Our timeshare was on the opposite side of the mountain from
Interlaken, a 1.5 hour drive around the mountain. Instead we drove our car
directly onto a railroad car and 10 minutes later we were on the other side of
the mountain.
The first half of our trip, the weather was usually cloudy
but we had little rain. When we got to the timeshare (at 4000 feet) it snowed
several times and we had some rainy days. We really appreciated clear periods
when we could actually see the mountains.
We arrived at our timeshare too late on Saturday to get
groceries. Unfortunately all the stores
were closed on Sunday and Monday (one of 4 holidays in May!). We survived on
junk food and expensive restaurants for a couple of days.
We had been advised to get a rental car with a Motorway
sticker on it, but this was not possible in France. When we crossed into
Switzerland, we were asked if we wanted to buy the $52 sticker, but we
declined. We thought this would give us a better chance to see the real
countryside. This worked out initially,
even though it took several times longer to get anywhere. As we moved closer to
the Alps, it became evident that our back road strategy was not going to work
if we were going to take day trips from the timeshare. So we bought the pass
and enjoyed a two hour delay on the motorway the next day.
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| Ballenberg Open Air Museum |
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| Brown Bears of Bern |
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| Bern |
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| What Hell is really like |
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| Niki de Saint Phelle's art |
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| Thun |
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| Thun |
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| Falls at Lauterbrunnen |
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