Gletscherschlucht Grindelwald

... be seen. It was just me and the mountains, it was nice. In the end I was very glad the gondola was delayed because I would have been very disappointed to have missed entering the path down the misty mountain Schilthorn. I found out just now however that the delay was caused by a poor paraglider who was killed after being caught in the cables of the gondolas.
I was very tired by the end. It was 1700. I took a short walk in Murren then left to catch the bus back to Lauderbrunnen.

... to catch the bus to Bonigen which was a quaint small town on Lake Brienz. The girl at the hostel had said that it was a 20 minute walk but in true Swiss style, we think that it was probably 40 minutes for any non-Swiss person. Bonigen was so quiet, hardly anybody was about but it was a good opportunity to see different styles of the ...

Woke up to a cloudy day but it didn't look too bad on the webcam from the Jungfrau so we decided to catch the train to Grindelwald and decide from there whether we went further. As we were on the train, the sun came out so we decided to go up to Jungfraujoch which is called "The Top of Europe". From Grindelwald, we got a cog train to Kleine Scheidegg then changed for the final cog train which would go to the top. Some ...

We had booked onto the Golden Pass Panoramic train but woke up to rain so thought it mightn't be very panoramic. Despite the rain, it was a scenic trip. We were heading for Interlaken and had to change trains twice. Greg was concerned that the guy at the train station had booked us on these trains and there was only 5 minutes between trains (this is the Greg who has us at the train station an hour before it goes). We didn’t have to worry ...

... Bill said how elated he was with our surroundings, and I can’t disagree either. We were right up close to the three famous mountains of the region (Jungfrau, Monch, and Eiger), Europe’s highest train station, and the place where 007 movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” was filmed. After gradually gaining 1000m in altitude, we found ourselves at the top of a very ...

... 65 meters high and follows a curve with a radius of 100 meters. It is possible to take a picture while crossing it, but it is being repaired and was covered with scaffolding. I took a picture of it in the brochure instead; 2) seeing the headwaters of the Rhine River, and 3) Just seeing the different landscapes that we passed. We ate a picnic lunch on board and debarked at Andermatt. Andermatt is the country's last line of defense. Here at a ...

i'm playing catch up in updating entries and pictures...here are some pictures of our field study to geneva and from where we went skiing in the swiss alps ( i stole them since i didn't want to have my camera with me while i was skiing...which was possibly the best time i have ever had skiing and can't wait to go again)

... misty and together with the velvet green hillsides and livestock grazing peacefully, made me feel like I was walking through the Shire in one of JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" novels. But the sun persisted and as the attached photos will indicate, the views were super...the massive peaks that make the Bernese Oberland a world famous area for hiking and outdoor activities were jaw-dropping and the photos really do not do a good job of ...

... layers of the White Desert in Egypt. I was also talked into eating some snow, which tasted nicer than I thought even though my fingers went bright red with the cold and refused to warm up for a little while. (It was also great to be able to call Mum from the Mountain.) After that I caught a train down the mountain again and got off about half way down to look at some local waterfalls. It was interesting to see how they swirled and pour all over the wonderful rock ...

... and I took loads of photos for you all to enjoy. Then we all skied down the mountain to the tune of Bond!!!! So very cool as the sun was shining and the snow was lush. I then proceed to take a jump (not knowing what was the other side) and nearly broke my leg!!! But I was ok, apparently I got about 3 metres of air, which is quite a lot when you think about it. But I dusted myself down and got on with it!!!!! Later that day we went on a 1 ½ toboggan run after eating ...