"The More You Wander; The More You Wonder."
Welcome back to the 8th blog of our trip to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Switzerland
Hope you like my previous blog on "Murren" and here we are going to continue to spread our footprints in the Suisse landscapes.
Gimmelwald
The intact, pedestrian, Alpine village with its 13 farms and many traditional wooden houses has maintained its original character. Standing above 1,400 meters, Gimmelwald is also another traffic-free village that is not connected by any road, it is a small village that is located between Murren and Stechelberg. Farming and tourism are the main source of income today. Farmers raise hay on tiny plots of land to feed small herds of cows and goats. In winter, farmers often work as well for the Schilthorn cable car by performing jobs like running ski lifts or ski-slope grooming.
The population of Gimmelwald is about 130 and people are still coming from everywhere.
Gimmelwald may be a small village with limited tourist attractions, but it is definitely worthwhile trip that can be complete in less than 2hours. It is laid-back, peaceful and enchanting.
Do you know ? : There is "Quiet Hours" in all places of Switzerland? From 10pm to 6am daily, noises is not allowed whether indoor or outdoor. However normal living room level noises are allowed around the clock. Therefore, it is a common courtesy to not flush toilet between the 'Quiet Hours".
From Murren to Gimmelwald
From here, we start to make our way to Gimmelwald on foot. It is easy as the yellow signs are clear & the walking path is flat, smooth and downhill. Along the way, you will meet mini waterfalls, cable cars, goats and tone of alpine scenery.
The Million Dollars Stroll from Murren to Gimmelwald
On the way down, we were greeted by awesome views, friendly peoples, cable car, farm animals and mini waterfalls at different points that came from higher range.
The scenery is truly amazing in every direction, overlooking Lauterbrunnen Valley.
Fresh Air + Amazing View = SUPER GOOD MOOD
We took the 2km walk in a slow pace so that we can enjoy the view and having fun by teasing each other along the way. I love spending this romantic walk with him, so leisure and so casual.
The Million Dollar Rest Point
Wow! Wow! Wow! I think we just sat here for 30 minutes just to admire the priceless view.
There is even a note to tell us what are the peaks infront of us.
The Village
The people here live closely with their farm animals, it is common to see barns that are decorated with cowbells.
The houses are brightly decorated with flowers and plants. It is so nostalgic here to witness the village with such charm.
The Iconic Cow Bells
Love the way the villagers decorate their house with cow bells.
Alpine Cats
This pretty flora meow has no fear in strangers at all, she just "smile" at me when greeted her and she knows how to pose for photos.
This thick coat pretty furry is very proud, she ignored me when I meowed at her, but her arrogance does not stop me from adoring her.
This cute Blackie seems to be used to meeting tourists, he is so friendly, keep following me, showed me his tummy and even rubbed against my leg.
How I wish I can spend more time with him, but we need to head to Lauterbrunnen.
The Honesty Shop
The name of the shop caught out attention and we decided to take a peep of the insides.
All the items that are up for purchase and the products selling here are all from the local farming families.
It is a "No Man" shop which means there is no cashier or any staff available, you can just take whatever goods you want to purchase and put the money in the cash register yourself.
So, please prepare CASH in advance if you intend to purchase.
It is a common sight in Denmark, Norway and Japan's rural areas too.
The Honesty Shop relies purely on the honor of its patrons to manage their own purchases.
At the time of my visit, it was not open.
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The Mountain Hostel
This hostel offers a cafe, accommodation and view!
Gimmelwald Cable Car Station
This cable car offers ride from Murren to Stechelberg via Gimmelwald (vice versa)
Upon our exit from Gimmelwald, we took some nice views from the Cable Car, making our way down to Stechelberg Cable Car Station.
Another pretty viewpoint not to be missed out.
Stechelberg Cable Car Station
We ended the trip by taking a cable car from Gimmelwald station to Stechelberg station and from here we are heading to the bus interchange - Stechelberg Schilthornbahn.
Stechelberg Bus Station
Took Bus 141 for 8 minutes ride to Lauterbrunnen where we will spend our next half of day here before going back to Interlaken.
Murrenbach Falls
This waterfall is not located in Murren Village, infact it is located next to the bus station in Stechelberg bus station. We took the cable car from Gimmelwald to Stechelberg as we are taking a bus to Lauterbrunnen (yes, we are doing 3 towns in a day).
Remember I mentioned above that you will meet several mini waterfall on the way from Murren to Gimmelwald ? Those mini waterfalls were the source of this Murrenbach Falls.
Heard from the locals that this is the highest waterfall in Switzerland, the water from Murrenbach Falls plummets down from a height of 417 meters.
The waterfall is active throughout the year, but it’s at its most beautiful after the snow melts in the spring.
Our happy times in Gimmelwald shall end here
Well, the end of this blog meaning the start of another; coming up next will be on the famous lauterbrunnen . The remaining blogs of Spiez, , Iseltwald, Colmar, Lucerne and etc.will be in the queue for publishments. We also completed Tromso on the first week of February and we saw the Northern Lights.
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