Some folks have been asking me why I didn’t state some (their favourite) cities in my previous Top 5 Favourite cities. Now, that’s because I have not been to those cities yet! =) Don’t worry, if I get a chance to visit those of your favourite cities, I might create another Top 6, Top 8 and even Top 10 list again! =)
Due to “overwhelming” response to my Top List, here is another one – My Top 5 Favourite Mountains that I had visited!. What are yours?
Mt. Titlis is in the Urner Alps of Switzerland, standing at 3,238 metres. We had enjoyed ourselves very much at the snowy mountain! Beautiful snowflakes drifting on the breath of the breeze while we were joyfully playing with snow. It was spring in May; this glacier paradise offers snow and ice even in summer!
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We set out for our first mountain trip at the famous “007 James Bond Mountain” – Mt. Schilthorn in the Jungfrau Region. The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region is listed in UNESCO World Heritage.
We took a cable car from Gimmelwald to Mürren, a beautiful, idyllic and traffic-free mountain village, nestled amidst the enchanting mountain scenery. We hardly saw any villagers there, or perhaps it was spring, not for winter sports and thus, lesser tourists. We strolled to the next cable car station to bring us up to our destination.
Mt. Schilthorn soars to 3000m high and is the Bernese Oberlands highest altitude skiing area. The steep snowy slopes provided the perfect location for thrilling action scenes in the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service“.
We were actually quite disappointed as we were within an enclosed area away from the snow and the enclosure was just a small area around the revolving restaurant. Rules are meant to break! We playfully crossed over the railings but realized the danger as the steps were slippery and the slope was steep.
It was the first time we saw snow, but the snow was the rough type, not so nice.
Though no snow-playing activity for us, the panoramic alpine views is superb! We could see Jungfrau and other mountains like Mönch and Eiger in the Swiss Alps. We were soaking up the breathtaking mountain sceneries, while withstanding the icy mountain winds blowing to us from all directions!
At Touristorama, we watched the trailers of the James Bond Film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” shot at Mt. Schilthorn, starring George Lazenby as James Bond.
Exploring the Swiss alpine beauty!
We headed halfway down from Mt. Schilthorn to Mürren, at about 1,650m above sea level, to explore the peaceful alpine meadows. Every angle of the mountainous view is picturesque!
Drinking spring water fresh from the Swiss alps!
There seemed to be many Indian tourists in the area. We got into a cable car packed with an Indian family. The eldest man was happily singing and dancing with Indian style, followed by the other family members. The whole family was dancing and singing in the small cable car, leaving the three of us stood still at a corner… One big happy family.
Breathtaking train ride sceneries…
We returned to Interlaken and bought some souvenirs like the mini cow bells and a small handmade cuckoo clock that cost me around S$60 (In 2003, Swiss Franc 1.35 = S$1). Since we left Singapore, food was really boring. Everyday was all about eating hard bread! I thought if I were to throw the hard bread at someone’s face, it could cause serious injury. We had irregular meals everyday.
The park near our hostel.
Mt. Titlis, my favourite mountain!
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