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and sunny days are an invitation to The next day, I climbed to 3,000 meters
climb. I, therefore, decided to go again. . I had to change cable cars at Brit to
. reach , the Schilthorn. From the
Schilthorn, you can see over 200 snow-
I did not climb in one day as I wanted to capped mountain peaks. To see all
make the most of it. I stayed overnight peaks you need to go in winter, when
in a hotel in Mürren and went up to the the sun is shining and it is really cold.
Schilthorn the next day. Exactly where Otherwise, too many clouds prevent you
I'd been in 1977.
from seeing everything.
As for the pandemic, I took every From the Schilthorn, the view of the
precaution: armed with a FFP2 mask (it three Alpine stars - Eiger, Mönch and
protects better), leaving after 9am when, Jungfrau - is spectacular. You can see
people were already in the office. I even the 4,000 meters , after which, higher
travelled by first class to train to avoid up, there is nothing left. Here I enjoyed
crowds. In fact, I was all alone in my what I did not get to enjoy on my first
carriage. I even took something in my visit, 45 years ago
bag to disinfect everything in my hotel
room. When everything was disinfected At the top of the Schilthorn is the "Piz
I made sure to put the "do not disturb" Gloria" revolving restaurant that takes
sign on the door as I did not want my 45 minutes to complete its circle
room to be cleaned and have to disinfect providing a view of over 200 snow-
everything again. The sign stayed there capped peaks. When eating and
for the three day of my stay. The village looking out, a panorama of different
of Mürren, home to no more than 400 mountains are seen that are so
souls, is a car-free village; it lies at an impressive that even the food is
altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level impressive: everything is particularly
on a high cliff, placed as if on a plateau, delicious.
right in front of the impressive mountain It was in this very restaurant that many
range It is a simply adorable village. The of the scenes from the film '007 Her
balcony of my room was right in the Majesty's Secret Service' in the 1960s
middle of the village, between two small was filmed, and the various versions
churches (one Christian, the other
Protestant). Just opposite, on the other they have made since. The filming took
place in the restaurant (which was still
side of the valley, stood the Eiger, the under construction at the time) and on
Mönch and the Jungfrau, quite the slopes, with some very impressive
imposing, like beautiful 4,000 meters scenes. Today, there is a small cinema
cakes, decorated with icing sugar:, I where you can see the film in several
had never seen them so close before.
versions, and a kind of small museum
The light at altitude is incredible. where some of the props used in the
Daylight falls an hour later than on the filming, including a 'helicopter', are on
plateau. And at night, the starry sky is display.
breathtaking. What a contrast to It was the film company that paid for the
Geneva.
completion of Piz Gloria, including the
revolving part of the dining room. The
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