European Vacation 2014 Part 5

This was my favorite part of the trip. After our last part of the trip we drove to Grindelwald, Switzerland. We took the train to Kleine Sheidegg. It is at the base of the north face of the Eiger. That is the steepest side of the mountain. There are two other large mountains: the Monch and the Jungfrau. The Jungfrau is the tallest of the three. There was a very old hotel at the base in which we stayed. The hotel was very small and quaint. There were many hiking trails right next to the hotel. The hotel provided breakfast and dinner, they had lunch,but it was extra. One of the days we were there we took a very long hike down the hill to one of the towns, Manlichen. The hike was about five hours down and about twenty minutes taking a train up. The hike down was spectacular! There were many waterfalls flowing down the mountains because we were there during the spring. We had a small lunch in Manlichen. One of the small excursions we had was to the top of the Jungfrau where they have an observatory. It has three restaurants and many other amenities. It has an ice sculpture room and a place where you can walk through the history of the Jungfrau. Back at the hotel, the World Cup was happening. Almost every night we could head down to the lobby and watch a game. One night it was Germany versus America. We were the only people cheering  for America which made it quite unfortunate when we learned how competitive the people it the hotel were.  Sadly, our vacation was coming to a close. It was time to head back home. The flights back were uneventful and we got back incredibly late. Once the flight landed we just drove home and went to bed. This is the end of the European Vacation series! -Zobug:)