Jumping Off of Mountains and Climbing Back Up in Murren

The next morning Tim greeted Susanne and Christyn with the exciting news that a van would be picking them up to go paragliding at 9:45 that morning. Their paragliding pilots were named Max and Flo and after a short drive up the mountain and brief instructions, they were ready for takeoff. Both Susanne and Christyn agree that paragliding was an amazing experience and the views of Interlaken and the turquoise lakes from flying above are unmatched. After landing in a field across town, they were driven back to the hotel, despite the fact that Tim and Michelle were waiting for them at the park a few streets away. Susanne and Christyn headed to the park, and while Tim and Michelle were taking pictures of the incoming paragliders (hoping one of them was Christyn or Susanne because you can't tell from the ground) the Jacksons walked up behind them and said Hi.

We headed back to the hotel to gather our things and say goodbye to Kim then hopped on a train to Lauterbrunnen. We stored our bags at the train station there and then walked through the valley past waterfalls and cows and over bridges to reach Trummelbach Falls. Trummelbach was definitely worth the fee of 11 Swiss Franks to enter, we walked through caverns and along paths carved into the inside of a mountain to view the waterfall that flowed through it. There are a total of 10 interior falls in this location. The upper ones you access by a tram that takes you inside of the mountain. You then walk down some stairs to access the lower falls.

We took our time checking it out, taking pictures, and eating Pringles (our one American luxury on the trip) before catching the bus back to Lauterbrunnen. We bought some picnic foods at the Coop in Lauterbrunen as we were not sure if the Coop in Murren would be open for the season yet. We then headed to the lift to Murren. The lift up was very exciting for Christyn and Susanne because they had never been on one before and the views of the mountains were gorgeous. Once at the top of the hill there was a little train that took us along the mountain top to the city of Murren.

We checked into our hotel and made a great little picnic on the balcony with views of the alps with bread, cheese, meat and wine. We tried to go to the sports center in town, where hotel guests can use their pool, and discovered that the swimming pool closes at 6 (last entrance at 5:15). As we had eaten a late lunch and no one was hungry, we opted to turn in early to get some rest after a busy day.