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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I returned to Muerren, but it was still covered in clouds. Everything disappeared from my sight. I didn't have the heart to hike with such poor visibility. I ventured to head for the bottom of the valley by aerial ropeway. Fortunately, as I went down to the bottom, it became easier to see.

There were also hiking trails at the bottom of the valley and I took an easy trail along the valley to Lauterbrunnen.

It was mostly flat and it was a well-maintained trail.

While walking along the trail, you'll often hear the gush of running water, especially after rain.
The Lauterbrunnen valley is known for its various 72 waterfalls which plunge from the plateau of Muerren. The most well-known fall is Staubbachfall(Staubbach Falls), which is located just near the Lauterbrunnen train station and drops 300m over the edge of the valley. The water falls down more than 300m, so the stream is almost lost in spray before it reaches to the ground!

You can go to the back of the fall for free and please be sure to check the misty stream.

I returned to Muerren by train. Luckily the weather was getting better. So I went up to Allmendhubel again.
The person in the picture with beers is a Japanese who I'd gotten to know while I stayed in Muerren. He said he was a member of a mountain club and he was traveling with his club members.

Everywhere I went, whatever I did, there was a surprisingly-large number of Japanese tourists in Switzerland.
As I'd heard, there were a lots of Japanese people in Switzerland.
It's true what they say. Switzerland really is the Japanese tourists' favorite place, especially middle-aged and older Japanese people.

The famous sightseeing areas always teem with tourists when it's a fine day, so it might be better to hike on a cloudy day to avoid the tourists.

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