Thursday we took a train up into the Swiss Alps from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen where we then switched to a bus. We were dropped off in Stechelberg and took a gondola straight up (it was fairly steep I might add). Yvonne and Liza stayed behind where the first gondola took us - Gimmelwald. Cleo, the girl we met (Gigi), and I took 3 more gondolas up to the top of Schilthorn where they filmed the James Bond movie (Her Majesty's Secret or something like that.
Finally we got up to the top at 11/11:30 am after having left Interlaken at 9 am. It was beautiful up top and though there were some clouds they were mostly in the valleys leaving us a fairly good view of the famous three mountains of Jungfrauhoch - Jungfrau, Eiker and Monich (sp?). We spent over an hour at the top just walking around and taking photos. We did do a pit stop at their revolving restaurant for some expressos and hot cocoa.
At 12:30 pm we headed back down to Gimmelwald to meet back up with Yvonne and Liza...though there was some confusion so we ended up meeting in Lauterbrunnen after having lunch our separate ways. Cleo, Gigi and I ate at a very nice place in Gimmelwald with a spectacular view of the Alps. We then took the gondola down and went to Lauterbrunnen and on back to Interlaken.
Since we were at the train station we purchased our tickets for Basel and went back to our hostel by way of Unterseen (same town directly next to Interlaken...where we were technically staying).
Friday morning we gathered our stuff, ate breakfast and took the 10:30 train to Basel. I had booked a hotel room just across the border in Saint Louis, France so we took a streetcar to the end of the line and walked across the border from Switzerland to France. The room was a really nice one for the last night the 4 of us were together.
After putting our stuff down, we hopped back on the streetcar and explored the old part of Basel. Turns out it is a really nice city and it is a pity I never really went while I was abroad in Freiburg...I feel like I was told it was not much and obviously that opinion is wrong.
I accidentally took the Interlaken hostel's room key so I mailed it back and then did some shopping at Vera Mode - a store I have only seen in Europe and where I got my favorite yellow flats with the buckle (for those who have complimented them).
Saturday morning we got up early and took a taxi to the airport to catch a flight to Berlin. There we parted ways - Cleo and Yvonne went into the city and would shortly go back to America, and Liza and I waited 4 more hours for our flight to Moscow, Russia!
Finally we got up to the top at 11/11:30 am after having left Interlaken at 9 am. It was beautiful up top and though there were some clouds they were mostly in the valleys leaving us a fairly good view of the famous three mountains of Jungfrauhoch - Jungfrau, Eiker and Monich (sp?). We spent over an hour at the top just walking around and taking photos. We did do a pit stop at their revolving restaurant for some expressos and hot cocoa.
At 12:30 pm we headed back down to Gimmelwald to meet back up with Yvonne and Liza...though there was some confusion so we ended up meeting in Lauterbrunnen after having lunch our separate ways. Cleo, Gigi and I ate at a very nice place in Gimmelwald with a spectacular view of the Alps. We then took the gondola down and went to Lauterbrunnen and on back to Interlaken.
Since we were at the train station we purchased our tickets for Basel and went back to our hostel by way of Unterseen (same town directly next to Interlaken...where we were technically staying).
Friday morning we gathered our stuff, ate breakfast and took the 10:30 train to Basel. I had booked a hotel room just across the border in Saint Louis, France so we took a streetcar to the end of the line and walked across the border from Switzerland to France. The room was a really nice one for the last night the 4 of us were together.
After putting our stuff down, we hopped back on the streetcar and explored the old part of Basel. Turns out it is a really nice city and it is a pity I never really went while I was abroad in Freiburg...I feel like I was told it was not much and obviously that opinion is wrong.
I accidentally took the Interlaken hostel's room key so I mailed it back and then did some shopping at Vera Mode - a store I have only seen in Europe and where I got my favorite yellow flats with the buckle (for those who have complimented them).
Saturday morning we got up early and took a taxi to the airport to catch a flight to Berlin. There we parted ways - Cleo and Yvonne went into the city and would shortly go back to America, and Liza and I waited 4 more hours for our flight to Moscow, Russia!
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