Hello all,
My wife and I will be visiting Switzerland and Italy this summer
Our first few days will be spent around Lake Geneva and then on to the Jungfrau.
How does this sound?
Day 1- Tues June 24, Geneva (Hotel Strasbourg)
We should land at about noon local time and were thinking we would first go to the Palace of Nations and Red Cross HQ. We're both history and political type people so we are interested in these site.
After that we would go back to the Old town and wander various sites (English Garden, St Peter’s Cathedral, Reformation Wall Jet d’eau-fountain).
And then maybe some (window)shopping along Rue du Rhone or at Globus
Day 2- Wed June 25- Travel to Montreaux
Our second night will be spent in Montreaux so we plan on taking a slow trip around the lake either by train and/or by boat.
We've heard you can check luggage and send it ahead of you to Montreaux. Does any one have experience with this?
First stop in Lausanne. How is the Olympic museum? worth the time? or would a walk around the old town and the water front at Ouchy be more enjoyable for an hour or two?
Next stop, in Vevey maybe. To see the Fork in water in front of Food Museum and antique window shopping
Our real goal for the afternoon would be Chateaux du Chillion which I think we can go directly to by boat, yes? I've read that we should allow about 2 hours and get the audio guide.
After that, go to our hotel in Montreaux (Villa Toscane)
Our third day, we have booked the Chocolate train to Gruyeres and Broc which should take up most of the day so we would only have the evening in Montreaux again. Any suggestions for dinner spots? or tips for the Chocolate train?
The next morning we will be taking the Golden Pass train to Interlaken and then up into the mountains for a few days
Is buying Jungfrau pass a good deal? for the region? we do plan on crisscrossing the valleys during our 2 days
Day 4- Fri June 27- Travel to Murren from Montreaux on Golden Pass train
We hope to arrive in Interlocken around noon and then on to Lauterbrunnen. We will be staying in Murren but we want to do the Mannlichen to Kliene Scheindegg hike that afternoon and will probably use lockers at the train station for our luggage. Do others have experience with this?
Take train to Wengen and buy picnic at co-op and take lift to Mannlichen.for hike.
Is there anything else to see between Kliene Scheindegg and Lauterbrunnen? or after?Trummelbach Falls or Staubbach Falls? We would then head up the Murren to check into our hotel for the evening.
Day 5- Saturday June 28-
We want to do the James Bond 007 brunch/breakfast at Piz Gloria on Schilltshorn which is part of the reason we chose Murren so that we would be close to it in the morning and not waste a lot of time.
After breakfast we plan to head to the Jungfraujoch and the Top of Europe (ice sculpture hall, observatory etc).
We know there will be about 3 hours of travel time between the 2 places but we are trying to fit a lot into a little time
If you think we'll have any time after the Jungfrau, we're open to suggestions of other things to see or do.
We'll be staying in Murren again and heading to Florence early the next morning.
Sound about right? Or are we too ambitious?
Thanks for any help