Schumann’s Swiss Journey in 1829

[Wednesday, 2^nd September – Gloomy day – hike through the Wengernalp [alpine meadow] – privy councillor Welker from Freiburg [Breisgau] and his riding wife, amiable – a bouquet on the stick – a little tired – bad path – the chalet on the Wengernalp (1) – the shrouded Jungfrau [mountain] – life at the chalet – fried cheese with honey – thundering avalanches – my duties as a gentleman – dreadful weather – the cheerful company – the second chalet – frugal shepherd’s meal and echo from key rifles – alpine roses – views of the Grindelwald Valley with its blue glaciers – climbing the glacier – water cave – the blue fairy cave – the falling chubby Dutchman (that is, my companion Queck) – the trembling wife of the privy councillor (that is, Welker) – other German company – arriving in Grindelwald (2) – the piano – my fall – the listening Englishman – applause at the end – played a lot – rustic talks about Napoleon – dinner – the young Strasbourg woman – Englishmen – the boozing Dutchman – discovering fellow countrymen – Kersten from Freiberg – Scheuermann from Brandenburg – lieutenant Hermann from Magdeburg – von Grafenried from Berne – the Lungern women not as good as the Brienz ones – “poussateurs” [probably Swiss French for “load pullers / pushers / transporters” [?]] – playing the piano after the meal – happy imagination and speaking broken French with the Englishmen – luxuriant scandal in the night, involving the naked guide and naked waitresses -]