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2017/05/17

Switzerland tour

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in September and October 2005 with scanner)
Zurich

Zurich is located on the both bank of Limmat River flowing out of the Zurich Lake of a glacial lake.

Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) at Lucern     It's a covered wooden footbridge with 200m long across the Reuss River.

Spreuer bruecke, an another wooden footbridge with 80 m long.

Museggmauer, a building behind the Spreuerbrücke.

Lucern as seen from the Museggmauer.

Heidibrunnen (Heidi's fountain) at Maienfeld, hometown of 'Heidi, Girl of the Alps'

Heidi's House, a museum to display a lifestyle of the period Heidi was written.

Heading to the Gornergrat observatory from Zermatt by the Gornergrat railway (a mountain rack railway).

Matterhorn seen from the Gornergrat railway       Its peak has hidden in the clouds.

Arrive at the Gornergrat observatory in 40 minutes (3,089 m above sea level)

Unfortunately Matterhorn covered with clouds

Riffelsee, an alpine lake lain below Riffelhorn

Riffelhorn at an elevation of 2757 m

Riffelsee with Matterhorn behind

Enjoying 2 km hiking from Rotenboden (altitude 2,815 m) to Riffelberg (2,582m)

Kleine Scheidegg railway station (2,061 m)      Heading to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch(3,454 m) by the Jungfrau railway.

The north face of the Eiger as seen from Kleine Scheidegg

 Three quarters of the Jungfrau railway is within tunnel. Passengers can get off at two stops to observe the surrounding mountains and glaciers.

Fiescher glacier as seen from the window in Eismeer station

Aletsch Glacier as seen from the Sphinx observatory of Jungfraujoch.     (the longest glacier in Europe, length 22 km, thickness 1 km)

Jungfrau   4,158 m

Jungfrau as seen from the Plateau of Jungfraujoch.

The street of Geneva, the second large city next to Zurich in Switzerland

Lake Leman in Geneva     A big fountain blowing up to 140 m

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