Swiss: The "Mannlichen" Adventure

What was supposed to be a simple, easy and down hill hike turned out to be a very exciting, adventurous and uphill hike :))

After enjoying the Jungfrau trip in the morning, our eyes, hearts and stomachs full,  we decided to hike from Mannlichen (a mountain near Wengen) to Kleine Scheidegg - a 4.5 km hike - touted as the "not-to-miss" and the the best hike in the Wengen area. We took the cable car from Wengen to reach Mannlichen.

From the hiking trail: In the valley, at bottom right is the town of Grindelwald.

Closeup view of Grindelwald town.

The hiking trail had just been opened for the season after winter and snow had covered many sections of the trail.

Views of Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau peaks - shrouded in clouds, the lush green meadows and the valley below.

We took many breaks just to sit and enjoy the magnificent scenery.

This one is for Siva :))

After we crossed more than half of the trail, we noticed that a recent landslide had blocked the trail. We took the detour and instead of going down hill, we started hiking up a steep mountain. From around 4 feet wide, the hiking trail started shrinking to 1 foot. Snow had covered sections of the hiking trail, making the trail slippery and wet exactly on those sections with deep slope on one side.! This spiked up our excitement and it was thrilling to cross these sections, holding on to the ropes.

After finishing the 2 hour hike at Kleine-Scheidegg station,  I enjoyed a "well-deserved" local beer
while the girls gobbled down a Swiss Apple Pie and Tiramisu :))