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Zermatt to Lauterbrunnen Valley

Had the Riffelalp not been booked for the night, we probably would have stayed, since the resort is so wonderful. As it turns out, you only need a few days in Zermatt to see everything from a cablecar. If you want to hike or do other outdoor activities, then 3-4 days is probably better. We took the regional train to Brig, then to Interlaken, and finally Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB) to Lauterbrunnen. There we put our luggage into the lockers at the train station (5 CHP coin) and ventured out with our day-packs. Since the new aerial tramway and connecting train, both operated by the Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Murren (BLM) to Murren were not operating, we hiked the flat valley floor via the Trummelbach Falls to Stechelberg and then the Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Murren-Schilthorn (LSMS) to Murren.

Riffelalp	The Matterhorn
After a large breakfast from the wonderful buffet at the Riffelalp, we checked out and took the cogwheel down to Zermatt to board our train to Lauterbrunnen.

Early morning at the Riffelalp with the Matterhorn in the background.	Riffelalp resort.	Staubbach Falls.	Swiss cows.

Trummelbach Falls.	Swiss chalet in the Lauterbrunnen Valley.	A fall view of the valley.	Looking down the valley.

The river Weisse Lutschine.	The river Weisse Lutschine.	The Eiger rising to an elevation of 3,970 m (13,025 ft.)	Eiger is the easternmost peak of a ridge-crest that extends to the Monch at 4,107 m (13,474 ft.), and across the Jungfraujoch to the Jungfrau at 4,158 m (13,641 ft.).

Looking down the main street in Murren.	Tham Snack Shop. The absolute best food in all of Europe.	Tham Kok Kheong. Murren CH-3825. Tel 033-8560110	The food is amazing. I go to Murren just to visit Tham's.

Another amazing entree at Tham's.	Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Murren-Schilthorn.	Cablecar to the Schilthorn.	The clouds were cloaking most of the views.

Cablecar ticket. 35.70 CHF roundtrip cost.	Cablecar ticket.	Schilthorn - filming site of the 007 Bond Movie.	The Lauterbrunnen valley.

The Wengernalpbahn (WAB) train leads to Kleine Scheidegg.	Your SwissPass covers the cogwheel to Wengen.	Hotel Regina in Wengen.	View of the suite.

From from the balcony.	View of the Lauterbrunnen valley below.	Cowboy steak at the local restaurant. The steak wasn't very good.	The flaming shiskabob.

End of Day in the Lauterbrunnen Valley	Dinner
Was another busy day of traveling, with alot of ground covered, including one mountain peak (Schilthorn). Most of the hotels in Wengen were empty - even though on Expedia they were listed as not available. Best way to approach finding lodging is to do some research in advance, then make a deal with the hotel when you get there - especially in the off-season.