We took an all-day excursion today to a high mountain pass in the middle of Switzerland called Jungfraujoch. They took us by bus to Interlaken with a stop midway at Luzern/Lucerne to pick up more passengers. Interlaken is an attractive town, a center for skiers, hikers, mountain bikers and bus potatoes like us. We went on to Grindelwald (think Heidi) by bus where we got on the first of two cog railways which took us up from about 3000 feet elevation to above 11,000 feet at a saddle between Jungfrau peak and the Eiger (remember the James Bond movie with the skiing-and-shooting scene?) There is snow there year-round, and the mountain scenery is just unbelievable, with a view over several glaciers and even higher mountains all around. Luckily, the weather was clear (and cold!) so we had postcard-quality viewing. I took several pictures and am separately posting them all. I'll try to be more selective with photo attachments in the future.
We flew in to Zurich only because it is the closest city to our cycling start, but we are really glad we did, and that we stayed a couple of days before heading to Germany. A good brief taste of Switzerland.
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