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We had planned to have a walk to the lake at Interlaken today, but it looks like the weather will be far too warm down there. We settled for a stroll down the valley from Lauterbrunnen to Zweilütschinen. The river is full of meltwater from the snow in the mountains.

The path has been renovated recently, which makes our walk easier than it used to be. An unwanted side effect of the smooth surface is that the cyclists can now achieve supersonic speeds on their way down the hill. Most of them are tourists who don’t know the rules of the road, so we have to be careful.

This structure is a furnace for smelting iron ore, which is abundant in the valley. It was built in 1638. Upwards of 50 people worked here at the peak of production, until its closure in 1715.

As we approach Zweilütschinen we have to pause as a train crosses our path.

Zweilütschinen railway station doesn’t have a Kiosk, and there are no shops here. We had to wait until we got home for our ice cream.