Sunny days are here again!
The gods of the alps have blessed us with the one elusive clear day that we needed.
The mountains are back in my picture window!
We have to move fast and be up on the Jungfraujoch before the clouds start to form again. Sometime earlier, I had read that mountains make their own clouds, as the sun rises higher in the sky.
As the train ascends, the famous Lauterbrunnen valley comes into view, with the unmistakable Staubbach falls.
The sleepy town is still in the shadows.
View of the Lauterbrunnen valley from Wengen. I could sit here for ages and gaze away at a view like this.
Posting some screen grabs from my videos.
Leaving the green Lauterbrunnen valley behind, the train crosses over the snow line.
The Jungfrau massif is getting closer.
Snow fields in the land of glaciers, like I had never seen before.
Kleine Scheidegg railway station.
A change of trains at Kleine Scheidegg.
The Eigergletscher. The signage suggests this is the start of the Eiger walk.
On the top of Jungfraujoch, one can see the Aletsch Glacier - biggest glacier in Europe.
The viewing plateau is very very slippery though. I wondered if the flimsy rope was enough to break one's fall.
Having conquered the Jungfrau from the Lauterbrunnen side, we now descend via the Grindelwald valley.
The Grindelwald valley is probably the sunnier side of the mountain. A very different landscape compared to the narrow craggy Lauterbrunnen side of the mountain.
The gentle slopes seem very popular with hikers. This ultimate scenic journey is probably my most favourite part of the train ride.
After spending a couple of hours having a lazy picnic lunch at Grindelwald, it suddenly strikes me that today is my only chance at seeing the Trummelbach waterfalls! We had wasted so much time! Now we would never make it there before closing time!
Never give up, 🎵🎶🎵.
This funicular takes one up into the deep interiors of the mountain to the viewing galleries. Thank God I am not claustrophobic.
The lift is hardly the most unnerving thing about the waterfall though.
Through some miracle of nature, the melted waters of the glaciers have furiously cut their way through the inside of this mountain. Its the most terrifying waterfall I have ever seen in my life.
Thats Switzerland for you.
It makes you conquer your fears in no time.
The gods of the alps have blessed us with the one elusive clear day that we needed.
The mountains are back in my picture window!
We have to move fast and be up on the Jungfraujoch before the clouds start to form again. Sometime earlier, I had read that mountains make their own clouds, as the sun rises higher in the sky.
As the train ascends, the famous Lauterbrunnen valley comes into view, with the unmistakable Staubbach falls.
The sleepy town is still in the shadows.
View of the Lauterbrunnen valley from Wengen. I could sit here for ages and gaze away at a view like this.
Posting some screen grabs from my videos.
Leaving the green Lauterbrunnen valley behind, the train crosses over the snow line.
The Jungfrau massif is getting closer.
Snow fields in the land of glaciers, like I had never seen before.
Kleine Scheidegg railway station.
A change of trains at Kleine Scheidegg.
The Eigergletscher. The signage suggests this is the start of the Eiger walk.
On the top of Jungfraujoch, one can see the Aletsch Glacier - biggest glacier in Europe.
The viewing plateau is very very slippery though. I wondered if the flimsy rope was enough to break one's fall.
Having conquered the Jungfrau from the Lauterbrunnen side, we now descend via the Grindelwald valley.
The Grindelwald valley is probably the sunnier side of the mountain. A very different landscape compared to the narrow craggy Lauterbrunnen side of the mountain.
The gentle slopes seem very popular with hikers. This ultimate scenic journey is probably my most favourite part of the train ride.
After spending a couple of hours having a lazy picnic lunch at Grindelwald, it suddenly strikes me that today is my only chance at seeing the Trummelbach waterfalls! We had wasted so much time! Now we would never make it there before closing time!
But Geet, the ever optimist, wants to try and run for it.
Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen via Zweilütschinen.
We hop onto a bus. The driver thinks we won't make it in time for the waterfall. The entrance to the waterfall closes at 5 o'clock.
It is 4:45 already.
Whichever way I look out from the bus, there are cliffs and cascading waterfalls.
With seconds to spare for the closing time, we reach the Trummelbach falls. Luckily for us, the elevators at the waterfall are operated by the most sporting person this side of the alps, I must say. He graciously takes us in because he has just noticed a couple more people running in behind us.
Never give up, 🎵🎶🎵.
This funicular takes one up into the deep interiors of the mountain to the viewing galleries. Thank God I am not claustrophobic.
The lift is hardly the most unnerving thing about the waterfall though.
Through some miracle of nature, the melted waters of the glaciers have furiously cut their way through the inside of this mountain. Its the most terrifying waterfall I have ever seen in my life.
Thats Switzerland for you.
It makes you conquer your fears in no time.
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