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- Welcome to Jungfrau!
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- The Jungfrau region of Switzerland
is one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Located in the heart of The Swiss Alps,
Jungfraujoch is reached
by Europe's highest train station.
We caught a gondola from Grindelwald Terminal
before transferring to the historic train
that took us up to Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe.
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Well, coming up here to Jungfrau
is truly a once in a lifetime experience.
If you find yourself in Grindelwald,
make sure you come up to The Top of Europe.
Look at that.
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This is one of the must see attractions,
and it's all inspiring scenery
does not disappoint.
In this video, we show you what to expect
when going to Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe,
before hiking down The Eiger Trail.
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- Look at this.
- Heading up The Eiger Express here, it's brand new.
It's the best gondola,
most modern gondola in the world.
Eiger Express here in Grindelwald. Oh ho!
I'm looking forward to this.
- Going up to Jungfraujoch
is an adventure unto itself.
Hop aboard the most modern tri cable gondola in the world.
The Eiger Express offers spectacular views
of The Eiger and surrounding mountains,
as you ride for 15 minutes to the Eiger Station
where you'll transfer to the highest railway in Europe.
Our guide Doris took us up to Jungfraujoch
for an unforgettable day in Switzerland.
- [Doris] Here is Grindelwald
where you stayed in the hotel.
Then we took the train to Grindelwald Grund,
the new terminal.
Then we took The Eiger Express to Eigergletscher.
That's where we are now.
- This mountain behind me,
we are actually going to go into,
they tunneled in and we're taking a train
through the mountain for seven kilometers.
This is incredible.
The journey from Eiger Station
takes a historic cog wheel train
for 26 minutes up the mountain
through the Eiger and Mönch Mountain peaks.
There is a five minute scenic stop
during the trip to view the Aletsch Glacier
before continuing on to Jungfraujoch.
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A visit to Jungfraujoch
is more than just going to a scenic lookout.
It is an interactive experience
filled with multimedia displays and exhibits.
We're going in the fastest elevator
in Switzerland right now.
Six meters per second. Whoo!
After a quick introduction,
our high-speed elevator whisked us up 100 meters
to the Sphinx Terrace
for panoramic views of the area.
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I'm at The Top of Europe. Woo hoo!
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It truly is like a dream being up here.
We have Jungfrau,
the world famous peak right behind me.
It's spectacular coming up here.
We're at The Top of Europe
at 3,454 meters everybody.
And it is the most incredible view
of all of these glaciers surrounding us
with the high mountain peaks.
We have The Aletsch Glacier on one side,
and The Eiger Glacier on the other.
And you will ...
You really, if you do come to this area,
you have to make sure
that you get up to The Top of Europe.
It's truly incredible.
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I have a little snack for the birds.
These birds only live up here above 1800 meters.
Aren't they beautiful?
(bird chipping) (gasps) Hi.
This Sphinx Terrace was our first stop outside
and it offers complete 360 degree views
of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
You can spend as long as you like outside,
taking in the views
that reach as far as Germany and Italy.
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When you finish up,
it's time to go inside to the Alpine Sensation.
Hop aboard the moving sidewalk,
to see how The Jungfrau Railway was built.
You'll see displays dedicated
to designer Adolph Guyer-Zeller,
and those who tackled this incredible feat of engineering.
It's worth spending some time here
before you enter the incredible Ice Palace.
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- Time for the Ice Palace.
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- This is so incredible.
We are 25 meters under the glacier
and they chipped through here
to make it feel like what it would be like
if you were under the ice.
This is so cool. I did not expect this.
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The Ice Palace is a glacier tunnel
that was dug in the 1930s.
Covering 1000 square meters
under the Aletsch Glacier,
this series of tunnels and corridors
take you through a fairy tale maze of displays
where ice sculptures line the hallways.
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- Next. What can I get you at the ice bar?
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- The whole thing is ice.
It's so smooth to touch.
The floor is ice, all around us is ice.
They chipped into this, it's incredible.
The work that has gone into this place is amazing.
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- Take a look at this.
It's all ice around me.
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- Coming up to Jungfrau is really a multifaceted tour.
You have the lookout point,
and then you go through the Ice Palace
where you walk through a glacier,
25 meters under the ice
that they cut out in the early 1900s.
And then you come out
and you walk on the snow
for these spectacular panoramic views
of the mountains.
There's so much to do,
you need an entire morning.
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Well, this is it.
I have the flag. I'm at The Top of Europe.
And I didn't even have to climb here.
I just took an elevator.
Yeah!
Once you are finished at Jungfraujoch
you have your choice on how to get back down.
You can take the gondola,
or you can hike The Eiger Trail.
- All right. We're ready to start
at the Eiger Trail here,
where we're heading down to Alpiglen.
It's gonna be beautiful views. What a day.
- [Female host] All right, I'll see you down there
I'm catching the gondola.
- (Dave laughs) See ya!
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- This is incredible.
This is just the start of the hike.
It only gets better from here.
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- So this is a really famous hike
that we're doing here, The Eiger Trail.
It's about two to two and a half hours to walk down.
If it were Dave and I it'll probably be three,
'cause we stop a lot for a photography
and to show you the beautiful views.
But it's great because you take the gondola up
and then you can walk down.
It's just mostly downhill with a few uphills.
So it's a perfect way to get a hike in the Alps
without really over exerting yourselves. (laughs)
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- Beautiful.
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- Holy cow. The views around here
every time you turn your head.
It's another more spectacular scene.
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- So I don't think it gets any more Swiss than this.
We're up on the Eiger Hike
and we came up here upon a whole bunch of Swiss cows.
How amazing is this?
The backdrop combined
with these beautiful animals, come on.
This is so Swiss.
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- The cows here are up here
for three months of the year
during the summer.
And they go in twice a day to be milked
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because they still make the cheese while they're up here.
But they're just sent out to pasture,
enjoying the high life. (cowbells clang)
Literally the high life.
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- What a spectacular scene.
You got cows, The Eiger and beautiful weather.
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- What a view.
We have the glacier behind me,
the gondola going, the wild flowers, and the rock face.
I couldn't ask for more.
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Wow.
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well, it says it takes about two hours
to do this hike,
but it's really hard to do it in two hours
because it's just so beautiful.
I just keep going,
"Okay, I'm gonna hike for a little while"
and then I turn a corner and there's another scene
or there's another cow
or there's another glacier.
It's just so beautiful.
I would say let's go for three hours.
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- Well that was amazing.
We just hiked The Eiger Trail
from the top down to the bottom.
And it is just one of the best hikes I've ever done.
And if you come here to Switzerland,
you gotta make sure
you do at least The Eiger Trail
while you're here.