http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland , South-West , Lauterbrunnen en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:20 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:20 +0000 Today we decided to walk to trmmelbachflle. We got ready and set off it was a little drizzly and overcast and we almost considered catching the bus up but wanted to first walk to see the main waterfall in our town. By the time we had walked up it had stopped raining. We wanted to walk through the tunnel that ran under the waterfall but because of the wet weather and snow melting it was closed http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-773690.html 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.ltbr styleoutlinecolor initial outlinestyle none outlinewidth 0px gtWe gat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-773678.html I was actually able to sleep in today. It felt pretty nice especially going to bed early the night before. Today I had paid for and planned to go up the Jungfrau mountain. Unfortunately I missed breakfast and therefore missed Filippo telling us that the weather was bad and if we no longer wanted to go this was our chance to get refunded. As I was getting dressed I realized I had nothing to wear http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-759182.html Today was probably the worst hangover Id have the whole trip. Also my muscles hurt so badly today I could barely get out of bed. We were up early had breakfast and began our long drive to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland. I slept for the first three hours and then we made a stop in Milan where I had spaghetti again. Im finding that Italy is more expensive than the other countries weve be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-759179.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-753843.html Week seven has proved to be our favourtie week so far full of places that we feel like we could live in. While traveling it is fairly common to hope that you will return to a place but only a few places make you actually want to live there with Switzerland and Munich doing just that.After leaving Grada we headed to Italys most popular lake Lake Como. Lake Como is a huge upside down Y shape wit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-728018.html LauterbrunnenIt 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 hadn39t even arrived yetWe didn39t get there til about 6 and decided to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-722296.html At the end of my last update I was in Innsbruck in Austria awaiting the delivery of my new mastercard which I hadn39t expected to receive until the following afternoon monday 25th August meaning I wouldn39t have time to make it to Switzerland before dark. Thankfully though when I checked out of my hostel just as reception was about to close for five hours my card had already arrived http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-703357.html I know I know Bit behind...So Switzerland. Another amazing country. After leaving France we headed to the Jungfrau region. We stayed in a really nice hotel in Interlakken at the bottom of the Jungfrau railway system. The first night we arrived at dinnertime so didn39t have much time to do much sightseeing. We had a group dinner and Craig discovered a potato dish called rosti. After dinner http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-688791.html In Switzerland we stayed in this great little hostel in Lauterbrunnen deep in a valley underneath the highest singledrop waterfall in Europe. It was incredible I couldnt have picked a better spot.Our first day in Switzerland we headed up the mountain on a two hour train ride to the top of Jungfrau the highest railway station in Europe and of course the snow. Now Ive never seen snow befo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-678170.html I was warned about Switzerland.. that I might just fall in love with it and experience a place like no other and I certainly didAs 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 Ame http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-675955.html woke up to an absolutly beautiful clear morning. first up today was a hellicopter ride with the only way down being a sky dive with 45seconds free fall before the parachute being released. It was an amazing experience there was so much to look at when you are up in the sky it was absolutly beautiful. I was doing a tandem jump with a pro. It was an amazing experience it was a complete rush of adr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-654168.html I have a feeling that Switzerland is going to be my favorite place we visit the whole trip. After driving all day from Paris we finally arrived in the evening in the tiny village a few miles north of Interlocken called Lauterbrunnen. The village was nested in a mountain valley and at the end of the valley you could see the snow capped mountains that made up the northern edge of the Swiss Alps. In http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-637132.html Day 4 Paris France to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland Saturday October 10th 2009The fourth day of our trip was spent mostly on the bus driving from Paris France to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland. The view coming into Switzerland was quite beautiful. When we finally got to our campsite we learned that we needed to pay for hot showers. I guess hot water is a luxury in Switzerland After we settled http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-549334.html Woke up super early and we went to Jungfraujoch The Top of Europe. So cold as you can imagine. Travelled there on a cog wheel train through the Alps. At the top we were higher than the clouds After the Jungfrau we went to Zurich for the night. Didnt like being in a big city again with a lot of traffic also our hotel was not the best. First one that we havent loved. Had a very early night http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-542965.html Lauterbrunnen was amazing It was so beautiful that it didnt look real. After arriving we just walked around the town and took in the beauty. Magical http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-542956.html Day 4 LauterbrunnenI wake up pretty early to have a shower and enjoy the brisk morning air. I take a few snaps of the scenery and bump in to 3 nervous souls who are about to do the skydiving optional extra. Simon Trent and Brendan all look a little scared but I cant blame them I certainly wouldnt want to skydive. I have breakfast and then we take the brief walk to the train station to c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-541661.html Day 3 Paris to LauterbrunnenNice and early start this morning as we make the long trip to Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps. On the way everyone gets on the microphone and we introduce ourselves. This is kinda fun but after a dozen or so trying to remember names is useless. I begin my introduction by announcing Im not from Australia which gets claps from everyone. I find out that there ar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-541587.html The hotel has free internet access Every other place has been a struggle to pay for and finish before the timer ends.Though it just kicked me off and I had already typed about 2 paragraphs in this blog. Oh well I will start overSo here we are in our hotel in Lauterbrunnen. We got here around 2 PM after a scenic train ride through the Swiss countryside. We traveled through Interlaken which is a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-538903.html Today's activity was going to be a little more traditional but a lot more strenuous. A group of us that included myself Cody San Fran and Jake and Joe the OC were going to rent bikes and trek up to some of the mountains down in this nearby valley. Got up pretty early to get a head start on the day and rented bikes from this nearby pizzeria. Everybody in this town has some connections to th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lauterbrunnen/blog-510452.html