Switzerland 3: Many trains and a long valley of waterfalls

It was a three hour train ride, involving three trains, to get from Lucerne to Wengen.  Wengen is a little way up the mountain.  We checked into the hotel and then returned to the train, to descend to the town below us, Lauterbrunnen.  Then, we walked.

The walk was due south, in the valley between two high cliff sides.  We stopped briefly at the Staubbach Falls, which had a curving walkway that led to a tunnel that allowed us to walk through caves in the wall in order to view the waterfall from behind and to the side.  I preferred the front view.



We continued walking for another half hour, crossed to the other side of the valley, and then arrived at the Trummelbach falls.  I had read about it ahead of time, but it was a bit different than I had imagined.  First, we entered an elevator inside the mountain and went up.



Once we were at the top, we exited the mountain again, and followed an outside walk way up and around the side, where we saw our first falls, and then the path continued inside the mountain.  Each subsequent waterfall was louder and more intense than the previous.  I had to put my camera away, as it became too wet, and started using my phone.  The noise was deafening, and the mountain seemed to vibrate.  The falls rushed with incredible intensity.  The pictures do not do the experience justice.



We continued in the same direction in the valley, until we reached the very end.  The final destination was the town of Stechelberg, which was a hotel and a few shacks, alongside a campground for RVs.  We waited for the bus to return to Lauterbrennen before ascending back to Wengen.