It was raining once again when we woke up. Good day to visit the Trümmelbach Falls. They are truly unique - ten glacial waterfalls inside the mountain. The Trümmelbach Falls are fed by the melting snow and ice from the glaciers of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains. The water does not cascade over the cliffs like the other waterfalls in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, but is funneled into the mountainside. The mist from the roaring water (20,000 liters every second!) is so heavy that you get really wet in the tunnels. Perfect rainy day destination!
We rode the cable car down to the valley and snapped a few photos along the way.
At Trümmelbach there is even an elevator to get you to the top of the canyon. From there we wondered through the cave-like passages carved by water. The noise of the falls is deafening as the water twists and turns creating an unbelievable patterns. One of the waterfalls is called a corkscrew fall.
The tunnels are lit, creating beautiful views.
We walked down via network of stairs stopping at several viewing platforms along the way. At the bottom where the stream runs out of the canyon and into the valley there was a warning sign reminding how cold the water was. Even on the hot summer day the water is still barely above freezing.
The Lauterbrunnen valley is known as the valley of the 72 waterfalls. We took the picture of another incredible waterfall right where we boarded the cable car for the trip back to Mürren.
There were just a few people in a cable car with us including some school-age kids that we thought were on their way back from school. Definitely beats the school bus! And speaking of school, we performed a little science experiment with our water bottle. We emptied it at the bottom and by the time we were in Mürren it looked like it was ready to explode.
Later in the afternoon while we were resting at the hotel we happened to look out the window - the fog was so thick we couldn't see past few feet. Just a short while later it was gone.
