| R Manik |
08 September 2004 |
Stayed at Chalet-Hotel Oberland - Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Interlaken in itself doesn't have much to offer for itself but is an excellent base to visit towns nearby. We stayed at Interlaken for a couple of days. On day one, we visited Bern which is an hour away from Interlaken. Bern is a nice medieval town with a great mail street full of fountains and a very inresting clock tower. The munster or the cathedral is beautiful. Just walking along the main street for ambience is fun. That evening we went to Thun. Thun is not touristy so it's a good place to get a feel for local life. The main street is nice for a stroll and the rathaus is a good place for a stroll. It's nice to have cappucino in a cafe by the canal. The next day we did Jungfraujoch the tallest in Europe. The train ride was very picturesque and the views for the top were truly majestic. That same evening we did the garden town of Spiez which is 15 min away from Interlaken. This small little town was so pretty that it took our breath away.
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| R Davies |
29 February 2004 |
Stayed at Monopol Luzern, Hotel - Lucerne, Switzerland.
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I highly recommend checking out the tobogganning at Pilatus. You can catch the number one bus which is virtually opposite the hotel. This takes you up to Pilatis, well is a 5 minute walk from the bus stop.
There you can go up on the gondala and tobogan all the way back down, takes approximately 2 - 3 hours. Excellent fun, highly recommended, certainly blows the cobwebs away after a night out!!
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| A Hall |
29 September 2003 |
Stayed at Best Western Hotel Montana - Zurich, Switzerland.
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For a good day out, drive to Lucern and take a day trip on the lake to Brunnen and then catch the train back to Lucern.
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| S Bowling |
06 January 2003 |
Stayed at Flora Lucerne - Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Lucerne is a beautiful city with its lake and the Alps. I recommend taking a boat excursion. It's very quaint and clean. However, it is quite expensive and I didn't find the people very friendly, except at the hotel.
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| M Lawson |
01 January 2003 |
Stayed at Tryp De Berne - Geneva, Switzerland.
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Geneva is a really interesting city. Do not spend more than 3 days there on a holiday and make sure as it is not over Christmas or public holidays because just about everything you would want to see will be closed.
My favourite restaurant was a little French place right close to the train station. It has been there for hundreds on years and they server only one dish. Once you have tried it you will know why. Why mess with perfection.
We did some snow boarding in Verbier which you can get to by train from Geneva, and I would recommend doing. (It takes a couple of hours, but it would be better if you organised accommodation on the slopes).
The locals will generally speak to you if you need help but do not expect them to be overly friendly. The same goes for the tourist information board.
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| R Morrissey |
05 July 2002 |
Stayed at Chateau D'Ouchy - Lausanne, Switzerland.
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It was a nice city. We walked to all of the sites that we wanted to see. For the so-inclined, they have good places to run.
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| A Leung |
01 July 2002 |
Stayed at Monopol Luzern, Hotel - Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Got around on our own. Had our own brochures from NY tourist office.
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Traveller's Tales: Things to do in Switzerland
