By now, we were pros at riding trains in Switzerland. There was little mystery to it. We understood the message boards in the stations and on the trains. Understood that we had to find the right track and sector to board the car we wanted. Understood that we needed to have our Swiss Travel Pass available for the conductor - sometimes - and seat reservations, when we had them - always.
But we didn't really know what we'd see while we were getting from "here" to "there".
I'll say it again.
All the train rides in Switzerland are scenic.
Getting to Luzern proved that point. We travelled back to Interlaken and transferred to another meter gauge line, the Zentral bahn to ride the Interlaken Express.
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| A Zentral Bahn train at Luzern.. These trains are built by Stadler, a Swiss railcar manufacturer. They are called FINKs (yes really) |
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| There is food on our train. |
The train cruised along the Brienzer Lake and then down the valley to Meiringen. Here the train changed direction and climbed the steep grade up the north side of the valley using a rack.
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| We enjoyed a snack on the train shortly after leaving Interlaken |
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| A old steam train excursion at Meiringen. Let me off! |
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| Heading uphill on the rack |
Once over the hill we found ourselves in another valley with two picturesque lakes before winding down into Luzern.
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| The scene on the other side of the hill. |
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| Meeting another train |
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| Heading toward Luzern |
A short video of parts of the trip.
Next up. Luzern itself.
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