Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Interlaken Region

I decided to run away last week. I was sort of at the end of my sanity rope, so I looked around for open hostels within a few hours, and left. I can travel anywhere in Switzerland free after 7pm with a handy train pass called a Gleis 7. I figured I might as well used this to my advantage, and booked a hostel for one night in Interlaken, and for the next night in Lauterbrunnen (25 minutes by train up the mountain). Here are some pictures!

Lake Brienz, one of the two lakes Interlaken is between

The Japanese Garden and Catholic Church in Interlaken

View of the Jungfrau, which finally came out of the clouds

Train station in Lauterbrunnen, amid heavy snow... :)

The waterfall

A bit of the town with the church

The snowplow they attach to the front of the trains

A little Chalet in Mürren (another 25 minutes up the mountain)