LAUTERBRUNNEN, Switzerland, Wed., June 15, 2011

As the train passed through Bern on to the mountains, my stomach did a little jump; memories of riding through this beautiful scenery during my Jr Yr (1960-61) came rushing back! The chalets with their window boxes filled with flowers, the green hills, green/blue lake....

At Interlaken we changed trains to climb to Lauterbrunnen, a lovely ski town (reminding us of Vail, but not so over-the-top)' which will be our home for four nights.

In the afternoon we went to Trummel-Bach falls (10 glacier water falls) inside the mountain accessible by a tunnel lift. This site drains the glacial waters of Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau, carrying over 20,000 tons of boulder debrie each year and 20,000 liters of water per second! The falls were mighty, indeed!

That left us enough time to "do" the main street (the only street), checking put the restaurants and shops.


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Location:Travel from Laufen to Lauterbrunnen