interlaken was one of my favourite places out of all the many towns we visited in europe, and the pictures will tell you why (and also, because i'm too lazy to elaborate more)
our original plan was to go up to jungfraujoch, the highest peak in europe, but after recommendations we changed plans to head up to schilthorn instead, which was supposed to be just as gorgeous as jungfraujoch but with a clearer view of all the peaks around it. and hey, it was like 40% cheaper. (going up jungfraujoch cost like 100+ SGD)
we drove up to the tram station that would take us up to the peak
there were many stops we had to alight at to change to the next tram along the way
going up wheeeeeee
soon everything turned snowy white
finally at the top!it was absolutely glorious up there. it was almost eerily silent as everyone took in the beauty surrounding them. seriously, pictures do no justice AT ALL. all i could think of was, i am so glad i am here and i don't even care i'm 6k poorer after the trip and will be in debt for the next half of the year. it IS that mindblowing.
yes the snowflakes are really that pretty!
okay the pictures probably all look the same to you, so just two more for the road
we had lunch at some revolving restaurant up there. expensive obviously, seeing how we get a 360 degrees view of the surroundings. but what the hell. we only live once.
instead of taking the tram back down to the foot of the mountains, we decided to enjoy more of the scenic views by walking down halfway. it took forever but it was completely worth it.
the views just can't get any more amazing, can they? and people actually STAY here. they wake up to one of the most gorgeous views in the world can you believe it?
i could sit here the whole day with just a book, and feel thoroughly contented with life.
we descended the rest of the way by tram.
about 5 mins drive away from the foot of schilthorn was trummelbachfalle, the heart of the waterfalls
up to 20000l of water gushing down the mountains alright? it's scary standing right next to it.
and it's true. the water that runs from the taps in switzerland DOES come from the swiss alps, unfiltered.
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