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 The alternative by Manara
If you want to try your luck and visit the place, I recommend you to take advantage of an information channel on the local TV, available in most hotels and tourist centres, which shows in real time the weather conditions in the most popular locations, including the Schilthorn. Or you can go to an internet cafe and visit the website www.swisspanorama.com, where you can check the weather conditions thanks to a livecam (same informations as on the TV).
Going to the top of the Schilthorn requires a trip in more sections, with different means of transports, all of them rather slow, so you may be half-way up when you notice that the weather is changing on the top of the mountain. If you have already boarded your gondola for the last leg of the jouney, there is no alternative, so just enjoy the view until you reach the clouds. But if you are still in Murren, and you have not yet bought your ticket, you can forget the Schilthorn and enjoy the place where you are. The village of Murren is in a beautiful area, with a commanding view of the Eiger mountain and of the Lauterbrunnen valley, so you can go for a walk and take great photos. Leave a Comment
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 The crowds at Jungfraujoch
waiting for the train by Ann75
We had to run for the train and once you got to the door we were getting pushed around to get onto the train. It was like that when we went to Jungfraujoch and on the way back it ws the same. If you have half an hour between 2 train trips at Kleine Scheidegg, just go stand in line and wait for the next train or you might have to wait for more than half an hour. The trains were super crowded and so many people had to stand up, which usually isn't the case. The people in the train that were standing received a ticket for a free drink up on Jungfraujoch from the Jungfraubahn staff. I guess they felt sorry for everybody that it was so crowded.
The best thing to do is to leave very early, there are early bird tickets and the first train leaves 6.00am if I am not mistaken. This way you avoid the big crowds who usually leave between 9.00am and 11.00am in the morning. If you get up there early you can come down earlier too or possibly stay there a whole day and enjoy everything there is to do and see. Around 4.00-5.00pm the trains are less busy. I think that might be your only option to avoid crowds.
There is no real alternative if you absolutely want to go up to Jungfraujoch. Go early enough or don't go at all I would say. Leave a Comment
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 The bus station - Interlaken by harmonyk
The taxi rank is in the bus station at Interlaken West so check buses first!
For something different and if you can afford it (price unknown - we didn't do it) how about a trip around the town on a horse-drawn carriage? Also available from bus station! Leave a Comment
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 bollywood restaurant: no joke! by call_me_rhia
there's no escape... unless you want to go without lunch. I happily decided I would diet, that day.
pack your own lunch or else you'll be eating crisps or - if very lucky - a slice of truly unedible apple cake Leave a Comment
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Don't bother.
The casino is a small, depressing, expensive, waste of time.
Even Aussie RSL clubs such as the City of Sydney outrank this establishment.
Go to the supermarket, fill up on good German beer, take back to hotel, watch the snow and have your own party. Or visit a backpackers bar and chat with some locals working there.
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