Today was amazing! We saw two things in Switzerland that are absolutely on my “Must-see” list for anyone traveling there. We woke up early in Interlaken to beautiful blue, clear skies and knew it would be a great day to travel up to the Alps.
Before we did that we stopped back in Lauterbrunnen to go to Trummelbach falls. The Trummelbach alone drains the huge glaciers from the Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau mountains. It’s a series of waterfalls INSIDE the mountain. They take you up a elevator built inside and have a path lit all the way up and down inside. It’s definitely a day for a raincoat, just from the spray of all the waterfalls! From the noise alone you can feel the power of these waterfalls. It’s tough to capture it in pictures, it really is a must-see experience. Around almost every turn was another amazing waterfall.
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It was awesome to see the rock of the mountain and see how the water had carved it out over thousands of years!
Here’s a short video of some of the waterfall inside. It is that loud!
Next up for the day was to take the cable cars up to the Shilthorn. They have a 360 degree rotating restaurant on top. The restaurant was actually completed for a James Bond film, “Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. There are full views toward France and Germany. From there you can also get fantastic views of the Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau. Together they make up one of best known sights in Switzerland. They are part of the Bernese Alps and sit between Switzerland and Italy. It was a gorgeous site and we picked a perfect day! Clouds would roll in and out, but for the most part we had clear views.
Left to Right: Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau
Looks toward Germany and France
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There was some snow up there, but it was pretty slushy. . .
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There was a glider plane up there taking in some amazing views I’m sure!
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After this long, busy day, we headed back to Interlaken. Dad went to a big, outdoor play they do of William Tell every year (More about that on Day 9’s post), and the rest of us headed to the main street in Interlaken to have dinner. Our waiter was kind of over the top and even played the Alp Horn for us!
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