Munich to Swiss Alps

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Munich to Swiss Alps

We made a quick lunch-stop in tiny Liechtenstein before heading to lakeside Lucerne where we visited the Lion Monument (a stone carving commemorating lost swiss guards who died protecting their country). We crossed the Wooden Chapel Bridge with it’s pretty flowers cascading at the waters edge, then spent some time looking at the locally-made swiss watches and knives (who hasn’t heard of a Swatch or Swiss Army knife?).
We took a scenic drive through the Alps where we arrived in Lauterbrunnan to get a bit of rest before a long day up in the Alps.
We opted for a cog railway ride up Jungfrau mountain, scaling up 3454 by train through 7km’s of tunnel to the highest railway station in Europe. Standing at the highest point in Europe (Jungfraujoch), we were amazed by far-reaching vistas that stretched to the Black Forrest in Germany. To put altitude in perspective, Australia’s Mt Kosciusko is just over 7,000 feet, while Jungfrau is over 11,000 feet. Some people on our tour commented that they had been skydiving from a plane at the same altitude!
We made a snowman and spent the day in good spirits with several snow-ball fights, then returned to camp exhausted from the sun and snow. A shame the mountain was closed for skiers, but understandable since this IS their summer!

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