The Lauterbrunnen Valley of Switzerland's Berner Oberland region has three main mountains-the Eiger (ogre), the Monch (monk), and Jungfrau (young lady). We stayed in a mountain village, Gimmelwald, accessible only by cable car, and spent two days hiking the mountains on either side of the valley. The area is so spectacular and I am glad that Derek got to see the Alps (since I had already seen the Mont Blanc area.)
We chose to not go to the top of the E/M/Js the first day and instead took three cable cars further up our own side of the valley yesterday, to the top of the Schilthorn. From there we had an incredible 360 degree view of the entire region. The building at the top is where the James Bond movie, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (the only one starring George Lazenby) was filmed and they really played up that connection. After some real Swiss hot chocolate we hiked all the way back down to Gimmelwald. It took us all afternoon. It was one of the most memorable hikes I have ever been on-once in a lifetime views combined with scary drop offs and knee-busting descents. (But I find the cable cars even more terrifying than walking along the edge of cliffs!)
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