Following Grendelwald, we went to the town of Wengen - accessible only by train. Upon
arrival we worked up an appetite by hauling our luggage across town so we lunched outdoors
across from the train station. Later after a short afternoon hike, Jon checks out the view
and a brew from our patio at the Park Hotel Beausite.
![Lunch in Wengen](JonWengenLunch.jpg) ![A view and A brew: Hotel Park Beausite](JonBeausiteWengen.jpg)
On a day trip out of Wengen, we took the train past the Wengernalp station and on up to
Kleine Scheiddige.
![Wengernalp Station](wengenalp.jpg) ![Kleine Scheiddige Station](kleine2.jpg)
After using the GPS to verify his location, Jon downed a hot chocolate at the Nudel Tent
before his attempt at playing the Alpine horn.
![Jon at the Nudel Tent](JonNudelTent.jpg) ![Alpen Hornblower](Mountainhorn.jpg)
We hiked across the meadows to Mannlichen - just above Wengen - and then descended on the
steep switchback trail pictured below.
![On the trail](JonJungTrail.jpg) ![Mountain Meadow Rest Stop](JonMtnMeadow.jpg)
![A swiss tourist](kleinecare.jpg) ![Hiking above Wengen](JonAboveWengen.jpg)
![The town of Wengen from Mannlichen](wengen7.jpg) ![Mannlichen - above Wengen](Mannlichen1.jpg)
Between the hillside towns of Wengen and Murren is the Lauterbrunnen Valley where we left
the Jungfrauhoch train and climbed aboard the steep incline railway up to Murren.
Our hotel was appropriately named for its view, the Eiger Hotel. Brilliant colored
flowers and hanging baskets adorned all the buildings in unusual places.
![Lauterbrunnen Station](JonLauterStation.jpg) ![Eiger Hotel](MurrinEigerHotel.jpg)
![flowers in murren](murren10.jpg) ![Murren chalet](murren13.jpg)
![Flowers at a Murren House](MurrinHouse.jpg) ![Old church in Murren](MurrinChurch.jpg)
As tourists we admired the local sculptures...
![Care discovers a marmot](murren16.jpg) ![Care finds a fox](murrenfox1.jpg) ![Jon does the rodent](JonFountain.jpg)
Above Murren, is a mountain called Schilthorn, where we
hiked down the mountain.
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