Day two of spring break was a complete turn-around from day one. It was so much better. We woke up in
Interlaken to a gorgeous view of the Alps right out our window. We had a nice breakfast of bread and nutella, yogurt, and coffee outside in beautiful Switzerland. After eating breakfast, packing up, and talking to Texas guy a bit more, we headed out to take the 20-minute scenic train ride to Lauterbrunnen. I was freaking out all morning because of how gorgeous it was. I have never been anywhere more beautiful than Interlaken and Lauterbrunnen was even prettier. The grass is greener, the water is bluer, just everything about Switzerland is prettier than anywhere I’ve ever been. Interlaken is just on the edge of the mountains and Lauterbrunnen is actually in the mountains in an amazing valley. I didn’t even know it was possible for somewhere to be so pretty. Well we got to Lauterbrunnen and only had to walk about two minutes to get to our hostel. Lauterbrunnen is a super small town – pretty much just a street that takes five minutes total to walk down. It is so cute and everyone there was so friendly. We checked into our hostel and after getting settled, we headed out for the much anticipated hike through the valley. The hike was amazing. It was very easy since it was all flat and
I could never get tired of the immaculate beauty. Of course, I was going photo-crazy the entire time. We hiked through the valley to Trümmelbachfälle, a huge waterfall that is actually inside a mountain. We took an elevator up to the top and climbed back down, seeing the waterfall twist and turn down the narrow passageway in the mountain. After seeing Trümmelbach, we sat down in the valley for a quick lunch, after which Aryn decided to turn back to Lauterbrunnen. I kept hiking to the end of the valley, where there was a cable car that took me higher up in the mountain to another small town named Mürren. It was so gorgeous being up there. The immensity of the mountains was mind-blowing. I walked around for a bit, taking photos and watching hang gliders flying through the sky before heading back down. When I got back down, I took a bus back to Lauterbrunnen, ending my day of hiking. When I got back, it was about 7 pm, so Aryn and I decided to go look for food. Apparently, everything in the town closes around 5 pm, including all reasonably priced restaurants and grocery stores. I wondered what time people ate their dinner there, because 5 pm is the start of dinner in the states and after living in Spain, we’re used to eating dinner around 9:30 pm. We walked around for a while, hoping to find something we could eat, when we found a small café that had sandwiches for not too expensive. We walked inside and ordered our food and the lady working said, “Sorry, we don’t serve food anymore at this time.” However, she did sell us some frozen chicken pies we could throw in the oven to eat. When we got back to the hostel, we discovered the hostel kitchen didn’t have an oven. Great. So we tried cooking them in the microw
ave. They turned out…interesting, but edible nonetheless. Since Lauterbrunnen is such a small town, absolutely nothing happens at night, so we spent the night hanging out and talking to some people at the hostel – one couple from Los Angeles/Korea, and another couple from Canada. Before bed, we just sat outside in the amazing fresh Switzerland air and chatted, surrounded by mountains and serenity. I have decided that Switzerland – specifically Lauterbrunnen – is my new favorite place in the world. It tops Barcelona by a mile. One day, I will go back for sure.
Interlaken to a gorgeous view of the Alps right out our window. We had a nice breakfast of bread and nutella, yogurt, and coffee outside in beautiful Switzerland. After eating breakfast, packing up, and talking to Texas guy a bit more, we headed out to take the 20-minute scenic train ride to Lauterbrunnen. I was freaking out all morning because of how gorgeous it was. I have never been anywhere more beautiful than Interlaken and Lauterbrunnen was even prettier. The grass is greener, the water is bluer, just everything about Switzerland is prettier than anywhere I’ve ever been. Interlaken is just on the edge of the mountains and Lauterbrunnen is actually in the mountains in an amazing valley. I didn’t even know it was possible for somewhere to be so pretty. Well we got to Lauterbrunnen and only had to walk about two minutes to get to our hostel. Lauterbrunnen is a super small town – pretty much just a street that takes five minutes total to walk down. It is so cute and everyone there was so friendly. We checked into our hostel and after getting settled, we headed out for the much anticipated hike through the valley. The hike was amazing. It was very easy since it was all flat and
I could never get tired of the immaculate beauty. Of course, I was going photo-crazy the entire time. We hiked through the valley to Trümmelbachfälle, a huge waterfall that is actually inside a mountain. We took an elevator up to the top and climbed back down, seeing the waterfall twist and turn down the narrow passageway in the mountain. After seeing Trümmelbach, we sat down in the valley for a quick lunch, after which Aryn decided to turn back to Lauterbrunnen. I kept hiking to the end of the valley, where there was a cable car that took me higher up in the mountain to another small town named Mürren. It was so gorgeous being up there. The immensity of the mountains was mind-blowing. I walked around for a bit, taking photos and watching hang gliders flying through the sky before heading back down. When I got back down, I took a bus back to Lauterbrunnen, ending my day of hiking. When I got back, it was about 7 pm, so Aryn and I decided to go look for food. Apparently, everything in the town closes around 5 pm, including all reasonably priced restaurants and grocery stores. I wondered what time people ate their dinner there, because 5 pm is the start of dinner in the states and after living in Spain, we’re used to eating dinner around 9:30 pm. We walked around for a while, hoping to find something we could eat, when we found a small café that had sandwiches for not too expensive. We walked inside and ordered our food and the lady working said, “Sorry, we don’t serve food anymore at this time.” However, she did sell us some frozen chicken pies we could throw in the oven to eat. When we got back to the hostel, we discovered the hostel kitchen didn’t have an oven. Great. So we tried cooking them in the microw
ave. They turned out…interesting, but edible nonetheless. Since Lauterbrunnen is such a small town, absolutely nothing happens at night, so we spent the night hanging out and talking to some people at the hostel – one couple from Los Angeles/Korea, and another couple from Canada. Before bed, we just sat outside in the amazing fresh Switzerland air and chatted, surrounded by mountains and serenity. I have decided that Switzerland – specifically Lauterbrunnen – is my new favorite place in the world. It tops Barcelona by a mile. One day, I will go back for sure.
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