Aareschlucht

Aareschlucht

The train we took to Aareschlucht was about the size of a bus. Today we decided to go over to Meiringen by train and walk through the Aareschlucht. (We’ve all been having fun trying to pronounce it.) The Aareschlucht is a slot canyon with a river at the bottom....
Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen

Perfect weather in Lauterbrunnen On Thursday we took a vacation from our vacation. I was pretty tired and took the morning to catch up on my photos and writing. In the afternoon I took a walk around Lauterbrunnen and grabbed a few photos. Karen and some of the others...
Lake Brienz

Lake Brienz

We had a beautiful cruise on Lake Brienz. One great thing about being a tourist in Switzerland is the availability of transportation passes. The Swiss do a fantastic job of moving you from one place to another, and they have some excellent deals to help you afford it....
Murren & Gimmelwald

Murren & Gimmelwald

Cowbells decorate the side of a barn in Gimmelwald. I find it helpful to think of the Lauterbrunnen Valley in three layers. The bottom layer is the valley floor, including the town of Lauterbrunnen itself, Trummelbach Falls, and the town of Stechelberg. The middle...
Schilthorn

Schilthorn

View of the surrounding peaks from the platform at the top of the Schilthorn We took a gondola from Birg up to the Schilthorn. The building there is called Piz Gloria, and was strongly featured in the James Bond movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret...