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Journey to Interlaken
... which the track had been built were covered in icicles. The two-hour train took us past Sarnersee Lake, and then, after turning around at Meiringen, headed towards the two lakes that are on either side of Interlaken. It drove alongside Brienzersee Lake, which was a bright turquoise glacier lake with snow-covered houses all along it. It did not look welcoming in this weather! The train had a very polite message part way through the ...
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
... of the mountains around us and a thick layer of snow on everything. We spent this day travelling up the 'Top of Europe' with amazing views.. That unfortunately we were unable to see because of the weather.. All well, we got to go into an ice palace and the views on the way back made up for it. We had snowball fights, made snow angels, bought Swiss Army knives, ate traditional fondu, celebrated Matt and Jaz ...
Gaudi Geneva and Interlaken Beauty
... portions so the price didn't feel as steep. They're packed on Saturdays and Sundays. Just drinking in the peace and beauty of the landscape around. Tomorrow, off to Gimmelvald, an alpine village not too far away. Won't be heading up to the Jungfrau this time, but I've heard it's so breathtaking some of my current roommates have come back a second time. Here's to a second trip in Switzerland =) This is why the blog is titled the way it is - this trip is a sampler to start.
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Swiss!
... green. Interlaken is situated between two lakes and the Alps. I got altitude sickness for the first few hours we were here and then my body got used to it.
Today we rode a trolly type thing up the Harder Klum mountain. The trolly was scary and I wouldn't want to do it again. We went with the 7 of us girls and 4 other people that we had met the night before. There was a restaurant at the top if the mountain with an amazing view. We ...
Switzerland part 1
... minutes on here.
After 4 or 5 hours at the Jungfrau, I caught a train back down to Interlaken (a different route, and again unbelievable views). In the evening I strolled into the town to have a look around and grab dinner and after I got back to the hostel, caught up with the guys I went with. We just sat around for ages in the evening chatting about the day and the awesome views, it's a day I'll never forget, just unreal.
Cheers,
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Other places to stay in Visp
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Hotel Visperhof
Bahnhofstrasse 2, Visp | Hotelfrom $163 -
Bildungshaus St. Jodern
St. Jodernstrasse 17, Visp | Hotelfrom $82 -
Hotel Elite
Bahnhofplatz 7, Visp | Hotelfrom $102
