{"id":170,"date":"2019-04-08T20:08:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buenzliburg.ch\/ontheroadagain\/?p=170"},"modified":"2020-05-18T20:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T20:14:42","slug":"acrophobic-in-aare-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buenzliburg.ch\/ontheroadagain\/2019\/04\/08\/acrophobic-in-aare-gorge\/","title":{"rendered":"Acrophobic in Aare Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Destination: Aare Gorge, Meiringen, Switzerland<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Diary:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When visiting Switzerland, the Alps are definitely one of the must-see-destinations. But what do you know\u2026 they are high. And they are steep. And the roads are mostly narrow serpentines. And what if you suffer acrophobia, or the fear of heights with common language? And what if there\u2019s more..? What if you are also slightly claustrophobic, on top of the other? Well, fears are fears. There\u2019s no underestimating the power of a fear. It is a feeling that cannot be reasoned away, no matter how hard one might try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time\nago, I had some very special guests from my original home country. Two awesome\nladies, with whom we go way back together. I was so excited to get to spend\nsome time with these two in my new home country. Only there was this problem of\nacrophobia AND claustrophobia. Because of these SLIGHT limitations I spent some\nlooong hours trying to figure out where I could go with them, knowing that the\nother one was SUFFERING severe case of both phobias. Honestly, I thought I\ncould RELATE, since I come from a real flatlands myself, and I remember the\nfirst time driving a serpentine\u2026 I was absolutely sure we\u2019ll fall down and die.\nYeah, sure, laugh at me if you must. But I come from flatlands. I promise you,\nyou cannot even IMAGINE how flat the earth can actually be at times. Anyway,\nafter driving some more serpentines I actually got USED to it. I am afraid my\nfriend will not. Ever. So there I was, just about to find out I could actually NOT\nrelate at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aare Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, given\nthe circumstances, all the gondolas and mountaintops were out of question. After\npondering long and hard, I ended up taking them to Aare gorge (Aareslucht),\nknowing it is a stunning place with stunning views. It honestly feels like\nwalking through another world! And since it is one of my favorite places to\nvisit, I wanted to show it to my special people\u2026 also, I was thinking it is not\ntoo high, because you kind of walk almost on the bottom of the gorge. AND I was\nthinking it is not THAT narrow so claustrophobia won\u2019t count. Only I didn\u2019t\nrealize to think that there\u2019s water under you and that might be a problem. AND\nthere are some narrow caves you have to walk through. AND you only see a little\nglimpse of sky if you look directly up. AND from time to time you are walking\non some shaky steps that were bolted directly to the rock. AND\u2026 AND\u2026 you get\nthe picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the scary place…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So off we\nwent, and it was only right there after we\u2019d entered the gorge, when I realized\nit might be too much after all. Because her eyes looked a BIT wild. And she was\nSHAKING. But this courageous friend of mine proved to be TOUGHER than her\nfears. With legs that probably felt like seriously overcooked pasta she walked\nthrough the whole 1, 4 kilometer gorge. And I know she didn\u2019t just walk the\nwhole way with her eyes closed. No, she stopped to really LOOK around. She took\nSEVERAL pictures and videos. I know she was horrified at times, I could see\nthat very clearly. And me? I was sure she\u2019ll faint and we\u2019ll have to carry her\nout of there. While walking beside her I was pondering what to do if she\u2019d\nreally freak out, and found no answers. But\u2026 no one freaked out. No one fell\ndown. No one fainted. And no one died\u2026 Instead, she made it! (We all did.) And\nwhat did she say\u2026 thanks to the friends walking side by side, and thanks to the\nbreathtaking beauty of nature! I was so proud of her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The winners… almost through…!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But looking the other side of it, I realized I know nothing about real phobias. Ok, well, maybe a glimpse. Since I come from flatlands\u2026 eh? :) However, I just might let her choose the destinations next time\u2026 Don\u2019t want any heart attacks around here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some more ideas what to do in Meiringen Area<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(most of them are especially fit for you if you like hiking…):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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