Switzerland - Day 6 (Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Schilthorn)

Today was out big mountain trip, and we began by heading up through Lauterbrunnen again. Two trains later, we switched to our first gondala up to Grütschalp, train through Winteregg to Mürren, gondola to Birg, then one last gondola up to Piz Gloria resort atop Schilthorn mountain (2971m).

Me and a friend, Mürren:

View from Mürren:

View from Birg (Piz Gloria on the pinnacle to the right):

Piz Gloria was used as a setting in the George Lazenby James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I'm attempting to recreate the scene when he slides acorss the heilpad, shotting Blofeld's cronies with a Sten gun. I hurt myself instead. ("That never happened to the other guy!")

The big three - Eiger (Ogre), Mönch (Monk) and Jungfraujoch (Young Girl).

Views fom Piz Gloria:

After taking in the sights, and watching the little James Bond feature in the panoramic auditorium, we had lunch in the revolving restaurant. Anna and I shared a "Diana Rigg" sundae, yum yum.

All in all it was a long and tiring day with all the travel, and we were glad to get back home. We had the funniest moment in our trip that evening: Frank and I were enjoying a rousing game of "Zombies!!!" when we heard someone apparently trying to open the door. Despite calling out that they had the wrong room, this mysterious person kept turning the handle. Suddenly the door popped open, and the hotel dog walked in. Poor Frank had a delicious tart stashed beside him on the floor and, bold as brass, the dog went straight for it and ate it in two gulps. We then managed to get him out before he ate any of our zombie board pieces.

This is the aftermath (note the crumbs).