food presentation was definitely nice, but I don't really think sambal and spaghetti is a good match? Just my personal opinion, because the sambal tasted sweet and spicy. Other than the sambal, I felt it was actually nice dining here.

Cheese baked rice

Sambal sea catch pasta

They served a varieties of drinks as well, ranging from coffee to freshly brewed tea to refreshing ice blended drinks, and etcetera. For us, we took blueberry USA Arizona tea, and again the bottle is so pretty, because you can use it as a small pot to keep dried flowers. The cafe really had this decoration on top of each table, where they used the empty Arizona tea container and put dried flowers inside, and da-dang, a nice style came out! Interior design, huh? And that's why, I had insisted to bring the empty tea bottle back, oh ya, together with the light blue flower, planning to decorate our place.. And now... they were stored inside my wardrobe 😓😅 Just like me, a rubbish collector..

Before you left the place, don't forget their lovely desserts for you! I can't leave without the dessert here, because it was so beautiful. You can see two main types of dessert presentation here, either dessert in flower pot style or glass jar style. I chose flower-potted 'mud' tart style because we think it was cuter. It was a non-bake speciality cheese tarts and had four flavors for you to choose - nutella oreo, cookie butter, matcha and mango. Argh, tough choice here. At the end, I chose matcha and got the light blue flower on top! My hubby said the light blue flower looks like me, because it looks pure and innocent (ok, don't puke please.. we are always disgusting.. but I think this time he is right in this thou..). So that's how our selection of dessert went. Indeed, the taste was nice and the cheese was not too cheesy as it was blended with match inside, and the 'mud' itself was a layer of crunchy chocolate cookies pieces. The dessert itself was not only nice to see, nice to hold, nice to take photo, but nice to eat also!



Just like the name sounds, it is truly a Bliss in Every Bite dining experience in fArt tArtz cafe!




A Little Info. on fArt tArtz 
Official Website: http://farttartz.com/
Facebook Webpage: farttartz
Location/ How to Go: Alight at Chinatown mrt station, walk for 4 minutes.
Opening Hours: Refer to website

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 6.5/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  6/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 7/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)



💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 16 February 2019

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