Lauterbrunnen is...fantastisch, erstaunlich, unglaublich

I made it back safe and sound from Lauterbrunnen. I don't really know how to put into words how awesome it was there. The people reminded me of "Mainers" they were incredibly nice and friendly, and there waves were always complimented with a smile. While in the small downtown on each side there were massive cliffs so tall you couldn't see over them. To get out of the valley and see more of the mountains we hiked up to the base of Eiger. As we were hiking the fog aka clouds started to burn off and by the time we got to Eiger we could see nothing but Swiss alps!

On Saturday Steve and I took the tram out of the valley to a town called murren. This town was perched wright on the top edge of the cliffs seen in the valley of Lauterbrunnen. While we were up there we talked with an 80 year old women that owned a clothing shop in the front room of her house. She had lived in town since 1952. She took us through the shop, then to her back porch where we saw where base jumpers jump off the cliff and fly down to the valley.

Later that day we saw a group of cows being herded down the street. Because these towns are so small (240 people in Murren) they have to live off of the land as much as they can. Almost all of the locals have a large garden, cows, sheep and/or goats. I saw whole families out in the fields flipping hay by hand.

For me, this is the ultimate vacation place. It beats Chamonix by a longshot. Hopefully I will be able to go back and snowboard Mt.Schilthorn.


Below are pictures of the Lauterbrunnen valley

 Picture of us after the clouds cleared! Eiger's northern facing slope is on the left

Here I am...face...to...face with Eiger.

The next three pictures are from the town of Murren. It was so peaceful there.