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The last post of my easter trip! The breathtaking journey continued as we embarked from Engelberg to Interlaken, a moderate town surrounded by two lakes and right under the peak of the Alpes. Interlaken is really peaceful and there is this silence charm about the place that make people keep thinking about it and wanting to go back. Hmm.. maybe only me. Anyway there are heaps to do there beside skiing and snowboarding, lots of extreme sports and mountain adventures, and it would be fun if we go there in a group. So hint hint to everyone out there, please start saving money.

And so we are constantly pampered by sceneries like these while we were on the train from one town to another. If only Malaysia is like that lor.


After a night in Interlaken, we were all excited in the early morning, ready to go up to the tallest mountain in the whole of Europe. (Still a little shorter than the tallest mountain in South East Asia, which is Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia, standing at 4,095 meters high, children). The journey upward was more or less the same except this time there wasnt any cable car ride but just train ride straight to the top (with many stops and exchanges of trains).


And after about 3 hours (?) of train rides we finally got to the top. Ladies & Gentlemen, may I present to you the top of Europe, Jungfraubahn! Standing at 3,457 meters above sea level with a magnificient glacier across the band of mountains.



We went to the Sphinx to get a good view at Jungfraujoch, the peak of the mountain and grabbed some photos before we ventured to a walk on the glacier. I couldnt possibly take a picture of the Sphinx cause i was inside it so i stole a picture from the internet to show you how crazily beautiful it is.


After coming out from the Sphinx, we were greeted by the great wonder of nature. Never in my life i have been in somewhere so white before, it was so glaring i dont think anyone can survive without sunglasses. We saw a sign telling us the outbound journey into the glacier will take 45 minutes and it should bring us to a restaurant. So both of us very gung ho la, walked out without much thoughts. We started by taking pictures (again!) everywhere, above the ground, under the slope, on the ground, inside a hole, with the skiiers, with ourselves and then started the walk slowly on the endless white path.

Man we were conned! The journey was definitely more than 45 mins and there were a few steep slopes along the way, we were dead tired and hungry by the time we arrived at the restaurant but the experience was really fulfilling. I have just walked on a glacier and played with compact snow! woo hoo!


After the glacier walk, we went to the Plateau to have a good view from the top. Again everything is white white. No wonder they called it 'between heaven and earth', it does look like a place for immortal beings.

So there you go, I am at the top of Europe!!

Have to thank Angela for the nice shots. So yeah, after the Plateau we proceeded to the Eispalast (ice palace) which are tunnels dug into the Jungfrau mount. It is a shame that during this period of time, many activies were suspended until winter comes again. I am particularly interested in this husky ride! Argh!

So all good things come to an end, we have to descend the mountain and the journey downwards is nothing less extraordinary.

Before going back to Interlaken, we had a brief stop over at Grindelwald, a beautiful beautiful town at the foot of the mountain.

We wanted to get to Grindelwald First (thats a part of Grindelwald) but didnt have enough time. Here is a stolen picture again to show you how crazy it would have been.

So yeah, Grindelwald, remember this place! Must go!

The last day in Switzerland was spent on train ride from Interlaken to Geneva, where we were supposed to meet my bro-in-law. I didnt take much photos in the end cause i realised i have been spending way too much time looking at the place through the viewfinder. I needed the final chance to look at them properly. Some pictures to show though, bear in mind i shot all these on a moving train (at 200+kmph) , without a tripod and behind dirty glass panels. The real scene is way much better than the pictures.


Final stop, Geneva. It is a modern town with (another) lake and backed by Mont Blanc. So yeah, this trip I finally saw the real mountains on the toberone, ricola and mont blanc packaging. Yayness.



Summer is quietly creeping by many people were suntanning by the Geneva lake. We spotted a swan that has just gave birth to an egg. Picture shows Ms Swan looking at the Swan.



So yah thats the end of my dreamy holiday. Contented and happy with a chao ta face. Hehe. Thanks for reading ;)