Hello everyone,
Me and my wife will be arriving in Switzerland (Zurich) in the last week of July. We are doing 3 days in Copenhagen then flying to Zurich and taking a train to Grindelwald. We booked an Airbnb for 6 nights there. My wife will hopefully be in her first or second trimester by then so obviously we aren’t doing any extreme strenuous hikes or skiing etc. but we do want to see the major sights and some mild hikes. Tentatively we are planning to do a combination of the following: spend at least 3 days exploring the immediate area sights in Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and seeing some of the small towns such as Gimmelwald (hopefully there’s enough that my wife is able to actually do here for 3 days) then the last 3 consider some day trips. Possible locations are Lucerne, Stoos, Interlaken, Appenzal or Zermatt.
My main questions are
Is my plan above reasonable for 6 days? Looking at Google maps train times between locations is about double that of driving. My place in grindewald has a parking spot so I’m thinking of just renting a car. I know generally people say to avoid it but if I can save half the travel time, it may be worth it for me
I still have 3 days or so after my stay in Grindewald and I would like to see another region in Switzerland. Again me and my wife are not looking to do anything crazy especially since she will be pregnant hopefully. But we also don’t just want to sit in a chair all day and do nothing besides just eating and visiting cafes. What other location would you recommend we check out in Switzerland that isn’t terribly far away and we can stay for 3 days and have a good time with variety of activities? Tentatively I was looking at Ticino but I am open to other places. I would like to avoid staying in Lucerne as I’ve stayed there previously already though my wife hasn’t.
I guess just generally speaking are there any obvious holes in my plan so far that I should be aware of?
Thank you very much in advance.