Day Two-Awoke with a headache in Munich. Downed a cup of instant coffee and made another to go. Walked to the Train Station, grabbed some pastries (apple strudel and croissant). We took the train from Munich to St Gal, Switzerland.I slept on and off during the ride in our private compartment. Rolling green hills soon turned into big mountains. We passed by Lake Constance-It is big and gorgeous! The lake is a greenish/emerald color surrounded by large rolling hills and the Alps. We switched trains in St Gal and headed to Appenzell on a train that was much like the light rail we have in Portland. We got our first glance of Santis and that Alp region. The mountains seemed to tower over everything else around them. In Appenzell we searched for the tourist information kiosk and soon were introduced to Europe's fantastic custom of siesta. Every day many of the businesses in town shut down for 2-3 hours during the midday. Aggravating, we searched for a restaurant that was open. We ate at a local's hangout and that was where I was introduced to Appenzell Cheese. I had Appenzell Macaroni and Cheese with shaved ham, peppers and onions. The Appenzell cheese is very strong and pungent, but good.Marching in the rain we headed back to the train station and departed for Wasserauen, the last stop of the train at the foot of the Alps.We left the train, boarded a cable car and rode it to the alpine meadow of Ebenalp. It was now partly sunny and the views down the valley back towards Appenzell were gorgeous. Cows were feeding on the grass in the open meadows, the smell of cows overpowered the fresh air, and the sound of their bells clanging was head everywhere. We headed down the trail towards our rustic mountain hut known as the Aescher. To get to Aescher you must descend below Ebenalp about 200 meters, walking on a tight trail along the base of a cliff. Passing through a cave and the Hermit hut (a hermit lived in the cave in the 1500's), you pass over a narrow wooden bridge of sorts that overhangs the cliff (800 meter drop). Arriving at the Aescher you see an old wooden structure that is built into the cliff and an old cave. The family who runs the hut has 20 sheep, chickens, rabbits, cows, goats, dogs, and pigs which are used for food throughout the summer months. We were given a private room (versus the large dorm) after meeting the very nice innkeeper, the mother of the family. Tim and I set our luggage down and headed out eh door for a quick hike before Dinner. We hiked a small loop in the pouring rain to Ebenalp, The trail was steep and all I could think about was how am I going to make it through 6 days of this… We explored the Ebenalp Lodge and meadow and headed back to Aescher now soaked. We ate dinner at Aescher; I had a cup of Bullion with pearl barley and bread. The rain had now let up a bit, so we decided to head back out and try to get to a place named Altenalp. We had only a couple of hours before the sunset, so we pushed hard. We passed two Alms (basically a house and stable for the cows used during the summer) on the trail and arrived at the Altenalp a little before sunset.On the trail we walked with cows and horses and I got zapped by an electrical fence! We took a few pictures and headed back to Aescher racing the setting sun and total darkness. Passing through the cave in the dark as we found out was no easy chore!At Aescher after a few Appenzell beers and no dialogue and a several funny looks from the family of the inn, we went to bed. That night we did meet Wolfgang, a German in town on business that wanted to climb Santis. We agreed to meet him for breakfast.Off to bed!