Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of sound-rich portraits of European cities and sites. In this episode, I try to capture the feel of an Alpine town relying on nature’s beauty and a fiction writer’s legacy to offer a unique and worthwhile experience.
Meiringen, CH

The Wetterhorn

The Wetterhorn at sunrise.

Almost reminds me of Phoenix..without the heat.

The Wetterhorn, seen above Reichenbach Falls.

The tracks up the mountain

Meiringen

The Alps

The Alps

The view from the cable car

Reichenbach Falls

Two flowers

Near Meiringen

Meiringen

More pictures from Meiringen.

Meiringen from near the top of Reichenbach Falls

Meiringen, Switzerland

A pink flower

The Aare River

A helicopter moves building materials from Meiringen over the mountains.

Green above Meiringen

Fruit hangs from a bare tree in Meiringen

Above Meiringen

The Aare River

An apple tree set against one of Meiringen’s mountain guardians.

Surveying the Earth below

Climbing toward the Falls from the cable car

Above Meiringen