Jul 26, 2023 - 9:22 PM
We’ve just returned to Australia after 5 weeks in Europe, with our finale in Switzerland.
it was worth it!
we’re a family of 6 from Australia. We had an 8 day travel pass, which was worth it!!
the rail system is a dream. We didn’t really use buses or trams as we walked in the cities we visited, and we could have squeezed much more value out of it than we did with museum entry etc.
we flew into Zurich and spent a night at beginning and end at the same hotel- we were able to condense our luggage and store what we didn’t need, which made the travelling a bit easier. We then headed off to Grindelwald for 3 nights. Just spectacular!
We had a clear day to go up to jungfraujoch - recommend going up as early in day as you can, and there is an early bird rate if you get the first train from Grindelwald to terminal in the morning at 7:48am. Our hotel told us about the rate- doesn’t seem to appear in anything on line- a bit of a local secret. After checking the forecast, we bought our tickets the afternoon before we planned to go up. No issues at all with it being booked out.
we’d recommend hotel Derby as well. Right at train station at Grindelwald, with really friendly and helpful staff.
We then had a couple of days in Bern- again, amazing!!
and if you need something to do on a Sunday (when almost everything is closed all over Switzerland), would recommend the high ropes at Ropetech, again, easy walk in Bern or by tram.
Thanks to MySwissAlps. I found your site so helpful to make decisions about our trip and Switzerland was a highlight!!
alex
