Cruising The Alps

Cruising The Alps On A
Turbo-Glide!!!
July 24-26 , 2001

Grindelwald was our first experience riding on Cog Trains in Switzerland. Teri and Fessi mug for the camera on the way up the Jungfraujoch.
As the train ascends the mountain it enters a series of tunnels where it stays for most of the trip. At a couple of points during the climb the train stops inside the tunnel and we departed to view the mountains and glaciers from observation windows in the side of the tunnel.
These ice sculptures are carved into the walls of the "Ice Palace" which you enter when leaving the train station at the top.
The tunnels that make up the "Ice Palace" are as much as fifty feet below the surface of the glacier.
The view from "The Top Of Europe".
When we left Grindelwald on the train we had to stop at the midway point to switch trains and continue on to the top. This is the train station at the midway stop.
Just waitin' fer our train.
This is just a sample of some of the scenery which was just outside the window of the train, when we weren't in a tunnel that is.
In Grindelwald we spent out first night in a real "Swiss Chalet". Grindelwald is a real touristy area and you would expect the prices to reflect that, fortunately we found that being Americans we were used to being gouged and it was refreshing to stay someplace nice for under $50 USD!
As we came to expect while dining in Switzerland eating outside is a must. This is the view of the Wetterhorn from our dinner table.