Yesterday I woke up and knew I wasn't gonna go hiking..I really didn't feel well. Ugh, I get all the way to Switzerland and have to stay in bed?? It was such a nice day too. When mom got back from hiking she said it was strenuous and I wouldn't have made it being sick. She also said Dave (the guy who fell years ago) was almost always in front racing up the trail..the other people did well too. Wow, I guess they did surprise me. :P When mom got back we went into town (I was definitely ready to get out haha) and ate lunch and got train tickets to Jungfraujoch, which you'll read about in a minute. After that I went into the hotel's sauna, since I heard that helps when you're sick. It was nice for awhile, but being that sweaty is kinda gross. :P Mom also went in, then it was time for dinner. We went to bed early this night

I woke up this morning feeling sort of better, and excited to go to Jungfraujoch! (Today was a free day) Jungfraujoch is the highest railway station in Europe (11,388 ft). It goes up into the mountains by the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau, then the train goes through a tunnel in the Eiger and you end up at this building perched on a rock between the Monch and Jungfrau. You have to keep switching trains to get there haha. This is what I wanted to do most in Switzerland. It was soooo pretty and SUPER epic..it was so warm and clear! The three mountains and the glaciers on them are amazing (you get so close to them!!). I had been wanting to see the Eiger and go through the tunnel ever since I read about its climbing history. Inside the tunnel are some viewing windows..you look down the face of the mountain and at one the glacier is just right there haha..I was squeeing from the awesomeness. :P Eventually we made it too the top..omg so epic!! There's glacier ice everywhere, and I even saw the Aletsch Glacier!! I've been really wanting to see that glacier too!! Climbing up all the stairs in the building is annoying though..it's hard work at over 11,000 feet haha! The building had this cool ice palace, with some ice sculptures and cool tunnels through the ice. You're actually inside a glacier in there!! So cool. :D After exploring up there we took the train back down to Kleine Scheidegg (that is so hard to pronounce!), since it had great views of the Eiger and I really wanted a picture in front of it. We walked up a hill to a great view of the Eiger and I got my pics. :D Yaaay, a dream come true! I looked through binoculars at the North Face of the Eiger..it was soooo surreal to be looking at the features I'd read about so much and where the famous climbers were (like the Hinterstoisser Traverse, the key to unlocking the face). Woww. The North Face looked SUPER hard to climb..no wonder people kept dying on it. D: I so love I was able to see the Eiger and on such a nice day too! I bought souvenirs too..omg everything is so expensive here. D: The train goes a different way going back, and we passed right under the Eiger! Wowwowwowww..*swoon* All the little villages nestled in the valleys and meadows are so cute and make you happy and peaceful just by looking at them! No wonder Switzerland is one of the happiest countries. Mom and I were so sick of riding trains and being crowded with other people by the time we got back to Kandersteg..it makes you feel so dirty! We had dinner, but I wasn't really hungry anymore. Going back to the hotel was so nice..so tired!! So worth it though, today was amazing <3

Tomorrow our group is supposed to go to Interlaken, but mom and I passed through there already and want to do something else (other people are going to also..one group said they were going to Jungfraujoch instead..good choice ;)). We're gonna try to go to Zermatt to see the Matterhorn! Sweet! (My cold better go away too!)