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If Oeschinensee were a person, I would sneak out every night just to be with him! If Oeschinensee were food, I would make my kids go hungry and eat it all by myself! If Oeschinensee were a dress, I would never ever go to a Chemistry sale again! Are you getting the drift or shall I continue? Since we’ve come back from our half a month Euro-trip, I’ve been raving about this paradise of a place called Oeschinensee in Kandersteg! You will hardly find this place in any of the package tour itineraries (and I secretly hope it remains so!). Oeschinensee is a place where the magnificent Blüemlisalp massif form a natural amphitheater with lake Oeschinen as the center stage. A place where the time stays still and all you want to do is NOTHING! Just sit there with a cup of chamomile tea and sip in the view! Well, adventures and goof ups go hand in hand when it comes to unplanned trip to unknown places! And since we’re the God of goof-ups, learn from the masters: what not to do! My Ultimate Regret List! We have made such expensive mistakes during our Europe trip but nothing hurts as bad as not getting enough time in this paradise! 1. Cooking Maggie on a wood-fired stove! We woke up late that day since we had just reached Switzerland the previous night and then we decided to make instant noodles for breakfast on a wood-fired stove! It did taste great but the 2-minutes Maggie killed almost two hours of our time! 2. Missing the Toboggan Ride This was one thing that kids and I were equally excited about! When we reached Oeschinensee, the views made us go absolutely crazy clicking pictures! Losing the track of time, we thought that we would do it on our way back but alas! 3. Not taking the electric shuttle We totally loved the 20 minutes walk to the lake, it was THE most beautiful walk of our lives! But my little one was not up for walking so Ram had to carry her so taking the shuttle would definitely have saved our time and energy! To do what, you may ask? Just laze around a bit more and gaze around a bit longer at the lake and the views! 4. Not going for a swim in the lake As we sat under the rock and had our burgers, I thought of going through the cable car time-table to just make sure of reaching there before it closes. That’s when we realized the last ride down would be at 5 pm and it was already 4:50! There was no way we would make it in time but then we just got up and jogged in the direction of the station. And then I felt that urgent need to at least dip my feet in the lake! As I hurriedly walked towards the lake, I saw two skinny teenage girls in their bikinis venturing into the water! At that point, I was more jealous of their being able to leisurely get into the lake than their slender bodies! 5. Not missing the cable car ride You read that right! We spotted the electric shuttle on the way and just hopped in, reaching the cable car station right in time. But after coming back, while I was going through some articles and I read that the walk downhill is not only doable but also BEAUTIFUL! 6. Not wearing a better outfit! This might look like the lamest regret on this list but damn! It is SO NOT! Just imagine how awesome the pictures would come out if I were wearing better clothes! A pretty flowy dress! That is what I should have worn! I am so glad that we were able to spend at least a couple of hours at Oeschinensee. In a way it is great, as we promised ourselves to go again soon and I am pretty sure we will! It would be a dream to just snuggle up on one of the benches overlooking the lake, humming an old melody, getting high on the amazing company and experiencing pure bliss!