On to Gimmelwald

May 30, 2025

And up into the snow capped mountains

Trains, Busses and cable cars got us to Gimmelwald and then three more cable cars to get up the Schilthorn mountain. It was a fabulous crisp clear day with lots of beautiful Swiss scenery. We are staying in Gimmelwald a tiny car free town perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Lauterbrunen valley. It’s gorgeous, slower paced and the scenery just can’t be beat.

We headed to the train station this morning to get started on the next phase of our journey. We are going to stay a few days in the Lauterbrunen valley.

For the first train ride we ended up in the dining car

As we were riding along we could often pick out places that we had ridden a few days before.

We are retracing some of the routes we took on the bikes

After two trains and an extremely crowded bus we reached Stueckelberg where we took a cable car up to Gimmelwald.

Gimmelwald is full of traditional Swiss chalets perched on the side of a hill overlooking the valley.

Gimmelwald is a farming community. We saw chickens

There were flowers, lots of flowers in fields, and in pots, lots of color.

After lunch at the Gimmelwald Pension it was time for a trip up the mountain

There were lots of people with bikes riding up in the cable car in order to ride back down the mountain. Sporty mountain bikers

On the way up in the cable car. We had to take three cable cars up from Gimmelwald to get to the top of the Schilthorn.

This is Piz Gloria at the top of the Schilthorn.

At the top you have a 360 degree view of snow capped mountains

At the very top of the Schilthorn is Piz Gloria a revolving restaurant gift shop etc and exit for skiers. This is where the James Bond movie on her majesties secret service was filmed. They have a museum there that gives behind the scenes information on how the movie was filmed

There was a big updraft there and our hair was standing on end. No wonder the parasailers where having so much fun up there.

Down at Birg where you change cable cars to get up the Schilthorn they have a cliff walk where you can try tightrope walking over thin air…

Luckily there is a metal net under you to keep you safe.

On the way back down we stopped in Murren another car free village overlooking the Lauterbrunen valley

The goats were going home through the village streets

They followed right along with their person just like a dog would.

Then down one more cable car to get back to gimmelwald

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