Schilthorn -To the Top!

Yes, we started off with another train ride today, but it was only a short one to Lauterbrunnen where we switched to a bus that took us to Stechelberg, then a lift that transported us to the very top of one of the highest mountains in Switzerland.











We just kept going
higher
and higher...
and it got
colder
and colder...

It was -1 degrees C at the top.








The green slopes turned to ski slopes and the snow got deeper and deeper...


I was surprised to figure out that we were only as high as Fairplay, Colorado when we arrived at the very top. It definitely felt higher than a 14er!





On our way back down we stopped in Murren and walked to the next town, Gimmelwald. I fell in love with this area immediately.


Murren...


As you can see there weren't many tourists. Perfect! :D


On our walk down....









Gimmelwald...not to be mistaken for Grindelwald! :D







Just a little mountain farm community.


They were doing a cow show, so we stopped and watched the fun. Classic Swiss farmers and James Herriot style vets. The cows were gorgeous. Too neat!




We hoped to find someone home to buy some Alpen cheese from, but they were all at the show or in the fields.


We spend most the day on the mountains and headed back down to Interlaken in time to have dinner at Bebbis. Fondue and Raclette in the Swiss Alps! A dream of mine come true!

~Sarah