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Mystery-park in Interlaken
is closed now,maybe for-ever !!
I leave the infos here, so you know,
what it was all about
when you pass by that strange building
in the east of Interlaken
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You certainly have to decide for yourself, wether "Mystery World" is a place that you would like to see or not . The entrance-fee is 48 sfr - I would rather go to one of the mountains instead and maybe I will give it a try on a rainy day...
I have not been inside Mystery World, simply because I think that Erich von Daeniken has funny theories without any historic fact behind of them. He still believes in exterritorical visits even in places, where the corn-fields had certain patterns a few years ago, and finally science found out that this was nothing else than just a joke by some people.... and while the newspapers kept telling us , that human beeing never would find a way to make such giant patterns, 2 elderly men finally revealed that they could be done by a long rope that was turned around the centre like a pair of compasses and walking around without leaving any traces was easy by stilts....
BUT there seems to be a big market for such "Mysteries" today, and "Mystery World" helps a lot to fill a lot of the hotel-beds in the area, even out of season.
The "Mystery park" is open daily 10.00a.m. - 06.00p.m.
the entrance-fee is 48 sfr / 32 Euro per person
after 03.30 p.m. the entrance-fee is 28 sfr / 18 Euros !
for the carpark you pay 5 sfr per day.
You may go there from Wengen by train and change at Interlaken Ost or in Wilderswil to the bus to Mystery-park.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: +41-(0)848-50-60-70
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Maennlichen is a mountain 2230 meters above sea-level and you may get there easily by cable-car from Wengen. There you may start hiking to Kleine Scheidegg - in a distance of 1:20 h - along one of the most scenic hiking-paths in that area. You will pass by several nice restaurants and simple alpine-hotels and for your way back to Wengen you will have the possibility to take the cog-wheel-train from Kleine Scheidegg back to Wengen.
Hiking down all the way from Maennlichen to Wengen will take about 3 hours.
click here for a 360 degree-panorama from Maennlichen
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the panorama of Maennlichen in wintertime
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click here for several panoramas of Maennlichen
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click here for the weather-forecast
Updated Jan 26, 2006
Website: http://www.maennlichen.ch
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About 400 meters below Wengen you may find another interesting village of the area: Lauterbrunnen is just a small village with 900 inhabitants, about 10 hotels and hostels and 2 camping-sites. Hotels and everything else is a lot cheaper there than in Interlaken, Wengen or Grindelwald !
Lauterbrunnen is about 20km south of Interlaken and makes a perfect place to stay, when you intend to explore places like Wengen, Kleine Scheidegg, Jungfraujoch or Muerren and Schilthorn.
From Wengen you may walk down to Lauterbrunnen over a wide variety of hiking-paths, or you may take the train.
Updated Jan 25, 2006
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Staubachfall / Staubbach is the name of the giant waterfall close to Lauterbrunnen, and you may see it best, when passing by in the train taking you up from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. This waterfall is more than 300 meters high and it is even illuminated at night.
Another good chance to see this waterfall is, when you get down the cable-car from Muerren (see my last pic).
Next to the Staubachfalls is a large car-park ( and of course you have to pay there for the parking, but at least walking to the waterfall is free of charge.
BUT the Staubachfalls certainly look best from a big distance !!
Written Jan 25, 2006
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Just a few km from Wengen, in the valley below the village you may see one of the most spectacular waterfalls INSIDE the mountain : The Truemmelbach-falls are certainly the major attraction of Lauterbrunnen. These waterfalls are quite unique and also listed as a UNESCO-World-heritage: You have to take a lift up the mountain and will see 10 glacier-waterfalls INSIDE the mountain - a long path will lead you to the most spectacular places.
These waterfalls alone are draining the Eiger, Moench & Jungfrau-glaciers at the west-side - 20.000 litres of water per second will flow through these cascades, everything is wet and hazy inside the mountain, but not at all slippery. All of the tunnels you have to walk through are lighted well, and you might need about 1 hour to see and enjoy everything !
The entrance-fee for the Truemmelbach-falls is 10 Sfr. and includes the ride on the lift, that takes you up the mountain, BUT you still have to step up many additional steps in order to get to the highest point of the cascades. Make sure you WALK DOWN all the way to the entrance-gate, otherwise you will miss some of the best waterfalls !!
Sorry, this place is NOT accessible for handicapped tourists !!
The lift just takes you to a higher place, where you may see the falls ONLY, when you are able to climb up hundreds of additional steps !!
The Truemmelbach-Falls are open April - November
daily between 09.00a.m. and 05.00p.m.
in July & August : 08.00a.m. - 06.00p.m. !!
The car-parking there is free of charge !!
Written Jan 25, 2006
Phone: 033 855 3232
Website: http://www.truemmelbach.ch/
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