Search results for: “jungfrau region”
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A million people on top of Europe
High in the Swiss alps, the Aletsch glacier, various mountain climbers’ huts and the Sphinx observatory all seem to be impossibly high above the real world. However, the statistics for 2015 from the Jungfrau Railway show that they’re not as far from the everyday world as they feel.
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The necessary evil
The Swiss need foreigners to keep their tourism industry afloat, but many resent the fact enough to complain about it, publicly and loudly.
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Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg
The hike from Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg, high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, is beautiful. But parts of the route are an absolute killer.
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Self-defeating tourism in Italy
The sad way in which the success of a local tourism industry is putting paid to the draw of a peaceful, beautiful region of northern Italy.
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Awe-inspiring Schilthorn
The Schilthorn – topped by the Piz Gloria restaurant – is one of my favourite destinations in the Swiss Jungfrau Region. Whenever I see photos or film sequences, I can’t help becoming a little awe-struck. I still have to pinch myself from time to time, to be sure that the fact that I live within a half-hour…
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A is for Ausländer
Being a foreigner, or Ausländer, is only how other people classify me and what affects my life for better or worse makes me who I am today. I am just a person, formed in character of those experiences which have led me to where I sit today.
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Bire, Beatenberg
The Bire is a rock promontory amongst the cliffs above Waldegg, at the eastern end of Beatenberg. The name – local dialect for Birne, meaning “pear” – will give you an idea of its shape. I saw some photos from the hike to the viewpoint on the Instagram stream of a local holiday chalet owner last…
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Hiking in the first snow
I should’ve tried out my hiking microspikes before. They’re great for hiking when it’s icy.
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Technical case study: New websites for Burson-Marsteller EMEA
My biggest work project in 2010 was the re-building of the wide network of websites for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region of Burson-Marsteller.
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The first cable-car in Switzerland
The Wetterhorn Aufzug in Grindelwald took visitors up towards the Wetterhorn until 1915.
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The view from Eni Lavaux
Finally photographing a long-awaited evening view across Lausanne, thanks to getting the right angle with my drone.
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Cross-domain Javascript calls
A technical article covering the use of Javascript functions and files across multiple web domains.
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Eiger North Wall Chairlift
The new 6-seater chairlift running from to the base of the north wall of the Eiger, photographed from the Eiger Run sledge track above Grindelwald.
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The Saddle
The Jungfraujoch station, tourist destination and meteorological research centre sits on the “saddle” between the Mönch and Jungfrau peaks. The weather was fine enough to spend some time outside when we visited, so I took the opportunity to stomp through the snow to the very base of the Mathildespitze, a high outcrop beneath the main…
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Mountain Postcards
I saw a few trestles outside a book store in Zurich a couple of weeks ago, and a quick peruse lead me to the book Die Bergpostkarten by German artist Emil Nolde.
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Into another world
Last weekend, we chose to head for the Eigergletscher (“Eiger Glacier”) station high above Grindelwald: to appreciate the astounding beauty of the autumnal landscapes below the station, to be enthralled by the massive cliffs of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, and also to visit the polar dogs who are kenneled next to the station.
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Mark Howells-Mead curriculum vitæ
Curriculum vitæ I’ve been building websites since 1996 and building web apps and content management systems since 2001; in particular with and for WordPress since 2003. I’m a passionate developer with an affinity for visual experience, quality, usability, performance, and reusable code. Photo: Barbara Hess Currently WordPress specialist, developer, designer and partner Say Hello GmbH,…
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Glacier 3000
Glacier 3000 is the name of a tourist destination in the French Swiss region of Les Diablerets; the number in question being the (approximate) height in metres above sea level of the upper part of a sizeable glacier, easily reachable by cable car and snowed-over the whole year round. As well as the usual outdoor…
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A stomp in the snow
Note to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.
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Chüematta
A higher-resolution version of the panoramic view from my previous post about our hike from Isenfluh, photographed from high above the southern end of the Lütschine and Lauterbrunnen valleys as they open into the Bödeli plain near Interlaken and Lake Brienz. This part of the mountain is called Chüematta: Swiss German for “Cow Meadow”.
