06/24/2001

06/24/2001

Today we started out with another authentic European breakfast
and then we headed to the Trimmelbach Falls which were about halfway
between Stechelberg and Lauterbrunnen. We got there and saw what
looked like a ticket booth and thought they were closed, so we
ventured a little closer and realized we hadn't missed the entrance.
After a short lift ride up to the top of the falls, we got
to see where all the water from the glaciers melting goes.
According to the brochure, there is 20,000 liters of water
per second flowing thru the falls. After walking back down and
looking at the falls along the way we walked back to the
car and realized what we earlier thought was the ticket booth
was just a souvenir shop. After getting in the car we rode in
to town a little ways and shopped a little and then bought a ticket
to go up to the Schilthorn. The first leg of the trip is on
what is called a furnicular, which travels up really steep
mountains, but they put the sets at an angle so they are flat,
gravity wise. After getting off the furnicular we took a quick
train ride to Murren where there are no cars because there is
no road up there. After walking thru town to get to the other
side we took the cable car up to the Schilthorn with a quick
stop to change cable cars at Brig. At the Schilthorn we went up
and found the revolving restaurant since it was lunch time and
had a small bite to eat. The Schilthorn is well known because
of the James Bond flick, "Her Majesty's Service", which was
partially filmed here. After lunch we walked around for a while
taking pictures and soaking in the beautiful views. We then headed
back down all the way to Lauterbrunnen soaking up the beautiful
day with sun out and hardly a cloud in the sky. When we got down
to the bottom we drove into Interlaken and drove and walked around
for a little while. We stopped for a beer at a little restaurant
and watched across the street as paragliders landed there. It
was really cool looking up and seeing eight paragliders coming
down from the top of the mountain. After walking around a little
more and buying some more souvenirs, we found a nice restaurant
across from the Interlaken West train station and had some really
good Swiss Fondue again. After sitting and relaxing for a while
after dinner, we headed back towards Lauterbrunnen with a quick
excursion down one of the other valleys to Grindelwald. After
venturing to the end of that valley, we headed back to our hotel
in Lauterbrunnen to sleep and get ready for the next day driving
to Frankfurt.