Get ready to experience Switzerland!
Interlaken is stunning and popular resort town with a population of around
6,000 people. There's plenty of winter sports activities here, from skiing
hiking, skydiving and paragliding which is exactly what we came here. From
Interlaken we drove to Stetchelberg our plan is to head to the top of the Shilthorn.
But first we'll take two gondolas to the village of Murren, where John's
going to suss out a place to fly from.
The two gondolas don't take long and with John's paraglider on his back we walk
through the village of Murren.
Oh my gosh, this is amazing.
Even if you don't paraglide it's
still worth checking out this spot. We came here because John wanted to go
paragliding and that is what he's doing and he's doing such a fine job at it as well.
We just watched him launch from this gorgeous lookout it's absolutely
beautiful up here. So I was filming him while he went down.
A little nerve-racking. It's his first time on such big mountains like this.
It's so gorgeous we're surrounded by beautiful flowers, snow-capped mountains, chalets.
Phew, safe landing! Now it was time to continue our journey up to the top of the Shilthorn.
On your third gondola ride you'll approach Birg where you can
experience the Thrill Walk. Your heart is racing as you're 8,000 feet above sea
level
Walking along a thin metal wire with a sheer drop beneath me.
My legs were shaking.
There's no extra cost to do this, but let me tell you, this is not for the
faint-hearted. See that little dot up there? That's John and he wasn't going to
have a bar of this.
The fourth and final gondola took us to the peak. And the
gondola ride itself was absolutely breathtaking.
Welcome to the peak of the Shilthorn. At the very top of the mountain we had
lunch at a revolving restaurant called the Piz Gloria which featured in the
James Bond movie on Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. "My name's Bond, James Bond."
The elevation up here is two thousand nine hundred and seventeen meters. While
you're eating lunch they play scenes from the movie that were filmed right
there in the restaurant. "Fabulous beauties all of them dolls. Every one
different."
Even the bathrooms were themed.
The summit has 360 degree panoramic views you can see some of Switzerland's
most famous mountains such as Jungfrau and even Mount Blonc.
As you saw earlier paragliding is really popular here. In fact it's the top thing
to do in Interlaken. So, if you want to head up you can go for a tandem
paraglide, which is perfect for someone like me who has no
experience in the sport.
Oh my gosh!
The cost is around two hundred dollars and that
includes your equipment and transfers. We took off from this launch site, flew down
the valley and landed here in town.
Where going to show Kristina what we can do with a paraglider. Are you ready?
Yes, ready! All good? Okay!
Alright, get ready to look at the horizon.
PS. We were told not to scream. A request from the locals.
Meanwhile, John was right behind us solo! Yay.
You did so well! How was it? Pretty good! Pretty cold.
So the average temperature
here in summer is 18 degrees Celsius although most days reach a top
temperature above 20 degrees and in winter the average is smack-bang
on 0 or 31 Fahrenheit now if you want to see live video of the Schilthorn or Jungfrau
I'll leave a link below in the comments section.
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