Our arrival at Our Chalet in Adelboden was "exciting" given the narrow roads, steep climbs, darkness and rain! Seeing things in the daylight the next day, I'm glad it wasn't visible on arrival as I'm not sure how keen I would have been to continue!
As the Guiding song says about this World Centre, it IS "High Up, High on a mountain". The centre is on the side of the valley opposite from the town of Adelboden, at the end of the road leading into the mountains.
A lovely, lush green valley with farms and houses dotting the hillsides. Small herds of cows are seen behind/beside many houses and their bells are audible as they graze in the fields. Each bell is engraved with the name of the cow and the name of the owner. The houses are all made of wood - mostly 3 story structures under a peaked roof reached almost to the ground. Lots of small paned windows. Many are adorned with wooden shutters and many are named. Each appears to be a combination of house and attached barn and wood heating appears most common.
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