The magnificent waterfalls with a diameter of more than 200 meters are where evil falls Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes They fall into the abyss. It is located near the Swiss city MeiringenIt was the place he chose … Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his story “The Final Problem” to end the life of the Baker Street detective. He regretted the outcome, and was later revived.
As an unrepentant reader of the great Sherlock, I took the train from Lucerne to Interlaken. Halfway there is the city of Meiringen, near the impressive Brünig Pass. Next, the railway borders Lake Brienz Before arriving at the final station. The trip takes about two hours, during which the traveler can enjoy the incredible Alpine beautyWith its rural valleys and wooden houses filled with flowers.
One summer afternoon I stopped in Meiringen, before heading to Interlaken, to climb the mountain Reichenbach Falls In a narrow gorge through which the Aar River flows. there Point of view and painting That triggers the detective’s memory. Located just 1 km from the station, it is very close to the museum dedicated to Sherlock Holmes in this city of 5,000 inhabitants.
he museum It recreates the Victorian drawing room where Holmes and Watson spent their hours 221B Baker Streetreproduces the laboratory in which he analyzed the traces of criminals and displays various objects and the clothes of the investigator. Outside there is a bronze statue of Sherlock sitting on a rock smoking his pipe. Behind them the Alpine peaks rise majestically.
Imagination is imposed on reality in fiction. Holmes’ presence can certainly be felt on the streets of Meiringen and in an old hotel where he may have spent the night. Since the brilliant detective used the train as a means of transportation, it is not difficult for me to imagine him at the stations along the way following in Moriarty’s footsteps.
During the summers I was in Lucerne in the 1970s while working in the textile industry, I loved to eat at the station restaurant, located on the edge of the city. Lake of the Four Counties. I would settle on a seat under its large metal canopy to watch the express trains coming and going to Germany, Italy or Austria. Sometimes I would take the train to Sarnen, on the Interlaken line, to climb the Pilatus slope. There was a funicular that would take you to the top. Next to it, a military airstrip was built, if memory serves. I have taken advantage of holidays to go to Geswil, Brienz or Interlaken, sometimes in panoramic carriages offered Stunning viewstraveling along alpine paths, on which there were signs to guide you at the crossroads.
The trip takes about two hours, during which the traveler can enjoy the amazing beauty of the Alps.
While traveling in a SEAT 600 from Lucerne to Interlaken with some colleagues, we were involved in an accident that could have cost us our lives, as the car lost its brakes. It was a day in July 1974. The car collided with a mail truck, which prevented us from falling into the abyss. From that moment on, I had to figure it out Switzerland by trainfor which I was fortunate to be able to enjoy otherwise inaccessible landscapes on four wheels. For example, the railway line up to Zermatt, at an altitude of 3,500 metres, is a true engineering marvel. For those who love trains, scenery and Sherlock Holmes stories, you already know that Meiringen and its waterfalls are waiting for you.
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