Posts with Tag: Switzerland


Interlaken to Basel to Paris

January 25, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland
Winding along Interlaken’s lake on a beautifully sunny day, the snow on the mountains is a reminder of where I have been this week. Read more

In Interlaken, Switzerland

January 20, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland
It’s snowing tonight in Interlaken. I may be a New Englander accustomed to snow, but I still delight in running outside into it. I’m even more delighted to meet two Australians running about in their first snowfall ever. Read more

Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken Ost

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Eurail, Switzerland, train travel
Train Tip: As our train returns to Interlaken Ost, a few points about the Jungfrau trip. Each way, the trip takes about two hours and fifteen minutes, and requires two changes of trains. The normal round-trip price is 181.80 Swiss Francs, but you get a 25% discount (136.80 CHF) by presenting your Eurail Pass, and [...] Read more

Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland, train travel
This is the part of the trip that is harrowing, and must have seemed even more so when the railway opened in 1912, after sixteen years of construction. Read more

Jungfraujoch to Kleine Scheidegg

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland, train travel
Back down through the mountain tunnel… Read more

On the “Top of Europe” – Jungfrau

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland
It’s a bit of its own little world at the “Top of Europe,” 11,333 feet above sea level. The UNESCO World Heritage label attests to the unique beauty of the Jungfrau mountain top: on a clear day, you can see into France and Germany. You can also witness the Aletsch Glacier, which [...] Read more

Kleine Scheidegg to Lauterbrunnen

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland, train travel
The train twists alongside mountain trails, as skiers and sledders brush by. The Swiss keep using the word “sledge,” but I think in American English, we would say “sled”? Read more

Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg

January 19, 2010 · Posted in Switzerland, train travel
There are two signs that we are about to start climbing high: the first is the seat. It’s angled, so as to protect you from sliding off on steep inclines. Read more

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