[Idyllchat] Gemmi Pass hike

[Jay Cloidt]

Dipthongs are a killer until you recognize them. You should try Dutch.

Dutch looks incomprehensible until you learn how the dipthongs are
pronounced.

Driving down the highway, you will see a sign at the exit ramp  "UIT". This
is pronounced "OUT" which makes a lot of sense.
The word for ice cream is "ijs" which is pronounced "ice".
The word for soup is "soep" which is pronounced "soup". On the menu, you
will see a section "Soepen" (SOOP-en) which is the plural of soup.

There are a lot of words in Dutch which once you learn how they are
pronounced suddenly make sense to you. Dutch was basically formed from the
same base languages as English, just with a heavier German influence.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Richard Stewart <dj.stewart at comcast.net>
wrote:

>  Hi Bert,
>
> We did the hike from Leuk to Kandersteg in 2005.  The bus ride from Leuk
> up to Leukerbad is a hit, as is the lift - almost straight up - to the Gemmi
> Pass.  Incidentally, unless they've put in a new lift, the old lift is
> rather small by Swiss tram standards.  We were near the end of the line and
> worried that we might not get on.  We did.  Also, walking toward Kandersteg
> is the "downhill" route.  We were glad we chose it.  A nice restaurant comes
> up along the way just when you need one.  Also again, we were too tired to
> hike all the way back to Kandersteg and welcomed the lift at the end.  Now
> that I think more about it, even from the lift terminus in
> Kandersteg, another walk remains in order to get back to the village
> itself.  We took a bus back to the village.
>
> Finally, a language anecdote:  While on the train headed for Leuk, I asked
> the conductor if Luke - the way I pronounced it - was the next stop.  He
> looked at me in a funny way.  After a moment, he smiled, and said "Oh, you
> mean "Loik' - the way he pronounced it.
>
> Happy travels,
>
> Dick Stewart
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bert and Idabelle <bertmills at comcast.net>
> *To:* idyllchat at lists.untours.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:20 AM
> *Subject:* [Idyllchat] Gemmi Pass hike
>
> We will be in Kandersteg the last part of June; we would be interested in
> comments from hikers who have gone from Kandersteg to Leuk  or vice versa.
>
> Currently I am thinking of starting at Leuk and taking the cable to the
> top of the pass and starting back to Kandersteg with the idea that we can
> always take the lift back to Kandersteg if we get weary!
>
> Bert Mills
>
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