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So happy your downward trip was an improvement over the ascent!
That altitude does make you sleepy! When my parents first moved to Colorado, they knew that by 3 each day, they'd need a little nap. That was always the case when I visited them too - either a nap at home, or I'd doze off the moment we were in the car and wake up wondering how we got there!
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So happy your downward trip was an improvement over the ascent!
That altitude does make you sleepy! When my parents first moved to Colorado, they knew that by 3 each day, they'd need a little nap. That was always the case when I visited them too - either a nap at home, or I'd doze off the moment we were in the car and wake up wondering how we got there!
How long did the entire journey up the mountain take? How long were you in the tunnel?
From Kleine Scheidegg up to Jungfraujoch, it was about an hour, and I'd say 40-45 minutes of that was in tunnel. From Lauterbrunnen to Kleine Scheidegg, it was another hour long journey, so from boarding the first train, it probably took two hours in total.
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I'm so happy the trip down was more pleasant then the trip up.
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The view from Jungfrau is breathtaking and I love the contrast between the jagged, snow covered mountains and the green, lush valley below. The history of the area looks nicely done as well as interesting. Thank goodness the trip down was much better and that you even had some nice company for a portion. Great cow pictures as you descended, too. And I'm finally caught back up.
Fell a day behind! Love the photos of Jungfrau and all of its' scenery. They just can't be beat. Especially, loved the ones of the paragliders...and it goes without saying...your boys! Glad you didn't encounter any other rude tour groups! How can you top a day like this? I don't think you can as I experienced this in the French Alps in Chamonix earlier this year.
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The view from Jungfrau is breathtaking and I love the contrast between the jagged, snow covered mountains and the green, lush valley below. The history of the area looks nicely done as well as interesting. Thank goodness the trip down was much better and that you even had some nice company for a portion. Great cow pictures as you descended, too. And I'm finally caught back up.
Fell a day behind! Love the photos of Jungfrau and all of its' scenery. They just can't be beat. Especially, loved the ones of the paragliders...and it goes without saying...your boys! Glad you didn't encounter any other rude tour groups! How can you top a day like this? I don't think you can as I experienced this in the French Alps in Chamonix earlier this year.
Tuesday 3 September – part eight: a celebrity on board!
On the way down, we were fascinated to hear an American talking, especially as he said he was a professional rugby player. It’s not often (no offence guys! ) that you hear an American say that. He said enough for me to be able to find him online later.. this is him: Paul Emerick. He said that he’d gone out hiking, thinking that, because he was fit, the times they gave to walk from one place to another, would be over-estimated, and that he could do it in less time than that, but as he said – he got a shock to the system, as when it’s uphill, it’s really steep uphill. That’s why he was catching the train, as he wanted to cut out some of today’s planned hike. I can’t say I blame him…
We had some beautiful views on the way down…
Me hard at work!
We also had a few more cow sightings…
Soon we were at Wengen, where most of the carriage emptied off. Then we carried on, getting yet more beautiful views along the way…
I really loved seeing the green meadows, with the snow capped mountains above them. Think of Switzerland, and this is what I think of!
Eventually, we were Lauterbrunnen, and the train emptied, as this is a terminus stop. Everyone seemed to be heading for the car park, so we headed for the Coop supermarket instead, which was just over the road. There seemed to be just as many foreign imports in here, so I’m not sure about my book that told me one supermarket carried more local goods than the other. However, they did sell wine in here, so I grabbed a couple of bottles of Swiss wine to try. When we got to the checkout, I took out a 50 CHF note, and it just literally tore in half. I don’t know about you, but that’s never happened to me before in my life. I was mortified, and fortunately this must happen a lot, as the cashier just sellotaped it back together.
Then we headed back to the car, and headed out. On the way, we saw this sign, which shows how many hours it takes to walk to various places!
This sign is wishing you a good journey in German, but I find it entertaining in a childish sort of way!
This was the view from the car park:
I couldn’t believe how little they charged to park here, bearing in mind how convenient it is for the railway station. We’d been there since 10:00am, and it was now 4:00pm, and it was only 7.50 CHF (c. $8).
Next: this is a very weird way to get to our room…
I think these views are some of the prettiest you've posted. The shots with the snow-capped mountains above you are more dramatic to me than being on the top and looking down. Fun to have a celebrity spotting on the train, but I'm a bit baffled that he didn't know that a hike in the alps would be steep!
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The history of the area looks nicely done as well as interesting. Thank goodness the trip down was much better and that you even had some nice company for a portion. Great cow pictures as you descended, too. 
Love the photos of Jungfrau and all of its' scenery. They just can't be beat. Especially, loved the ones of the paragliders...and it goes without saying...your boys! 
I don't think you can as I experienced this in the French Alps in Chamonix earlier this year. 
I don’t know about you, but that’s never happened to me before in my life. 
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