Swiss 5 Holenstein, Mannlichen-Wengen-Murren-Birg-Schilthorn

Breakfast with a view and no real plans for the next 5 days because rain was expected every day with snow toward the end of the week.

This was our first full day in the area. Go hard or go home! The day started clear and then the rain settled in. Luckily we ventured toward the peaks and were above the rain clouds part of the day. 

We were surprised by playgrounds,

mountain views of the ALPS,

Quaint towns, and ease of riding cable cars, trains and buses.

We did the cliff walk in Birg, except I did not complete it. The height got to me, especially as I saw the kids walk a tightrope over the open air, granted they were completely safe with fencing and cables. Still, I returned to the deck and found flowers clinging onto the mountain side…probably hanging on for dear life too!

Lastly was Schilthron. We cleared the clouds and had another set of amazing views. A James Bond movie was filmed on location. This was our highest point all week and the highest mountain with a revolving restaurant. We were the last cable car down.

View of these 3 an hour earlier and several hundred feet below.

We decided to eat pizza in Murren and watched the sun light up the mountain sides.

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