Tag: glaciers

  • Jungfraujoch – Ice Palace

    Jungfraujoch – Ice Palace

    This is Jungfrau Circuit #4 post. Jungfraujoch is an under-mountain railway station where the mountain train terminates and one can use it as a starting point and take different routes to explore the area.  Click on the 2D topographical map below to access an interactive version on the Swiss government map site. For the 100-year…

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  • Jungfraujoch – the Top of Europe

    Jungfraujoch – the Top of Europe

    This is Jungfrau Circuit #3 – our train journey to the Top of Europe. See part 1 and part 2, here and here. Our train continued to climb slowly upwards at an angle that was alarming although it was not physically uncomfortable. Our ears felt differently however given the rapid gain in altitude. After Eigerwand, the…

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