Romance of the Rhine and Mosel - Switzerland 2

Hi, On our third full day in Lucerne we took an optional trip to view the Alps.

Our first stop was the picturesque village of Brienz (above and five below).

The town is located on Lake Brienz (above and below) and

is known for its wood carving. This wooden girl was outside a carving shop.

Our next stop was Interlachen. This is one of the older elegant hotels in the town.

Across from the hotel was a park with some vibrant flower displays.

This is one of 72 waterfalls in the Lauterbrunnen Valley.

At Lauterbrunnen we boarded a meter gauge rack train for the trip to Kleine Scheidegg. Gears hanging down from the train engage the rack between the rails (looks like a stretched out bicycle chain) to the train up the steep grades. 

At Kleine Scheidegg there was a restaurant with some interesting statues outside, and ski runs.

Even though there were lots of clouds we did get some nice views of the Alps. Here is the Eiger.

After lunch we traveled down the other side of the mountain we had climbed that morning, ending our rail trip at Grindelwald Grund where a bus met us for our return to Lucerne.

On the trip down the mountain the weather began to clear providing some nice views of the Alps.

Here are two views in Grindelwald Grund (above and below) where we left the train. From here we took a bus back to Lucerne.

Thanks for looking.