WHITE CHRISTMAS IN GRINDELWALD

WHITE CHRISTMAS IN GRINDELWALD

A few years back, I watched a video that inspired me to take a trip to Grindelwald,Switzerland.I thought to myself this place looks like a fairytale and those who made it there must be lucky. Years passed by, I didn't even realize I was on the train to Grindelwald.I met this 78 years old lady who thought I was lucky to made it to Grindelwald.She said she has travelled around the world but nothing is like her home,Grindelwald. I laughed because I think she is lucky, she gets WHITE CHRISTMAS every year.

Everyone would say that it's dream to travel or have a white Christmas but how many of us are willing to sacrifice anything to fulfil our dream ? Dreams are always left behind. One day, I asked myself why am I working ? Why am I saving a lot of money ? What's the use of the money when you can't do what you always wanted to do ? Things changed when I found my answer. I hope this blog post will change your perspective about travel too.

I bought my tickets through sbb.ch.You can only buy your tickets maximum one month before your travel. My journey started from Zurich HB (Main station) to Grindelwald via Olten.This journey takes about 3 hours. Take note this ticket does not include reservations. If you are interested to know how to booked this journey,click here HOW I PLANNED MY EURO TRIP

I stayed in HOTEL LAUBERHORN.Its a budget hotel in Grindelwald so you will find it cheaper than any other hotels there. A budget hotel may not sound good but I'm very sure it will be an amazing stay.I booked a Eiger view room and look at the view for yourself.

First two days, the weather was clear. If it snows heavy they will close Top of Europe and The First. I bought the tickets online to Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe through the website Jungfrau.ch for CHF190/RM800. The price is including the train and the entrance. I know it's expensive, I thought the same but the train track to Top of Europe is built on the mountains so yeah. I was a bit disappointed with the one hour delay because they only have one track so when there's a train coming down, the one going up has to stop. A lot of people got irritated when they stopped twice. They gave us a coupon to redeem free drinks.

James bond was shot here. Isn't that cool ?

When leaving Jungfraujoch, the train was so crowded. I got a seat which look like a crew's seat on a plane , called the jump seat. I had to share the seat with another person and it was so uncomfortable. To avoid this, you can reserve the seat online when you are buying the ticket for 5CHF.

I wanted to do paragliding and sledding together so I could save on the cable car ticket but unfortunately,the weather was really bad. I really wish I could have done it.If you want to do it, its CHF180.

There is a trick for buying your The First cable car tickets. If you buy normal tickets, it would cost you about 60CHF return but if you buy the sledding ticket, it would be 33CHF.This sledding ticket has unlimited rides for that one day. I rented a sled nearby The First ticket counter and a few other accessories for sledding such as waterproof pants and goggles.

I know sledding looks fun but NO.It wasn't easy to sled especially at The First. The path to sled is very steep. I was told sledding at Kleine Scheidegg is much easier so if you want to try, I would recommend that.

When I was about to go down, it started snowing up there. I sat in a restaurant watching the snow. It was so beautiful and it felt so nice having a cup of hot wine while watching the mountains.

That night, it started snowing non stop heavily and I had to walk back from the town because the bus services stops at 7pm.

Though I missed home, I cannot deny that the view there is a paradise that has it’s unexplained magical spell on me. I could just stare at the mountains and be completely mesmerised by it for hours. This accompanied by the snow, is just heavenly.

Total expenses paid

Train return                                   RM458.40

Top of Europe                               RM798

The First cable car                        RM138.60

Accommodation                           RM2900

Sled,Pants,Goggles (sledding)    RM159.60

Food                                                  RM350 (Lunch & dinner excluding drinks p/day)

Chocolates & cheese                    RM84

What do you think of Grindelwald ? Share your comments with me.If you are planning to go to Grindelwald anytime soon, tag me in your pictures. I would love to see it.You can find me on Instagram as MOLLYONDER.