Switzerland/2012
Japan to Zurich

Grindelwald
- Day 01
- Day 02

 Maennlichen
- Day 03
 Jungfraujoch
 Kleine Scheidegg
- Day 04
 Kleine Scheidegg
 Wengen
 Maennlichen
- Day 05
 First
 Bort

Muerren
- Day 01

 Allmendhubel
 Schilthorn
 Gruetschalp
- Day 02
 Bern
- Day 03
 Schilthorn
 Lauterbrunnen

Zermatt
- Day 01
- Day 02

 Rothorn
 Sunnegga
- Day 03
 Zmutt
 Gornergrat
 Rotenboden
- Day 04
 Gornergrat
 Rotenboden
 Riffelberg
 Riffelalp
 Klein Matterhorn
- Day 05
 Riffelalp-Sunnegga
 Findeln
- Day 06
 Trockener Steg
 Klein Matterhorn
 Schwarzsee
 Zmutt

Baden
- Day 01

Zurich to Japan

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After spending 5 nights in Grindelwald, I moved to my next destination, Muerren.
Muerren is a famous small village which is located only an hour's train ride away from Grindelwald, and it's a popular place for a one day or half-day excursion.

Muerren is situated at an elevation of 1650m above the U-shaped glacial valley Lauterbrunnen. Muerren is a car-free village and there is no public road up there from the valley.

Two aerial ropeways lead you up to the top from the valley and if you come from the Grindelwald railway station, an aerial ropeway from Lauterbrunnen to Gruetschalp is convenient.
When getting out of the ropeway at Gruetschalp, you have 2 options in order to get to Muerren, a 30-minute train ride or a 1-hour hike.
Between Gruetschalp and Muerren, it is a wonderful scenic ride. However, if you don't have any suitcases, I recommend you hike to Muerren. It is a perfect hiking trail because the whole way is almost flat and while walking from the station to Muerren, you can always see the famous group of mountains, Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau!

The sight from the viewing platform next to Muerren station was amazing!

I had a reservation at a hotel in Muerren. It was "Hotel Alpina" and it's close to the train station.

The small family-run hotel stands on the very edge of the Lauterbrunnen and it was VERY attractive to me.
The staff members were friendly and they offered helpful advice.

I recommend this smal hotel to everyone.

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