For our last excursion in the region we took the cable up to Piz Gloria, perched on the top of Mount Schilthorn (elev. 2970m). It was famously chosen as the villain’s lair in the 1969 James Bond film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ and it really fits the bill. The views, again, are quite spectacular, you could even see all the way down to Lake Thun, next to Interlaken.

Needless to say, there is a big James Bond exhibition here, but it very well done with lots of inside information on the making of the film. The only drawback on the visit were the slight delays caused by yet another huge ongoing engineering project – replacing the entire cable car system.

On our way back we walked through the delightful village of Murren, built on a mountain ridge above Lauterbrunnen.

In an attempt to make the most of our 3 day travel passes, we also took a train into Interlaken and then the funicular railway up to Harder Kulm with it’s excellent views over the town and it’s two adjacent lakes, Thunersee and Brienzersee.