When we got up on the second morning in Grindelwald it was raining. That gave us a distinct clue that the 17-18 km. all-day hike that had been planned for us from Grindelwald to Wengen might not be the best plan!
So … instead of sending our two suitcases ahead to Wengen and setting out on foot, we stayed dry, took the train to Wengen, left our luggage at the hotel, and then, as the weather had improved considerably,
we decided to take the train to Kleine Scheidegg with the thought of hiking back down to Wengen. However, since the train station at Kleine Scheidegg is the departure point for the Jungfraujoch, the tourist train that takes one up to 11,333 ft., the highest train station in Europe—with fabulous views of all the peaks in good weather—Nancy decided we should “gamble” that the clouds would clear by the time we got there. Alas, no such luck! But, we did enjoy standing out in the snow, watching the fog come-and-go, with occasional glimpses of one of the peaks. 
After the Jungfraujoch and the return to Kleine Scheidegg we did set-out on foot for Wengen and did see some great scenery. However, we missed the desired trail at one point, set-off cross-country for a couple hundred yards, found a gravel road that looked promising, only to find no directional signs for Wengen. After walking downhill on the road for 10-15 minutes we had such serious doubts that we actually turned around, reversed our course for a while until we hailed a passing jeep (one of only a couple vehicles on the road), and learned that the road did indeed end-up in Wengen. So, we turned around again and dragged into town pretty tired, making it to the hotel where we cleaned-up and had a delicious dinner. – rw
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nice to see you in snow!!
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