Bring me back to those days

These last few days, even weeks have been tough on me. It started with my back injury last month. I couldn’t sleep and didn’t feel well for days. I’ve started my therapy not that long after it happened and I’m doing better now but there are still days when I would rather stay in bed as it hurts so much. But then I do some easy yoga flow and feel much better again. I try to stay positive and believe that I will be fit within a few weeks again.

I’ve been closely following the Covid-19 situation in Slovakia as I haven’t been there for the last 6 months. I haven’t been away from Slovakia for such a long time in at least 10 years. I wouldn’t mind it that much if it wouldn’t be for my grandma who is not well. Finally, Slovakia has opened its borders a couple of weeks ago and we planned our holidays in the middle of July.

A few days ago, my mom called me and told me that she is not sure if my grandma will make it by then. Well, ‘great’ news. I’ve been worried sick as I can’t change the vacation days anymore. I pray every day that she is still there when we come. And also that there are not that many new infections as the government announced that if the numbers would grow, they would close the borders again as we wouldn't be able to go because my husband doesn't have either Slovak passport or residency in the country.

Lastly, my mom’s dog ate something during their walk and got so sick that even the vet wasn’t sure if he will make it or not. My mom doesn’t know what it was as it all happened so fast. He was vomiting every time he ate or drank something for 3 days. He couldn’t sleep and was so tired that he wasn’t even able to walk up a couple of stairs. Luckily, he is better today and could finally eat something and keep it inside as well.

In situations like this I would normally go to the mountains to organize my thoughts and recharge my batteries. But since my husband is working on his school assignment, we don’t have time to go there. And the only thing that I can do about it is go through my photos and use my imagination to feel like I was there right now (Or do many house chores to clear my mind but I honestly prefer going through the photos 🙂)

Today, I’d like to take you with me on a tour through my photos…

This is one of the first places that I visited in the Alps many years ago. Flumserberg is not far away from our home and easily accessible, and therefore we go back there with most of our visitors. There are easy hiking trails, educational routes for kids, and an adventure park as well as more difficult trails for experienced hikers. It’s easy to fall in love with this place. However, we usually avoid it in winter as it’s a popular skiing resort and at that time there is not much to do for hikers. We don’t ski even though we live in Switzerland. This seems to be challenging to grasp for some people…

If you visit Flumserberg there is a great chance that you will come across some cows or horses. They are peaceful but I do keep my distance as all of the cows have horns and I can’t recognize the bulls as they all look the same to me. But I like to observe them until they start moving in my direction which happens almost every time as cows are very curious.

One time, my husband came close to a cow to take a picture with it. The cow was cheeky and licked half of his face when he was trying to position himself for the photo. There were tears running down my cheeks from laughing. It was one of the funniest moments in our relationship for me (not that sure about him but I think he would mention the moment when we were walking down the hill and I slipped on the wet grass and fell right on my face. He didn’t even try to catch me!)

I have heard about Mount Titlis many times before but only managed to visit it last year. It’s a place that should be on your bucket list when you decide to visit Switzerland, or so they say. It’s a very touristic mountain and the cable cars are so crowded that you feel like you were not even standing on the floor but kind of floating and trying to catch your breath. But it is worth it.

Once you’re finally up the mountain you will love it. The views are fantastic! There is also a suspension bridge which is a lot of fun until someone decides to jump up and down and the bridge starts to rock from one side to another.

My favorite part was the Glacier cave. Once you enter the cave you find yourself in a colored ice tunnel. There is a railing on one side as the floor is made of ice too. It’s cold inside, so take your jacket when you plan to visit in summer.

Pizalun is a mountain that is mainly visited by locals. It is one of the smallest mountains in the canton of Graubünden and not particularly spectacular but there is a large stone formation on its top which makes this place special. The 7 km long trail with an elevation gain of less than 500 meters is a perfect place for lazier Sunday morning.

The mountain is overlooking the Chur Rhine valley, Sargans region, the mountains of the Rätikon, the Pizol group, the Calanda massif and the Churfirsten-Alvier. It offers spectacular views of the region.

And let’s finish today with these cows that didn’t pay the slightest attention to me. It looks like they were whispering and I can imagine that they were coming up with a plan how to get rid of me and have their peace again 😊

After looking at those photos and reviving the situations all I can say is that I feel better. I might do it more often 😊

Thank you for reading!

Cheers!

Martina