Europe, 2022, Day 6

I woke up to this view. Again. Beautiful.

Tucked under the comforter, cool mountain air streaming in.

Actually, I woke up much earlier, around 3AM, so I attended an online meeting and finished my day 5 blog. I also got to chat with Mikey a bit. I fell back to sleep around 5am and woke up at 10am. The paragliders must have gotten up much earlier as they were flying by my window.

My plan today was to go to Trummelbach Falls.

The Trümmelbach Falls are a series of ten glacier-fed waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by a tunnel-funicular, built 1913, stairs, and illumination.

Here’s a little 3 minute video with clips of the falls and the funicular. They put the fun in…funicular. Thank you. Tip your waitress.

The falls were fun. I imagine they are more spectacular after a good rain or in the summer when the snow is really melting.

Centuries of water sawing through the mountains.

It was cool to see how the water had carved through the mountain and the noise was impressive. A little disappointed I didn’t get to see the back side of water, but you can have it all, I guess.

The valley views from various points on the stairs were worth the price of admission.

I caught the bus and gondola back to Gimmelwald then headed up to Mürren for lunch.

I had thought about another hike today but after all the stairs at Trummelbach, I wasn’t up for it. Instead, I opted to take the funicular to Allmendhubel. It’s a great place to check out some amazing views at 6257ft.

I caught the last funicular down and said hey to some cows grazing in Mürren.

Mikey said yesterday’s cow parade didn’t have enough cowbell. I hope this suffices.

I headed back to Gimmelwald and had a few snacks for dinner.

I’m pondering leaving here tomorrow and traveling to either Basel or Strasbourg to stay the night. It’s supposed to rain here tomorrow and I’m not sure there’s much I want to do while it’s raining. And I’d like to break up my travel back to Paris for my flight home Monday. Both cities are about half way to Paris. I’ll do a bit more research tonight before I sleep. It’s win win either way.

In the mean time here’s my view as I write this.