Day 8 - The Jungfrau Express
We begin today's journey travelling along the Bernese Oberland
Railway. Trundling through the foothills of the Alps from
Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen, 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 board the famous Jungfrau Express. Climbing
from Kleine Scheidegg, our train travels through tunnels carved
from mountains to arrive at Jungfraujoch, the 'Top of Europe', sat
11,332 feet above sea level.
We're greeted by views across the eternally snowy Aletsch
Glacier, one of the largest in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage
site. 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 the mountain is the Sphinx
Observatory, an astronomical centre with a platform which peers
over the Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger mountains. During your time
here, you could also visit the Ice Palace, home to some unique ice
sculptures.
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