Saturday, July 14, 2012

Swiss: Wonderful "Wengen"

Wengen, a beautiful, picturesque, small village nestled in the tall mountains of Jungfrau region was our home for 3 wonderful days.

After we landed in Zurich, we did a series of train hopping from Zurich to Berne to Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. The train ride from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen and from Lauterbrennen to Wengen offered outstanding views and vistas. Though we were all tired and jet lagged, we couldn't peel our eyes from the train windows.

The only way to reach Wengen is through the train, uphill from Lauterbrunnen. No cars are allowed in Wengen and few electric vehicles owned by hotels operate to haul people and luggage to/from the train station. Wengen just has a  train station, a major road with shops and restaurants and plenty of hotels and pretty chalets.

Train ride from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen
Bird's eye view of Wengen
Cable car from Wengen to Mannlichen, which is at the top of this mountain.
View of Wengen from the Mannlichen Cable Car
Having fun @Wengen Train station while waiting for the train.

The only major road in Wengen

The chalet we had stayed, Bella Vista, had gorgeous views of the mountains.
View of the "Monch" peak from the bedroom.

Almost every window in Wengen had a window box with flowers :))

2 comments:

  1. Red roof in between the green lush mountains looks fantastic with white cream scattered across. What a difference it looks in 3 months as I had seen similar photos of my friend who went Mid-March

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  2. Red roof in between the green lush mountains looks fantastic with white cream scattered across. What a difference it looks in 3 months as I had seen similar photos of my friend who went Mid-March

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