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Travel Blogs from Lauterbrunnen
Journey to Interlaken
... deserted! Everything was closed, even the Christmas market! Lisa and I are both left hoping to come back some day in the summer to see what it is like then because we hear it’s beautiful. It was beautiful in its own way, with the quaint Swiss houses covered in snow, and the towering mountains surrounding it (or at least what we could see below the clouds!). Interlaken is full of grand old hotels, including the grandest of all, ...
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
... and once again partied into the night! What I'm taking away from Lauterbrunnen.. Beautiful, quiet, Swiss Army knives, chocolate, fondu, snow, snow angels, snow ball fights, schnapps, chilli and cinnamon tequila, drinking games, porridge, camp like meals, drunken showers, like being in a post card, they speak 4 different languages there, Shereese, bonding, Laura eating snow off a tree Our song here: From Paris to ...
Mannlichen and First
... it was definitely just the altitude making the difference. We arrived at the lake which really was beautiful. It was a clear blue colour with a bit of a ripple from the wind. The mountain peaks looked amazing in the background! We hoped for a break in the wind so that we could catch the mountains reflecting in the water, and were lucky enough to see them for a very brief moment. We sat down to enjoy an iced tea and a few cookies for a ...
The Rothorn and Schynige Platte
... just have to wait for the next one if you miss it! This was great for me because I hate it when trains, buses, ferries are late and I also don’t like waiting around! From Brienz we crossed the street to the station heading up to the Rothorn. On the tracks there was a green engine steaming away and two red cars with neat windows that lifted up in front of it. We hopped in the front car with hopes of being able to get some pictures of the engine as the ...
To the "Top of Europe"
... By 1905 they had built two more stations in the mountain, but work had to stop due to financial difficulties. In 1907 construction began once again with the break through at the top in 1912. The train stopped at two stations with glassed-in viewpoint on the way up so Anoop charged off for pictures while I sat with the bags etc. We thought that I could get off on the way back down, but the train didn't stop on the way down! At least I could see out from the train ...