Today we traveled to Interlaken, and connected to Lauterbrunnen- the picture below is of the Lauterbrunnen valley.
We continued up to a car-less village called Wengen by cog railway, then on up the mountain by cable car to a place where we started our hike. We hiked about four miles on what is known as the Grand Mothers' walk- named as a favorite of Grand Mothers (we didn't want to tax ourselves too heavily.) The morning was brilliantly sunny with a wonderful breeze. We enjoyed views of three major mountains. We saw the Jung Frau, highest mountain Europe, pictured below.
After lunch, fog rolled in as we were trying to hike to the Eiger Glacier. We got within 1/2 mile of the glacier when thunder arrived, so we made for lower ground as fast as we could. By the time we got back to Kleine Scheide, we were out of the fog.
Swiss trains and buses continue to amaze us- clean, on-time, staffed by helpful people.
Our Best,
Jack and Pam
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