St. Moritz In The Engadin Valley
St. Moritz is the home of the rich and famous. The main bus stop was just inches away from Escada, Prada, Bally, Rolex (the real thing - not knock-offs) along with many other name brands. Very expensively dressed women walked by in furs and expensive duds. Some were obviously "trophy wives" (or "trophy friends") on the arms of "older" (equally expensively dressed) men. (If I were ever to remarry, I'm going looking for a man between 90-100, carrying an oxygen cannister with mega-bucks.) There was no one in the vicinity dressed like ex-Marine and myself, in non-matching clothes and probably reeking of sweat.
We had just finished snowshoeing up a slope by the Suvretta House Hotel, one of the Leading Hotels of the World, just oozing class and money. However, despite a few dirty looks, we did walk through the lobby to use the bathroom trying to look as if we belonged. R-I-G-H-T! And then it was snowshoes on, and start up the run (fairly bare in spots - Spring skiing)...
Halfway up, we criss-crossed a lengthy walking path with groups and many other people walking in all directions. Past a great looking children's ski area....
...magnificent houses...and somehow we missed Heidi's hut, the original hut used for the movie filmed in the Engadine.
Down to the above-mentioned bus stop and back to Pontresina for a hot bath, wonderful dinner and fluffy duvets. Below are two examples of the transport schedules...impressive...Jawohl? Buses #1 and #2 are the main ones that make their way from one end of the valley to the other, stopping at all the ski lifts and trains stations along the way. Each bus has a little TV screen up in front showing the next bus stop, weather, exchange rates and a recording calls out each stop automatically. There's no excuse for getting off at the wrong stop.
