The Bernese Oberland — Lisa's (& Steve's) Travels

That title encompasses the central highlands in the Canton of Bern, and includes towns such as Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and where we stayed - Mürren. The scenery was spectacular! On the train ride in, we passed this gorgeous lake…

… before entering the Lauterbrunnen valley (known for its 72 waterfalls) -

You can’t see it in the picture above, but Mürren is perched on the edge of the cliff deep in the valley on the right side.

This was the view from our hotel balcony, looking onto the Eiger and Munch mountains -

We arrived in the early afternoon, with plenty of time to make my 3 pm appointment to fly!

Yes, I went paragliding again (the first time was in Columbia in 2022, and was a relatively short flight). I had booked an afternoon time slot to help ensure that I could get a “double time” flight with the rising thermals that occur. Steve was my photographer for the takeoff. This is a video, so the usual comment applies - open this post in your browser by clicking the link at the end of the email -

My pilot took lots of stills while we were flying…

… and that one above was my favorite because of the enormous waterfall we flew over. The next shot shows how high over the valley we were before we descended -

Steve captured the descent and landing well, but you’ll have to forgive some of the issues in the middle. He was using my Nikon to film, and he doesn’t have all the hours with it that I have. :)

For those of you with weak stomachs, I won’t share the video we took while we were looping. It felt like riding a roller coaster that did 360 degree loops. Super fun!

The next day we did a “short” 4 mile hike near town and enjoyed fabulous weather…