Val de ree val de rah val de rah ha ha ha ha ha val ...

We have been wandering along the mountain tracks over the last few days and absolutely loving it.  Briefly since I last wrote we did get out on that miserable day and went to the Trommelbach Falls, a glacial waterfall flowing through a mountain feeding all the water from the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau mountains.  It was wild.  The water just pelting through.  Then over to Grindelwald in the next valley.  On Wednesday when we woke up the weather was perfect and we caught the first cable car up to Mannlichen - but alas but the time we got there it was soup.  So we thought we would make the most of a cloudy day and cable car-ed over to First and then did a walk out to the Bachalpsee, an alpine lake.  Most of this walk was done in a blizzard but when we reached the lake the clouds parted and a bit of blue sky appeared.  It was well worth it as the lake was gorgeous.  The good news is that the last two days have been perfect and we have spent up to eight hours in the mountains each day, walking, eating, drinking, gazing.  I will let the pictures do the talking here.  Today we did a glorious walk along the North Face of the Eiger.  John nearly climbed up to the rock face.  The alpine wildflowers are all out and everywhere you look is spectacular.  Our last stop was Mannlichen where the view just takes your breath away.  We have clicked off hundreds of photos but not one will do justice to the beauty of this place.  We both want to come back. 

The Big Three - Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau

Walking close to the North Face of the Eiger

Dinner at Chalet Trogihalten

360 degree views on top of Mt Mannlichen

Our chalet

Our village, Wengen

Up at the Top of Europe, nearly at the peak of the Jungfraujoch, 3450 metres

John at Kleine Schidegge at the start of our walk beneath the North Face

Can you see a grey speck in the bottom right hand corner -
that's John climbing to the North Face

Up in the mountains

Lunch at Alpiglen

Sad news today that George, my friend Carrie's Dad died in Bristol today.  Had a bit of a cry up in the mountains when I said goodbye to them and another one when I read that news.    Hope you enjoy the photos.