Lauterbrunnen Valley|Switzerland

Valley of waterfalls: Sept. 17-19



Stop 3 of 7

Tour Day 4

Good-bye France, hello Switzerland! A WC stop allowed for tasty sandwiches from the cafe and hip fleece sweaters from Decathlon- the European REI (Smalls was a bit cold). 
One street town from our balcony
Enjoying the WC stops on the way to Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen Valley

One word: WOW. This place was magnificent! The white-capped alps, the rolling green hills, the epic waterfalls, and the cute towns made this an unforgettable memory. Time for fondue tasting and group dinner with our friends from the tour! 

Tour Day 5

Free day! After the 99% chance of rain turned into a whole day of sunshine, we decided to visit the Trümmelbach Falls. We made a quick stop at the Coop (co-op) to get some goodies for our Swiss picnic. A hike along the river, a couple turns, and many pictures later, we were finally there to explore the falls. 
Tom enjoying his treats from the local Coop
The falls carry 20,000 liters of water per second!

Trummelbach Falls 

We took a giant elevator into the mountain to reach the ten glacier-waterfalls. The falls sounded like a train! Tom was really excited to use his waterproof phone and keep his good camera out of the water.
We didn't know aqua facials were included 

The valley floor

Once we were back on the valley floor we did some more exploring of this Swiss heaven. 
Bells from the grazing cattle and goats softly filled the valley. And yet again, we were in a town we didn't want to leave.
"Tom!...Do a serious face."
Some of the WC stops charged to use the restroom, but that only meant one thing: they were clean! It just so happened our group lucked out and the machine was broken. A tour friend had a brilliant idea: duck underneath the kids entrance- even the tall guys.

Tour Day 6

We said our goodbyes to the serene Lauterbrunnen Valley and took off for Munich- time for the start of Oktoberfest!
I don't think we need to explain this one.