Ashish's Photos

The beautiful 14 mile long Aletsch Glacier at Jungfrau in Switzerland

ashish — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:16:56 +0000

When you reach the Swiss mountain station of Jungfrau, you get a great view of the 14 mile Aletsch glacier, a river of ice nestled between 2 mountains.

Wengen railway station on the way to Jungfrau

ashish — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:57:27 +0000

The Wengen railway station on the way to Jungfraujoch, the Swiss railway station.

Greenery and ice capped mountains on the way to Jungfraujoch

ashish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:29:12 +0000

While on the way to the Swiss mountain resort of Jungfrau, the surroundings change from a green habitation to above the snow line, where greenery does not exist, and instead, you have rocky mountains with ice and snow, and no greenery. This photo captures both sections of the environment.

Animal sculptures made of ice inside the ice tunnel in Jungfrau

ashish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:52:22 +0000

Jungfrau has an ice tunnel as part of the tourist attractions. The tunnel is made inside a glacier, with the roof, ceilings and side made of ice, and can be a bit slippery. Inside the tunnel, there are sculptures made of ice in the shape of animals.

A train coach decorated with the symbols for Euro 2008 soccer at Kleine Scheidegg station

ashish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:44:48 +0000

Euro 2008 was a big event for soccer / football in Switzerland, with motifs and advertising everywhere. And so it was, that on this train ride to Jungfrau, at a considerable height, we saw this train coach with the symbols for Euro 2008 painted on the outside.

A view of the ice and snow covered mountain next to Jungfrau

ashish — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:37:21 +0000

A view of the snow and ice covered rocky mountain right next to Jungfrau. Jungfrau is a Swiss resort located high up in the mountains, with peaks visible right next to it. Less of greenery, and more of the snow and ice is visible from this location.

Waterfall visible on the face of the cliff on the way to Jungfrau

ashish — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:17:47 +0000

A beautiful view, with a view of a waterfall falling down a sheer rocky cliff (covered on the top with greenery, lots of trees). This was the view visible at a stretch while on the way to the mountain resort of Jungfrau in Switzerland.

View of the sheer depths of the valley from the train going to Jungfraujoch

ashish — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:33:38 +0000

A view of the sheer depths of the valley (with a lot of greenery and houses located far below) while on the train heading towards Jungfrau in Switzerland.

View of valley with houses while on the way to Jungfraujoch

ashish — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:07:13 +0000

During the hilly journey to the mountain resort of Jungfrau, there was this one stretch where the train was level with a green and beautiful valley. At the far end of this valley, there were a number of beautiful houses - and who would not want to live in such locations, close to nature.

View of snow capped mountains on the way up to Jungfrau

ashish — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:20 +0000

A great view of the snow / ice covered mountains while on the way to the Swiss mountain resort of Jungfrau high in the mountains. You can see the quick transition, where the hills in front are covered with greenery, while the mountains at the back are covered with ice and snow.