Switzerland trip for 6 weeks in Aug-Sept 2020
Susan, a couple from Washington State in their 70s, is planning a trip to Switzerland from mid-August to September. They aim to explore the mountains via train, using two 15-day Swiss Travel Passes and one 8-day Jungfrau Travel Pass, but need advice on filling in a couple of days in the Lauterbrunnen/Interlaken area and choosing the best places to stay.
- Consider staying in Wengen as an alternative to Murren for better access to attractions.
- To save money, look into the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland instead of the Jungfrau Travel Pass.
- Using local trains is recommended for a more flexible and authentic travel experience.
- Vevey is a charming and slightly less touristy option compared to Montreux for your stay.
- Make sure to check the Swiss Travel Pass benefits for traveling around the lake and local areas.
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Hi Susan –
<<<“Do you have a suggestion for a place other than Montreux that still gives good access to transport in that region?”>>
Suzanne has noted some nice places.
You might also consider one of the smaller less famous towns or villages around the region, with location based on your particular plans. Do you have any idea what you want to do while in the region?
One of the two main train lines from southwest to the north and east runs from Geneva to Lausanne to Fribourg and on to Bern. Frequent service. The trains to the Rhone Valley branch off at Lausanne…thus, also frequent service on the line from Lausanne to Vevey and Montreux and on to Martigny.
Slowpoke
Hi Susan,
You wrote “We have visited Murren for a fews days three times in the past 15 years and really enjoy it. . . . . . . . Our only trip to Switzerland was 50 years ago for 2 nights in Lucerne!’
I’m confused. 😉
Hi Rockoyster –
You wrote :
<<” Hi Susan,
You wrote “We have visited Murren for a fews days three times in the past 15 years and really enjoy it. . . . . . . . Our only trip to Switzerland was 50 years ago for 2 nights in Lucerne!’
I’m confused. 😉 “>>
So am I, but we should never admit it in public.
It would be nice to know what Susan means, but, since Murren is not in Switzerland that might explain it. I don’t care if Google has decided that theer is such a place in Switzerland. There is not.
The village near the Jungfrau, as you know, is named “Mürren.”
For what it is worth, there is a Murrengasse in Ehingen an der Donau, in Germany…..And, near to home for me, at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, there is a “Murren Family Field.” It appears to be a rugby field, but there a baseball diamond next to it, perhaps to counter the foreign influences.
All my advice on the towns involved Mürren as appropriate, and this Website only deals with Switzerland, so I’m home free. ;-0
Slowpoke
Aigle is the most obvious alternative. Not on the lake but a nice town with some traditional hotels, a castle , a nice town centre. Also Bex (both Aigle and Bex are the jumping off points for the TPC narrow gauge mountain railway network). Otherwise perhaps Morges or Lausanne, or further north Yverdon les Bains a spa town at the end of Lac de Neuchatel. All are served by frequent express trains. Yverdon is the junction for the narrow gauge railway to Ste Croix, an often-ignored (by long haul tourists) resort in the Swiss Jura
<“Aigle is the most obvious alternative.”>>
One wonders about Romont, Bulle, or even Fribourg.
Accesible from Neuchatel – Môtiers has the Absinthe Museum. Not too bad. And, at least one good restaurant:
Slowpoke
The village near the Jungfrau, as you know, is named “Mürren.”
I knew I’d regret admitting to being confused, Slowpoke.
But just because I like you so much I have attached a pre-trip-report shot of the alps from the Chateau at Neuchâtel (as promised).
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Hi Rockoyster –
<<“But just because I like you so much I have attached a pre-trip-report
shot of the alps from the Chateau at Neuchâtel (as promised).”>>
Thank you. It is nice to have friends like you. 😉
It is a distinct privilege to see that image. It is an excellent composition in its own right, and it is one of the best, if not the best, pictures I have seen of the Alps from the West.
You should indeed be pleased with that result, as we discussed previously.
You can get similar view, without the lake, from Romont, which is slightly closer on a slightly different sight line. That is one reason why I wondered about using it as a base for the area.
The attached two images show the view from just above Ligerz ( a bit to the north on the Bielersee) and from much higher above the lake near Bevaix, not far from Le Soliat. Neither is as impressive as yours.
That Sony looks like a great travel camera. Nice to have that long lens capability without the weight and bulk.
Slowpoke
You are too kind. The Sony HX-99 (replacing the ageing HX-50V I had on the last trip) is indeed a great travel camera. You have now seen one of the 2,483 pictures I took (about 50:50 taken with Sony v mobile phone). Many will hit the cutting room floor.
I have seen your wonderful attached images before but never tire of them.
Hi Rockoyster and Slowpoke
I hope my intrusion on this love fest is not too unwelcome but the photos are indeed very good. I too am a fan of Sony cameras. For the past several years I have traded in my full size Nikon with zoom lens for a Sony RX10 (the original version). While not compact it is about half the size of the Nikon. Also durable. While hiking in the Dolomites this past June I fell directly on the camera with my full weight(considerable). While I actually spent 2 days in a Bolzano hospital my camera still works fine, not even a scratch.
Mark
As well you should be – It should have read “Our only other trip to Switzerland….” Thanks for letting me clarify!
Hi Susan
<<“As well you should be – It should have read “Our only other trip to Switzerland….” Thanks for letting me clarify!”>>
Thanks for letting Rockoyster have fun with it. 😉
And for giving him the opportunity to add two more posts to his exceedingly impressive total. (I believe that he counts the total frequently).
Slowpoke
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