Switzerland 13-17 July

Jan Miller and I travelled to Switzerland from Nantes - Jan to the Montreux jazz festival and I went to Interlaken to meet son Nick. From Interlaken Nick and I we were able to take short train rides into the alps. We spent three days walking in the sunshine - with great views of the Jungfrau, Eiger, Mönch and many other mountains. A highlight was a train trip through a tunnel in the Eiger and Mönch mountains to the Jungfraujoch near the top of the Jungfrau. An hour before we left Interlaken it started raining.

On the way to our hotel - Nick taking my luggage :-)

Interlaken

A view of Interlaken from a lookout on a nearby hill.

... another view of Interlaken.

Setting off on our first walk - from Lauterbrunnen to Mürren.

We passed through some farmland - sounds of cow bells all day.

Morning tea at Winteregg

Approaching Mürren

Gondola near Mürren

Information board about the Jungfrau - there were a number of these along the walk.

Hard to find a bad lunch spot - this one had a view of the Jungfrau.

Setting off on our walk on our second walk. On day 2 we walked from Pfingstegg (gondola from Grindelwald) to a glacier (Grindelwaldgletscher)

A creature we met on the path

Grindelwaldgletscher

A view of Grindelwald during the walk

House in Grindelwald

Day 3 we took the Jungfraubahn through the mountains to Jungfraujoch. This is a view point at 3454m just below the Jungfrau (4158m)

Walking out from Jungfraujoch

A view of the Eiger (3970m)

Nick taking in the scenery

The Jungfraubahn entering the tunnel through the Eiger.

The station at Eigergletscher. On the way back from the Jungfraujoch we got off the train here to walk the Eiger Trail.

Afternoon tea at Eigergletscher.

Setting off on the Eiger Trail. This walk went around the base of the Eiger towards Grindelwald.

A view of Kleine Schleidegg - the next station down from station at Eigergletscher

Information board about the Eiger - showing the ascent path. We weren't tempted.

... and the Eiger

Lots of wildflowers in bloom

Nick on the train on back to Interlaken.