Yesterday afternoon and last night we had nine hours of heavy rain. Just before dawn the temperature dropped below zero and everything froze. We thought we’d have a trip down to the valley for a walk. An ibex munches the grass by the railway line.

Lauterbrunnen is covered by a layer of fog, but above this the waterfalls are spectacular.

Street level in Lauterbrunnen.

The frozen rain has left all the roofs covered in ice. As the sun hits the church spire, the ice is instantly vaporised.

We walked along the river. As we turned back towards Lauterbrunnen, rainbows appeared in the waterfall.

We headed back up to Wengen for a schnitzel sandwich at the Crystal bar for lunch. The ibex is still happily eating in the meadow just below our house. Views back down to Lauterbrunnen where we had our walk.

The weather looks lovely for the next few days.