Andrew Pell: The Swiss Alps

Goodbye to Germany and hello to Switzerland. With stunning views from both side of the coach we travelled past Liechtenstein and made a stop in the beautiful alpine town of Lucerne. The rain was coming down steadily but that didn't stop the views from getting even more stunning as we approached our picturesque campsite in Lauterbrunnen. The views from the campsite were beautiful. I think you could see about 5 waterfalls in the distance.

The next morning we awoke to fresh snow on the peaks of the mountains and the decision was made to take the cog train up Mt Jungfrau. It was expensive but the views on the way up were well worth it. There was somewhat of a blizzard up the top so the views weren't great but it was still nice to experience -12 coldness and the 'wind factor' on the 'roof' of Europe. After slipping and sliding through the ice caves followed by a hot chocolate we then took the cog rail back down and wandered over to the waterfalls. Once again not expecting too much we soon found out that these waterfalls were in a cave. The noise and energy from the rushing water was awesome. Nothing but smiles as we walked around all the different lookouts. That night with a few more contiki and topdeck groups in the same campsite we headed to the bunker bar to unwind.