Yosemite on Steroids

This weekend, we traveled to the Alps and did some hiking and sightseeing in and around the Lauterbrunnen Valley, what Josh called Yosemite on steroids. Here's some of what we saw.



One of several waterfalls coming off the cliffs into the valley.



The view from the Stechelberg cable car - not to be confused with San Francisco cable cars. These are actually gondolas suspended from a cable. It's a little nerve-racking the first time you're on one of these things.



We hiked a bit of the Flower Trail in Murren.



The next day, we rode this funicular up to a restaurant with a playground (lots of these establishments here) and hiked back down to Murren.



Along the way, we encountered a playground amongst huge trees with a rope swing and zip line.



Maya enjoyed identifying Alpine flowers.



The view from our cliff-hanging hotel in Murren.