Blogs from Lauterbrunnen, South-West, Switzerland, Europe

Switzerland was by far my favourite country, as it was love at first site. Driving into Switzerland i was awe struck by the beautiful snow capped mountains and lush green scenery. Once we had arrived to our location of Lauterbrunnen, we were greeted by cute little log cabin houses and the a massive waterfall as our backdrop. As we settles in our little log cabin campsite, we went to the dinner tent to sample the local cuisine. Inside there were huge pots of cheese fondue over small flames at each table, which I enjoyed far too much! It was then followed by a delicous roast dinner, no wonder I had trouble fitting into my jeans that night! After dinner we went to the campsites pub to have a few drinks, well thats how it started anyway. ... read more

Lauterbrunnen It was like driving into a postcard... Mountains on everyside with waterfalls gently decsending into mist in the breeze, trees and meadows greener than I thought green could get, and the stunningly clear glacial streams running by the side of the road. Lauterbrunnen was far surpassing my expectations and I hadn't even arrived yet! We didn't get there til about 6 and decided to put off the 'family' cook up until the following night as we all knew how hard Switzerland was on the wallet. Our camping accomodation began well as they started by handing out swiss chocolate, always an excellent way to a backpackers heart. I found my room and was a little surprised to see 3 single beds all together! It was bigger than a king size mattress! I was definately hoping I ... read more

We started the day with breakfast up in the main house. Today we were leaving Brienz and going up the mountain to stay in a little valley town. We had the same to eat as the previous day except today we had blue and pink eggs! lol. Their cute little white dog was so friendly and followed us back to our house.We gathered our things and went to pay and say goodbye. We had prepared a box of Australian chocolates to say thank you and found a card at the local coop grocery store that said “danke” meaning thank you in German and had a kangaroo on it! We thought it was very appropriate. We payed our $90 for one night and ... read more

I was warned about Switzerland.. that I might just fall in love with it and experience a place like no other, and I certainly did! As we wound our way around the mountains, through tunnels, traffic and trees, stopped for a photo opportunity, my last blue bus ride came to an end when we arrived at Camping Jungfrau. Under a dark, starry sky, my new travel mates Kelly and Gilete (a Canadian and an American) enjoyed a traditional Swiss meal of potato rosti and were hungry to see what the morning light would serve up. I should point out that I wasn’t camping in a tent, but slept in a warm, comfortable cabin. The chilly weather outside wasn’t very tent-friendly! Apart from that, the view and location of where I was some-what different to what I’ve ... read more