On Monday, we went up Jungfrau mountain, known as the "Top of Europe" as it is the highest point that you can get to a in Europe using some form of transport, you would have to hike to go any higher. The train ride up the mountain took a couple of hours but the views were fantastic.
Given it is summer over here in Europe, the majority of the trip has been hot and we've been soaking up the sun in our singlets and shorts. Yesterday at the top of Europe was a different story. We copped an especially bad day and it was about -2 (still warmer than Canberra at night) at the top with snow falling whilst we were up there. There were about 10 people in the group who'd never seen snow before so this was an extra special experience for them.
There is not a lot at the top of Europe other than the snow, a Lindt cafe and an "ice palace" which was corridors made of ice with figurines carved in the ice.
So after taking a couple of photos in the cold with our Switzerland beanies, we took the train back down the mountain. Once back at Lauterbrunnen, I got some traditional Swiss cheese fondue for lunch with some people from the tour as the girls decided to go back to the campsite for a nap. The fondue was interesting, it had a strong taste of white wine and it came with a salad and pieces of bread and small potatoes to dip in.
In the afternoon, the majority of the tour group went to an adventure park to do a series of high ropes courses. This was the only optional extra that us girls decided not to pay for as we had heard that it is a bit rushed and we've all done high ropes before. We were really happy with that decision as it rained throughout the afternoon and instead we took a short walk behind one of the nearby waterfalls to see a good view of the valley and waterfall.
We had another nice dinner at the campsite cooked by the Contiki onsites then we got ready for our "Swissco disco" where we dressed in red and white and put on our Switzerland merchandise and partied in what used to be a bomb shelter but is now a bar/club at the campsite.
Given it is summer over here in Europe, the majority of the trip has been hot and we've been soaking up the sun in our singlets and shorts. Yesterday at the top of Europe was a different story. We copped an especially bad day and it was about -2 (still warmer than Canberra at night) at the top with snow falling whilst we were up there. There were about 10 people in the group who'd never seen snow before so this was an extra special experience for them.
There is not a lot at the top of Europe other than the snow, a Lindt cafe and an "ice palace" which was corridors made of ice with figurines carved in the ice.
So after taking a couple of photos in the cold with our Switzerland beanies, we took the train back down the mountain. Once back at Lauterbrunnen, I got some traditional Swiss cheese fondue for lunch with some people from the tour as the girls decided to go back to the campsite for a nap. The fondue was interesting, it had a strong taste of white wine and it came with a salad and pieces of bread and small potatoes to dip in.
In the afternoon, the majority of the tour group went to an adventure park to do a series of high ropes courses. This was the only optional extra that us girls decided not to pay for as we had heard that it is a bit rushed and we've all done high ropes before. We were really happy with that decision as it rained throughout the afternoon and instead we took a short walk behind one of the nearby waterfalls to see a good view of the valley and waterfall.
View of Lauterbrunnen
Behind the watefall
We had another nice dinner at the campsite cooked by the Contiki onsites then we got ready for our "Swissco disco" where we dressed in red and white and put on our Switzerland merchandise and partied in what used to be a bomb shelter but is now a bar/club at the campsite.
Wearing red and white at the Swissco disco
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