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Heading north from Zermatt to Interlaken, they build tunnels underneath the mountains for higher speed trains. I intentionally found one that instead went up and over.
Brig, Switzerland
The train goes from Brig up and over the ridge north towards Interlaken.
Passing by the mountains, I got antsy decided to get off somewhere.
One stop, I noticed most people on the train stood up to get off.
I decided to follow - thinking they must be getting off for a reason.
There was a cable car in the distance.
I ended up joining a group of British lads in the cable car.
Cracking jokes the whole way before seeing what was here.
A vibrant blue mountaintop lake.
This was Oeschinensee (Oeschinen Lake)
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When I stumble on places like this I always go swimming, this was no different.
The water was ice cold. Glaciers melt directly into this thing.
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An amazing place.
The water is light blue, like it has been dyed. There is a mineral in it known as “Glacial Flour” - ground up powdered rock.
The river in the valley was also this blue color.
A great detour and easy enough to jump back on the train to Interlaken