Despite the tough tour I did yesterday, starting from Altdorf today had all the advantages I could have hoped for:
The stairs from hell were already behind me, I already made the additional kilometres in the direction of the mountains AND the whole stage was flat. Merely no ascents or descents. It was basically a nice stroll along river Reuss.
Two basic problems today: it was very sunny and there was no shadow at all, no way to cool down and rest (other than Erstfeld station, that is). A major part of the trail followed the highway, which was pretty noisy.
Arrived early and well relaxed in Amsteg at the foot of the mountains. The hotel I am staying in is just perfect. It has been established in 1788. Goethe is told to have staid here in 1790. I am sleeping in 'the oldest bed of the house' (which apparently is more than 200 years old). We were joking that most probably Goethe slept in the bed I am sleeping in tonight. Though I hope they changed the mattress at some point in time since then. The place is run by two architects (I think they are) who fell in love with the place. And their love shows in lots of really nice details. If you are in Amsteg, stay in Hotel Stern und Post.
This was the final stage of the first part of my journey through Switzerland. Some time tomorrow I am leaving the Trans Swiss Trail/E1 to get to the real mountains. I just don't want to walk along the highway for hundreds of kilometres. I might be offline through the next couple of days, but I will continue writing (and taking pictures). Will upload, when I am back in civilization.
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