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| Our railway car rounds the bend, with our first glimpse of the Jungfrau! |
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| Route from Lauterbrunnen to the Jungfrau. Since most of the railway is in a tunnel, it was designed (in 1864!) to run with electricity. The idea was to make travel to the top efficient, without spoiling the landscape, which is now a UNESCO world heritage site. |
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| Voila! We are up at 11,388 ft. with no effort, on a beautiful clear day. |
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| With only picks, shovels, dynamite and pure muscle power, construction began in 1896. It took 16 years before the crew made it through the Jungfrau glacier. |
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| Switzerland’s playground, the Jungfrau has 40 ski lifts and plenty of winter walking trails. |
 Switzerland avoids alliances that might entail military, political or direct economic action and has been neutral since the end of its expansion in 1215. |
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| A couple of happy (and cold!) campers inside the Jungfrau Ice Palace. It was about 20 degrees. |
 How often do you get to walk around INSIDE a glacier? The ceiling, walls and floor were solid ice. |
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| The Jungfrau in the distance with white crocus (sorry it’s not Eidelweiss) in the foreground. The hills are alive with the sound of music!!! |
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| Brown Swiss cows – making milk very high in butterfat and protein, ideal for cheese and gelato. Their cow bells make the most delightful sound! |
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Sorry, Starbucks. This is the best coffee I’ve ever had!
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