Zürich

We finally got to Zürich yesterday around noon. First stop: lunch at Zeughauskeller. Beautiful ceilings, antique weapons all over the walls, and delicious food. 

Then we wandered around town for a couple of hours

and toured a church (Fraumünster), including 185 steps up one of the spires. 

These tiny footprints ^ were at the base of one of the stairways. Can anyone enlighten me as to why?

Then we strolled down to the water to sit and read for a bit before catching our next train. 

3 trains and 2.5 hours later, we arrived at our hotel in Lauterbrunnen. I love this town. I remember this area very clearly from when I visited with my family 30 years ago. So glad I get to experience it again!

Hotel Siberhorn and views from the hotel

^That metal building on the left is where the gondola to Grütschalp departs, right beside our hotel.

Dinner time stroll:

And quite possibly the best meal I've had so far this trip - Farmer Röstli (roast potatoes covered in cheese, mushrooms, onions, and ham):

We took a midnight train, going...

...to Switzerland. From midnight to 1:30ish, we took a train trip from Munich, Germany, to Salzburg, Austria. We were supposed to have a short layover at the Salzburg station, and then board a train (complete with sleeping car reservations) that would take us into Zürich. Unfortunately, that train ran into some bad weather and trees across the tracks, which delayed it by almost 3 hours. 

So after a little nap on the floor of the Salzburg train station:

We finally got into our sleeping compartment after 4:30 AM (Thursday).  

I had that top bunk (way at the top of the photo).  It was surprisingly relaxing. I was lulled to sleep by the rocking of the train and slept until at least 10AM. Once we awakened, the views from the train window were spectacular! 

Because of the delays, we did not have the entire day in Zürich, as planned, but we still had enough time to tour around a bit and do some more eating! More on that soon. For now, I need to catch up on my sleep.