• CH & IT Roadtrip
    As we start up the road to Beatenberg, it was still raining ... but the sun was starting to peek out
    1Oh my ... what a rewarding view — Waldegg, Switzerland.View of the Bernese Alps from Waldegg, Switzerland.2Panorama of the view from the end of the road in Waldegg, Switzerland.Three biggies in the Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Alps — L to R: Eiger (clouded), Mönch, JungfrauA mural in Waldegg, Switzerland.

    Beatenberg: Day 4 … One Last Detour

    July 21, 2025 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    There are many side roads branching off the main road we’ve been driving between Beatenberg and Interlaken. One of them has a sign pointing to a place called Waldegg. By the time we reached that junction today, the rain that had begun as we were leaving Gsteigwiler had let up. With our time here nearing its end, we decided to do a quick detour to check it out.

    Turns out that the road goes through a residential neighborhood … with a reward at the end: wide open views of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Sure, we see those mountains from our balcony at the apartment, but this was so much better.

    I’m so glad we took the time to check it out.    Read more