Chapter 184 Top of Europe
After staying in the hotel for a short rest, the four met at the spa with an area of ​​more than 5000 square meters.

The spa center of the Victoria Jungfrau Mountain Villa Hotel and Spa has an indoor swimming pool with beautiful views of the Jungfraujoch through transparent glass.

After the introduction of two Korean girls, Park Hye Kyo and Kim Ji Yeon, Qian Ruoxue seems to be fascinated by this TV series "Crash Landing of Love".

When soaking in the hot spring pool, let Li Xiaofan set up the IPAD and watch the TV series.

Li Xiaofan found a condensed version of "Crash Landing of Love" on the Internet.

The scriptwriter of this Korean drama is very clever. From the meeting to the reunion, it is used throughout the filming location of the whole drama - Switzerland, which has attracted countless fans due to its incomparable scenery.

These scenery are very familiar to Qian Ruoxue.

"The background of the scene where the male and female protagonists pass by each other in the little easter egg in the opening film should be the old town of Zurich, and the shooting angle is Lindenhof Park!"

"Wow, a green steeple flashed past just now, this is the famous Notre Dame Cathedral!"

"Ah, the heroine's place is the Cathedral Bridge. She connects the churches and is a traffic artery across the Limmat River. Cars, bicycles and walking crowds go their separate ways and complement each other. It's okay to stand on the bridge. Overlooking Lake Zurich and the mountains beyond!"

“The unexpected reunion of these two was filmed on Jungfraujoch!”

"Wow, it's so beautiful and romantic!"

"It makes me want to fall in love here!"

Li Xiaofan hugged her and smiled: "Honey, who are you going to date?"

"Haha, I want to fall in love with Captain Lee Jung Hyuk in the TV series!"

"Haha, how dare you!"

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The next morning, the four of them got up early and had breakfast and set off to the nearby train station. Their goal: Jungfraujoch!

On the way, when looking at the Jungfraujoch from Interlaken, she looks like a young girl with long hair and a silver coat, lying quietly on her back in the clouds and mist. Her beauty is full of vitality and change.From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the scenery within the mountain is completely different.The top of the mountain is icy and pure, shrouded in clouds and mist, creating a world of ice and snow; but below the mountainside, there is endless green grass and the charm of mountain flowers!The gentle slopes are dotted with cattle, and the sound of cowbells echoes through the valley.The small villages in the valley are peaceful and tranquil, and people live a simple, simple and leisurely life.Covered with ice and snow all year round in winter and summer, Jungfraujoch is the ultimate destination for hikers in the Bernese Oberland.

Qian Ruoxue will introduce to you that Jungfraujoch is known as the top of Europe. In fact, it is not the highest peak in Europe in terms of altitude, but it has the highest railway station in Europe.

The rack train they are about to take to climb the Jungfraujoch is unique in the world, also known as the Sky Train. It is privately invested and took 1898 years of construction from 16 to completion, and has been built to reach the top of the 3454-meter-high snow-capped mountain.The steep slope of the track, coupled with the long and steep tunnel in the middle that cuts through the rock, makes the project extremely difficult.The Jungfrau Railway is the pride of the Swiss. It runs unimpeded every day, 365 days a year, carrying tourists from all over the world to climb the peak and view the scenery in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

"Why is it called Jungfrau?" Park Hye Kyo and Kim Ji Yeon asked curiously.

"There are two theories about the origin of the name Jungfraujoch in the local area. One is that the top of the snow peak is often shrouded in thick clouds and mist, like a girl wrapped in layers of veils, her temperament is shy and difficult to see her true face. It is the Eiger next to it like a handsome man who is infatuated with this beautiful girl, but the Monch in the middle has always prevented them from meeting..."

The train from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen is divided into two sections. At Zweilutschinen, the carriages are separated and another train goes to Grindetwald.

When changing trains, the platform display screen corresponding to the carriage will clearly show the number of the carriage you need to transfer below.

The train enters the tunnel from Kleine Scheidegg, which is 7 kilometers long and has a gradient of 25%.The whole journey is a cog train, which is very exciting.

For safety's sake, the higher you go, the slower the speed of the train.

There happened to be a tour group from Taiwan in the carriage, and the local tour guide was introducing them to the shocking history of the gear train.

"The Jungfrau Railway tram you are taking now uses the Strub cog railway, with a total length of about 7 kilometers and a maximum slope of 25%. It was designed by a Swiss railway engineer and started construction in 1896. The construction took 16 years and was only completed in 1912. It is open to traffic. It has about three-quarters of the road section passing through the rock wall of the tunnel under the glacier. The project is very difficult, and it is a miracle in the history of human trains!"

"Some people may know that the actual steepest slope of ordinary track railways in the world is 70‰, which is used on two 1.0-meter-gauge lines in Switzerland. Generally, when it reaches 60‰ and above, it is necessary to use gears and racks Fitted cog railways to prevent slippage due to insufficient adhesion between the wheels and rails. Cog railways are a solution to replace extension lines and long tunnels in areas with too steep natural slopes. There are many cog railways in Switzerland and become It is a powerful tool for mountaineering. The most famous one is the Jungfrau Railway that we took across the Jungfrau Pass, with a gauge of 1.0 meters and a maximum slope of 250‰ in the cog section. The altitude of the Jungfrau Pass is 3453 meters, which is the highest railway in Europe point!"

The train that Li Xiaofan and the others took will stop briefly in the tunnel.

There are two stations in the middle, one is Eigerwand, and the other is Eismeer, an ice sea station at an altitude of 3160 meters. Both stations will stop for about 5 minutes. During the short stop time, they can touch the bare rock wall of the tunnel, Experience the hardships of this section of engineering.

There is a large glass viewing window in the station, which is the vast view of the Eiger Glacier, the most amazing view of the ice sea, which is shocking.

"It's so beautiful, so beautiful!" Park Hye Kyo and Kim Ji Yeon, two Korean girls, kept exclaiming as they looked at the stunning scenery of the ice sea.

And Qian Ruoxue has become accustomed to it.

"Guy, is it beautiful?"

Li Xiaofan smiled and said: "It's beautiful, wherever you are with you is beautiful!"

Qian Ruoxue said angrily, "If you're slick, you'll play tricks!"

Before the train restarts, the fat conductor is quite responsible. Before driving, he will go to the viewing cave to check to make sure that no tourists are pulled down.Because if someone is pulled down halfway up the mountain, they will have to wait half an hour before they can take the next train.

The terminal of the train is Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe with an altitude of 3454 meters.There is a "Top of Europe (Peak of Europe)" stand at the alighting place, which attracts many tourists to take pictures here.

Li Xiaofan, Park Hye Kyo and Kim Ji Yeon, two Korean girls, were naturally not exempt from the custom and took many photos.

The four of them also took a group photo.

"Guys, don't send it to Moments!" Qian Ruoxue instructed.

"Well, let's post them together next time after we take wedding photos!"

"Haha, just make your Spring and Autumn Dream!"

"Well, we must do it, and we must turn the dream into reality!"

The visitor center tower on the top of the Jungfraujoch is not small, and the large transparent glass around it can look out at the wonders of ice and snow outside. Before getting close to the Jungfraujoch, it will give tourists like Li Xiaofan a visual shock.

There are restaurants, post offices, research stations, cinemas, shops, etc. attached to the Jungfrau Station.

There are also tunnels leading to the outdoors, and down jacket rentals are also available for tourists to walk out to the ice field and overlook the Great Aletsch Glacier, the longest in Europe.The Aletsch Glacier starts from the Jungfrau and is 22 kilometers long.

Qian Ruoxue took Li Xiaofan and the others up to the viewing hall and platform of the Sphinx observation at an altitude of 3571 meters. It is the highest observatory in Europe, but the weather station is not open to the public.

Standing on the 3571-meter Sphinx viewing hall and platform, looking at the large glacier just around the corner, Li Xiaofan's excitement was beyond words.

Today's weather is very good, the sky is clear.

Qian Ruoxue pointed to the distance and said, "Look, that's the Black Forest in Germany and the Vosges Mountains in France!"

 The photo of me and Qian Ruoxue waiting on the Jungfrau Glacier has been posted in the book chat, welcome to enjoy it!

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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