[Sweyne]

10 November 2019 at 0:19:25 #824418

I am hoping to be in Switzerland early May 2020 and have noticed that Mother’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday 10 May. I have also noted our preferred hotel in Wengen opens that weekend but charges an increased rate for the weekend.

Whilst it would be lovely to celebrate the day, are towns/restaurants/trains likely to be busy with families taking mums out that day? Many thanks for any information. By the way we are coming from Thailand where Mother’s Day is celebrated on 12 August, the Queen’s birthday.

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10 November 2019 at 8:44:33 #924890

Hello Sweyne,

Welcome to MySwissAlps!

Mother’s Day in Switzerland is Sunday May 10th, 2020. A vast majority of the shops are closed on Sundays to begin with. Unless you go to tourist cities like: Lucerne or Interlaken, there you will find more shops open but not a whole lot. The trains are running, and you usually don’t find many people on there either because again it is Sunday.

I have included some links about Lucerne, Interlaken and Wengen in case you decide to go to any of those places with your mum.

Lucerne:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne/hotels
• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne/activities

Interlaken:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
• http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken/hotels
• http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken/activities

In case your mum is missing Thai food while traveling, there is an authentic Thai restaurant in Interlaken. They do sometimes take special requests, such as having softshell crab in the papaya salad. The restaurant is called “Little Thai” and they get super busy in the evening, so it’s advisable to make reservations.

Wengen:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen
• http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen/hotels
• http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen/activities

The restaurants will be busier than normal because many of the Swiss families like to treat their mums out for lunch/dinner. I recommend making a reservation at the restaurant though! Perhaps also consider buying a flower bouquet for your mum at any of one of the florists in Switzerland. They have beautiful and unique creations that I’m sure your mum would love!

I hope that helps!

Best regards,

Suzanne