This is Lauterbrunnen: a simple, one-road town built in an alpine cleft where the nearly perpendicular walls are 5 miles high and only half a mile apart. It is one of several hubs where you can catch a train or cable car that will take you above and beyond the rest of the world . . . . . and a lot closer to heaven.
Waterfalls in Switzerland are as common as flies in Indiana, but Staubbach Falls is extraordinary. It cascades over 800 feet and is one of the highest in Europe that is formed of a single, unbroken fall. It is mysterious to watch as the water appears to fall in slow motion.
The view from our hotel. (Note the "Church of the Day")
Time to head for the hills: looking down on Lauterbrunnen and Wengen from the cable car to Mannlichen.
Although the clouds distort the perspective, this is the view from the top at 7,687 feet. There are still a lot of snow-capped mountains hiding above us in the distance.
I'm pretty sure I discovered the secret of Swiss chocolate:
Happy cows :) make better milk which makes heavenly chocolate!
Rachel agrees!
It was pretty cool and cloudy, but the hike was still beautiful.
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