A quick evening stop in Bern, Switzerland’s capital. Four unexpected gems: the Bundeshaus Parliament courtyard with its 1858 fountain, the Swiss National Bank, the 13th century Zytglogge astronomical clock tower still marking time in the medieval old town, and ancient Roman ruins preserved under glass inside the train station. History literally beneath your feet. 🇨🇭
Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe. 11,332ft above sea level, carved through the Eiger mountain. Views of the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier in the Alps. Europe’s highest railway station, running since 1912. At the top in June it’s 23°F while the valley below is 59°F. A place that genuinely exceeds expectations. 🏔️🇨🇭
Earlier today at Staubbachfall in Lauterbrunnen 🇨🇭. At 1,000 ft it’s one of the tallest free-falling waterfalls in Europe. The water essentially turns to mist (“Staub” means dust/spray) before it hits the ground.
Trümmelbach Fall is unique as it’s the only glacial waterfall in Europe accessible from inside the mountain. A tunnel lift takes you up inside the rock to see 10 successive waterfalls carved through the cliffs, draining the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau glaciers.