About 20 minutes from Interlaken, the Ballenberg is a 160-acre, open-air museum. There are roughly 100 historic rural buildings (they were dismantled, transported, reconstructed and authentically furnished) that have been grouped according to their area of origin in Swizterland. There are alpine chalets, entire farmsteads, gardens, fields with crops...even animals. You can sample cheeses, bread and chocolates and there are also activities for the kids. They say that even if you spent a whole day here you probably wouldn't get to see everything. I think my dad could camp out and stay here a week. He would love all of the little details.
Although it was raining, we pressed on.
Ruby and Alex take turns whittling...
...and sawing logs
A scarecrow that our family made
Alex and Ruby are ready to build the next cabin at the ranch
The rain finally let up...
...but it still didn't look like summer.
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