The Jura mountain range is in western Switzerland and is not as high or as steep as the Alps. They're really more like big hills. And since they are so low it means they don't get nearly as much snow as the Alps. Which means you can hike there in March! At least you could this year. We had a gorgeous 60-degree day and Nico wanted to do a specific hike that leads you by a restaurant with excellent food and we couldn't argue with that. Actually, the hike led us by 4 different restaurants and we stopped at the first two for a drink and the last one for a full meal. Not a bad day!
There actually was a little bit of snow. Which led to a little snowball fight:
A pretty view:
The sweetest dog ever at the second restaurant:
Drinks at the second restaurant (that's coffee schnapps for Nico):
The second restaurant was actually a farmhouse more than a restaurant. Here's what was being done in the fields around the restaurant (thankfully we were upwind where we were sitting):
And, finally, dinner at the fourth restaurant. The guys all ordered foal steak (baby horse). The portions were enormous yet much cheaper than what you'd pay in Zürich:
Doesn't look like we did much hiking, does it? The hike itself was about 6 miles and the first hour was a steep uphill but after that it was pretty easygoing. It wasn't as picturesque as hiking in the Alps but for a March hike I'd highly recommend it.
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