Day 13: Sun, 14 July 2019
23°C
EuroCity 52 Depart Milano Centrale 11:43 Arrive Spiez 13:53
SBB Depart Spiez 14:05 Arrive Interlaken Öst 14:28
SBB Depart Interlaken Öst 14:35 Arrive Lauterbrunnen 14:55
PostAuto Lauterbrunnen, Bahnhof to Lauterbrunnen, Lochbrücke
Chalet Elza
Milano Centrale; Spiez, Bahnhof; Interlaken Öst; Weisse Lütschine River; Staubbachfall Wasserfall
Sapori & Dintorni CONAD; Coop Supermarkt; Sweet and Salty food truck
10,683 steps
We had cake for breakfast again. It was a nice spread of cake, toast, cereal, ham, cheese, fruit, juice and coffee, which we ate in a cosy dining room with other guests. It was another day of train travel, watching the non-stop beautiful countryside of Italy and Switzerland go by. When we arrived at Spiez, Phil made a quick dash to buy our tickets for the rest of the journey to Lauterbrunnen. We made the next train in time. Once we arrived at Lauterbrunnen we were in awe. Our chalet was in a quiet and peaceful location. The green surrounds were so calming. The kids’ favourite spot was the hammock on the porch.
We eventually went out to explore the town and to find some dinner. The path into town was lovely and scenic although the kids were turned off by the giant slugs. We encountered a number of mountain bikers along the way. We quickly found out how expensive it was in Switzerland and didn’t have much luck with with dinner. We found a small food truck and got an ordinary American hot dog, ham and cheese crepe and Nutella crepe. Luckily, Phil got to the grocery store in time before it closed and bought pasta and sauce. It started to rain lightly while we were out which meant more slugs on our walk back to the chalet. Phil cooked some of the pasta later to supplement our dinner.
Day 14: Mon, 15 July 2019
18°C
Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp Cable Car
Grütschalp-Winteregg-Mürren Mountain Railway
Bäckerei von Allmen; Hotel Eiger
11,601 steps
For breakfast we had coffee, juice, bread, cake, breadsticks and an overripe peach. We went out and couldn’t see the mountains in the morning. It was overcast and there were showers. It was cold too. After having a satisfying and not extremely expensive lunch at a bakery, we tried our luck going up the mountain. We were not very lucky. By the time we arrived at Mürren, the clouds had taken over. Going up the gondola and on the railway was a cool experience though. We saw some glimpses of mountain up close but not Jungfrau. It was a bit disappointing. We walked to the other end of Mürren to the other gondola station, Stechelberg (Schilthornbahn) and then back. We had some hot chocolate, ice cream and apple strudel at Hotel Eiger before going back to Lauterbrunnen. Dinner was at our chalet and we played some table tennis to end the night.
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