Wengen, Switzerland
2023 June
When you finish up a shoot in Switzerland, there’s no way you can head home without stopping in Wengen, the perfect small alpine town that has long been a favorite. Hiking, sightseeing, dining, and meeting friends are all excellent activities.
Speeding past the Thunersee on my way to the Alps.
Almost to Interlaken
The train from Lauterbrunnen. to Wengen is spectacular.
Checking in to the Hotel Falken, Wengen, Switzerland
Old timey hotel security
Hotel Room View. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
The view out the other side of the hotel
Pickel bar not open. Boo.
Checkmate downtown Wengen
Light hotel dinner.
And a little local wine.
Watching the home team streaming in the Alps.
Off to the Top of Europe by cogwheel train.
From the train. Above Kleine Scheidegg.
Stopping the train in a tunnel to look through windows in the side of the mountain
5-minute window break on the train ride to the top
Crevasse adjacent to the path
Looking through a window cut into the side of the mountain.
My destination.
August at the Jungfraujoch.
Real climbers with their gear.
Mönchsjochhüttte is my goal.
Looking back to see how far I'd hiked
More crevasses on the way down.
Glacier gazing._
Gotta switch to crocs apparently
Fashion footwear required in the hut.
Lace-framed mountains
Drinks, soup, etc at the top of the hill.
If I had stopped for raclette, I don't think I'd have the energy to climb back down
View from the hut.
Selfie break or time to catch my breath?
Crevasse
Back from my hike
Above the clouds
Windy walk
Edelweiss entrance to the ice palace
Probably a good decision.
The valley below.
Guarding the view.
Slip sliding through the glacier.. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
Frozen zoo.
A bit brisk.
Top of Europe guy.
Ice art.
Wengen view
A Rick Steves tour group leaves town.
A lovely little chalet
Nice setting for a train station - Wengen.
Sliding back down to the valley.
Grindelwald from the cable car
Boarding the Eigergletcher Gondola
Train time.
Hi neighbor
The route to Männlichen
Valley view.
Lonely guy.
Pasture with a view.
Grindelwald gondola
Getting up there.
Wanna ride up top? The Royal Experience?
Jason and Ginny braving the rain to visit.
Back to my Wengen hotel on a rainy day. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
Back to my Wengen hotel.
Beer break Wengen
Up the other side of the valley to Mürren.
Super rösti in Mürren
Guarding the front dest
Simple but what a view
Wengen from atop Männlichen
I found this delightful family high up in the Alps. Friends Jason, Jessika, Joshua and Ginny.
Männlichen playgound.
Cow slide. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
Hiking back from the playground
Valley deep. Mountain high. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
Windswept selfie
Yup, that's how far we've come.
Breithornblick
A stop at the chalet with a sleepy baby.
Time to start the journey home. Views from y train window. CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO.
Boo hoo. Bye for now.