Berner Oberland Region

Jungfraujoch

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October 4th 2011
Well, today we woke up about 8:00 local time (2:00 am at home) and packed up and left the Happy Inn. We had to walk 3/4 mile or so across town to the Interlaken Ost (East) train station. We bought a train ticket to Lauterbrunnen ($5.60 each) and got on the train. Once there we had to find a place for our luggage so we asked at the train station and he said for $3.00 he would store it for us. We th ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more