Day 12 - The Jungfrau Railway
Trundling through the foothills of the Alps from Interlaken to
Lauterbrunnen by rail, we pass flower-filled pastures and pretty
villages before joining the Wengernalp Railway and continuing our
ascent through ever-changing scenery to Kleine Scheidegg. Here, we
join the famous Jungfrau Railway. Climbing from Kleine Scheidegg,
we travel through tunnels carved from mountains to arrive at
Jungfraujoch, the 'Top of Europe', 11,332 feet above sea level.
We're greeted by views across the eternally snowy Aletsch Glacier,
a UNESCO World Heritage site, while on the other side is the Top of
Europe building, where there are several restaurants and an
exhibition on the history of the mountain and its railway. Further
up is the Sphinx Observatory, an astronomical centre with a
platform overlooking the Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains.
During your time here, you could also visit the Ice Palace, home to
some unique ice sculptures. We descend via charming
Grindelwald.
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