by Mark Butland | 05/06/2025 | Switzerland
From Interlaken we caught a boat across the turquoise water of Lake Brienz to Giessbach. The hike there follows the Giessbach Falls, a string of waterfalls pouring down through the forest, and it’s a powerful sight up close. The falls drop 400m in 14 tiers, and a...
by Mark Butland | 04/06/2025 | Switzerland
We made an early start, taking the train to Lauterbrunnen and then going up to Grütschalp to begin the trek towards Allmendhubel. A cable car climbs from Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp, and from there a little railway carries on along the hillside to Mürren. The path...
by Mark Butland | 03/06/2025 | Switzerland
This walk is one of the best known in the region. We took the gondola from Grindelwald up to First, where the First Cliff Walk runs round the edge of the cliff, and followed the path through meadows full of wildflowers to Lake Bachalpsee. The lake sits at 2,265m, and...
by Mark Butland | 02/06/2025 | Switzerland
A scenic train ride took us up into the Alps to Wengen, a car-free village above the Lauterbrunnen Valley. We dropped our luggage at the Braunbär Hotel & Spa and went straight up by cable car to Männlichen for the Royal Walk, which runs from the top station out to...
by Mark Butland | 01/06/2025 | Switzerland
Next morning we moved to the Crowne Plaza Zurich, and once again the SBB lockers at the main station looked after our bags while we got on with the day. A short tram ride took us to Albisriederplatz, a few minutes’ walk from the new hotel. The afternoon went on the...
