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It's 99 Degrees Here!-Take a Cool Virtual Trip to Grimsel Pass with Mary Vee

Traveling to Europe remains difficult according to recent news reports. Sigh. And it is 97 degrees here with about 90 percent humidity. I love visiting Europe. Say, would you like to take a virtual trip there with me right now? As I'm writing this, I'm wondering which place to choose. I truly can't think of a single place I havn't enjoy.  Hmm. Photo by Mary Vee Let's go to--someplace cool... Grimsel Pass, the only above ground road north. There is another way, which I did not see. It is a thirty five mile tunnel. Totally amazing achievement, but a boring way to cross the Alps leading north to Lucern, Switzerland. As it happens, my bus was one of the last to take this road across for the winter. Owners of the buildings at the top boarded their windows, protecting their business from the coming winter as we arrived. Grimsel Pass-Photo by Mary Vee On the south side, we drive on this road, Talk about switchbacks!  At several points, the fron