On Tuesday we went to the Jungfraujoch, the highest point in Europe accessible by train. We drove in the morning to Lauterbrunnen,
and then took the cable car up past Wengen
to Kleine Scheidegg. Then we transferred to another train and rode through the middle of the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch. Phuong has a busted lip and doesn't like our pictures so here's one of the Atkins on the platform with the glacier and mountains behind them. It's cold.
It was kind of cloudy in the lower altitudes but by the time we made it to the top, it was beautiful...and freezing cold: about 3F with winds of 30+ mph. Here's a picture Albert took of me with the Monch in the background. Notice the ice on the pole on the left of the picture that the wind has blown sideways. Notice also the grating beneath us that blew ice cold air up our pants - no time for fill flash!
and then took the cable car up past Wengen
to Kleine Scheidegg. Then we transferred to another train and rode through the middle of the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch. Phuong has a busted lip and doesn't like our pictures so here's one of the Atkins on the platform with the glacier and mountains behind them. It's cold.
It was kind of cloudy in the lower altitudes but by the time we made it to the top, it was beautiful...and freezing cold: about 3F with winds of 30+ mph. Here's a picture Albert took of me with the Monch in the background. Notice the ice on the pole on the left of the picture that the wind has blown sideways. Notice also the grating beneath us that blew ice cold air up our pants - no time for fill flash!
We also visited the ice palace inside the Jungfraujoch complex. The kids had a great time and so did we. Albert nearly broke his wrist trying to slide around like we do on the parquet here in Paris.
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