After leaving Lucerne, we headed to Interlaken, a well-known tourist hub of the Bernese Oberland.
Snobs may claim that Interlaken is a tourist town but who cares? It’s still a convenient gateway to Jungfraujogh, the highest point in Europe and Switzerland’s most popular (and expensive) mountain.
The Jungfraujoch railway took us through beautiful Alpine meadows before ascending a stone tunnel to the Top of Europe.
Yay, destination reached at 11,782ft!!!
M.A.G.N.I.F.I.C.E.N.T.
From the Sphinx Tunnel, there’s an elevator that took us to an observation deck, Sphinx Terraces, which overlooks the saddle between the Mönch and Jungfrau peaks.
Look at the gorgeous Aletsch Glacier, the longest in Europe!
Spectacular view of permanent snowfields! And the snow is so white and bright, it makes the eyes hurt haha.
This is Switzerland, no doubt.
The journey down the mountain through Grindelwald is as majestic as the ride up with amazing panoramic views~
There are many famous mountains in Switzerland but if you have to choose one, make Jungfraujoch the one! It’s an experience of a lifetime =)
Right, noted for Europe 2011. 🙂
Jungfraujoch, together with the earlier Swiss posts have totally convinced me that Switzerland must be on the itinerary.
@xinli: Yes totally! When did you say you’re going again? July was it, no?
@Glenn:
current plans are around July or June. It depends on my uni and my mum’s schedule
epic photos…i want to go!