Swiss Alps Continued...

The Swiss Alps. Words cannot express how beautiful and majestic they are, so it's a good thing we took a lot of pictures! The weather was absolutely perfect. We prayed for clear weather and there was literally not a cloud in the sky, which we were very thankful for. We also had the warmest temperatures since moving to Switzerland. Who would have thought that it would be warmer in the mountains... so we were not complaining one bit.

Just got off the train in Lauterbrunnen Valley

Our hotel room was tiny... ... but the view was awesome!Jake led the way on our first hike... he loved to run ahead and then turn around to make sure we were still coming!That says "Villa Maria"... I didn't know I had a villa there!Jake was so happy to be off his leash and running free!
In case you don't see him, he is that tiny white spot on the left. He ran so far we didn't know if he'd come back!
Nate & Jake... so happy together :)
I think Nate was thinking he wanted to pitch a tent and just live here...At this point in the hike, we were so close to the snow-caps, I thought I could reach out and touch them!The next day we decided to do just that... go and touch the snow at the top. We seized the moment with the good weather and took the train ride up and INSIDE the mountain to get to Jungfrau's Top of Europe Notice in the picture how you walk on a platform that is a major drop off under your feet... scary!
This is the view. Absolutely breathtaking... both literally and figuratively!There's much to do once you're at the top and one of the things was the ice palace. We walked or, should I say, skated down the tunnels of ice. It's crazy to think that you are in a glacier! We walked along a trail and played in the snow. I wanted to make snow angels, but nate didn't think it was such a good idea to do in jeans... he was probably right.
Someone kindly offered to take our picture... finally, a picture of us altogether!