Tag: switzerland
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Fêtes de Genève Fireworks 2014
Every year, on a Saturday evening in mid-August, the Fêtes de Genève presents a grand fireworks display (grand feu d’artifice pyromélodique) over Lake Léman.We have heard about it every year and did not go until this year. Reason? We do not like crowds generally and for last two years, we saw the August 1st (Swiss…
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Jungfrau circuit #5: Grindelwald
This is the last post in the series on this delightful one-day tour of the Jungfrau area. Our trip started at Lauterbrunnen (click to see the first post of the series). From Interlaken Ost station to Jungfraujoch, one way, it took about 2.5 hours and two changes of train. But we came down the mountain…
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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
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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Jungfrau circuit #2: Kleine Scheidegg
This is part 2 of our trip to the Top of Europe … continuing with our train journey from Interlaken up to Jungfraujoch … see our earlier post here. We stopped briefly at Kleine Scheidegg to change train again. Located at Kleine Scheidegg is the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes (building behind the souvenir store). Built in…
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Jungfrau circuit #1: Lauterbrunnen
A must-see attraction of Switzerland is located near Interlaken in the middle of the country. The Jungfrau (4158 m, 13642 feet; in German meaning “maiden/virgin”) is one of the major summits in the Bernese Alps. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall overlooking the area. There is a height difference of approximately…