Little snippet on Switzerland

So Switzerland is an amaaaaazing country, with beautiful scenery. It's essentially my dream retirement place. Haha. 

So we arrived in Interlaken West in the early afternoon and the weather was nice and cool. From the moment we got off the train, we were treated to a view of beautiful blue skies and towering mountains. Our home for the next few days would be Swiss Inn Hotel and Apartments. Their owners were really friendly and hospitable, and provided great service for us. 

So our room had a balcony, which presented a breathtaking view which looked something like this, only pictures do the view little justice at all. 

The view from the balcony of snow-capped mountains at such a close range took our breath away. It was just amazing, that my brother and I just sat on the chairs in the balcony and gazed at the view for hours on end. It was just so surreal for us, because we were so used to seeing concrete and HDB buildings outside our windows in Singapore but this was like 'another world' for us.

On the next day after we arrived, we headed for the beautiful Lake Brienz which we heard great reviews about.

This was the view at the Interlaken West train station. Feat. Lake Thun and snow-capped mountains <3

After shopping at Coop (their supermarket) at Interlaken Ost train station, where we decided to packet lunch to eat at Lake Brienz, we headed off for Lake Brienz.

This was the view we got the moment we stepped off the train. Just like a scene off the Lord of the Rings.

Amazing views all around. As we sat on the benches, eating our packet lunches, we admired and gazed at the snow-capped mountains and the sparkling (I'm not exaggerating here!) turquoise blue waters of Lake Brienz. These waters are said to be glacier waters. 

P.S. None of these pictures were filtered. Just a snippet of how genuinely beautiful Switzerland is.

Just a pity that the cruise on Lake Brienz wasn't open, as we were in Switzerland between end winter and early spring. But still such a great privilege to be able to see such beautiful creation by God <3

Stay tuned for more on my trip //

// doreeeen.