Staubbach Falls climb, InSport espresso, and family fun atop Allmendhubel flower park.
📅 July 10, 2025
After our intense hiking day in Grindelwald First, we decided to take it easy on Thursday. We started the morning slowly with breakfast on the balcony—fruit, eggs, bacon, fresh bread, and veggies—with a side of spectacular alpine views. A perfect start to our unofficial “rest day.”
From there, we strolled to one of our favorite spots in Mürren: InSport Café. This Australian-owned shop may be small, but it serves up the best espresso for miles. We ordered Aussie flat whites, complete with intricate latte art, and soaked up the clear blue skies. Jonas enjoyed relaxing and playing with the toys in the café while we sipped and recharged.
With such beautiful weather, we decided to take a short trip down to the Lauterbrunnen Valley to explore. The warm 65°F breeze felt perfect—especially for three Californians.
We wandered the quiet streets, admired the Swiss chalets, and eventually made our way toward Staubbach Falls. From there, we climbed the steep trail that leads behind the waterfall—up tunnels, metal staircases, and cliffside walkways carved into the rock face. It was a bit more intense than we’d expected for a “rest day,” but the spray of the falls and panoramic views made it worth the effort.
After the hike, I grabbed a coffee from the nearby Cycling Bean Coffee-Bike—but after starting the day with InSport’s flat white, it couldn’t quite compete. While Alina and Jonas rested in the shade, I took the opportunity to fly my drone across the valley.
During the flight, I met two guys from Uzbekistan who asked for a drone shot. In exchange, they gifted me a can of traditional Uzbek rice—one of those unexpected little travel moments that stays with you.
Note: As with our 2023 trip, I completed the required drone registration for Switzerland. Since my drone is under 250g, it qualifies for the A1 open category under EU regulations, which means fewer restrictions—but I still fly cautiously, avoid no-fly zones, and keep a low profile.
Once reunited, we were hungry. I had messaged Bruno, our host, earlier for a pizza recommendation, and he pointed us toward a spot near the train station. We found Hotel Steinbock, grabbed a shaded table, and ordered two pizzas and cold drinks. Bruno didn’t steer us wrong—it was delicious.
After lunch, we took the cable car back up to Mürren and headed straight for Jonas’s favorite place in all of Switzerland: Allmendhubel.
Allmendhubel is a sunny hillside just above Mürren, accessible by a short funicular ride that always feels like the start of an adventure. At the top, you’re met with wide-open views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau—and beyond the viewpoint, lies the Flower Park.
This nature-inspired playground is carved into the landscape and includes wooden tunnels, balance bridges, giant slides, marmot lookouts, and Jonas’s favorite: the water pump and flow maze. (We’re still not sure what it’s officially called, but he’d play with it all day if he could.)
While there, Jonas made instant friends with two older kids from Taiwan and joined them in a game of tag—completely lost in play while we chatted briefly with their parents.
As the afternoon wore on, we decided our “rest day” had room for one last adventure. We took part of the North Face Trail back down to Mürren—a scenic hike we’d done two years ago and were happy to repeat. The views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau along this trail are consistently breathtaking.
By the time we returned home, we realized that our rest day had become a full adventure. We ended it the most domestic way possible: trying to figure out how to do laundry in a European apartment.
Looking back, we were glad to have filled the day with coffee, waterfalls, new friends, and mountains. But we’d soon learn that skipping true rest days made the next adventure day harder to enjoy. Lesson noted—for now.
The Tullmann Travels 
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