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May 7, 2024
1:53:43am

Bluedarts All-American

Yes. And don't be afraid to look rural. Train stations in every town.

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Bluedarts

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Time

Switzerland

Txkill

May 7, 12:10am

(Edit - I meant Zurich) Hire a guide and do a chocolate tasting tour in Zurich

HarlemCoug

May 7, 12:12am

I would skip both Geneva and Zurich and stick to the Alps.

Jay Kay

May 7, 12:18am

Totally agree. You're wasting your time in the cities. It's not where CH shines.

justAnotherCoug

May 7, 4:50am

Go spend time in Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Murren while in Interlaken.

notsofast

May 7, 12:32am

Served my mission there and my kids still rave about time in Lauterbrunnen,

notsofast

May 7, 12:33am

Agreed, big cities are not where Switzerland shines. I would suggest Lucerne as

Bluedarts

May 7, 1:15am

Take the gondola up to Santis in Luzern (yes I am a german speaker and Geneva is Genf LOL)

BYU Grounds

May 7, 8:37am

I speak a bit of German, but trying to keep up in Switzerland was pretty tough.

Bluedarts

May 7, 10:10am

E kann e bitzli schwyzer duutsch

BYU Grounds

May 7, 2:54pm

This x your whole stay

Triznaynay

May 7, 4:25am

Been 2x. Agree with this 100%

BluebloodOR

May 7, 8:35am

Ditch Interlaken and go to Lauterbrunnen. I've been to both and Lauterbrunnen was magical and so much more enjoyable

BlueBlood94

May 7, 12:41am

Plus you have quick access to the Schilthorn here, and that is an amazing Alps viewpoint.

BlueBlood94

May 7, 12:42am

You can definitely drive to grindelwald.

Bluedarts

May 7, 1:12am

He might be thinking of Gimmelwald. That's a carless village like Murren.

Triznaynay

May 7, 5:36am

Yeah, whatever one is just a little below Murren that you can walk to on that paved pathway.

BlueBlood94

May 7, 8:30am

Via ferrata in Murren was one of the best experiences of my life

Triznaynay

May 7, 4:30am

I second this. We absolutely loved the Via Ferrata.

NoVaCoug10

May 7, 5:33am

I'm going back this summer and taking all my kids on it.

Triznaynay

May 7, 5:35am

pic:

Triznaynay

May 7, 5:34am

Also, it's one valley up, but Oeschinen Lake is INCREDIBLE and worth the drive/

Triznaynay

May 7, 5:28am

Kandersteg is our favorite place in Switzerland. Quiet, stunning

Buckeye

May 7, 7:08am

Would you spend a week in Murren. Ie use it as a base for a week long trip in

kotacoug

May 7, 10:03am

RE: Switzerland

VenomFarmer

May 7, 12:55am

Lugano is awesome.

bob falfa

May 7, 10:34am

I served there sometime between 96-98

VenomFarmer

May 7, 9:59pm

Lucky.

bob falfa

May 7, 10:15pm

We just got back. A few tips. We used Google Fi for cell phones. I had a spare

Bluedarts

May 7, 1:32am

When you say rentals do you mean like air bnb and vrbo?

Florwood

May 7, 1:50am

Yes. And don't be afraid to look rural. Train stations in every town.

Bluedarts

May 7, 1:53am

You can also find apartments on Booking.com. Last year we stayed in Thun because

Doogal McCougar

May 7, 8:07am

Thun castle was pretty cool. Thun would be a great central location to homebase

Bluedarts

May 7, 10:08am

That's what we did. We stayed in Siglistorf a little town of 500 about an hour outside of Zurich. It was perfect

BYU Grounds

May 7, 8:38am

Talk to Cougz. He’s there today

kerm

May 7, 1:53am

Obviously some strong suggestions here to go to Lauterbrunnen area....if you do,

Triznaynay

May 7, 5:49am

Been many times. Just spend most your time in interlaken/lauterbrunnen area

Idacoug

May 7, 6:26am

Don't stay in Geneva or Zurich. Focus on the Bernese-Oberland and try to stay in

Doogal McCougar

May 7, 7:50am

Thanks all!

Txkill

May 7, 9:55am

I'll second what others have said. Avoid the cities and go to the mountains.

bob falfa

May 7, 10:27am

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