Interlaken
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- Get to Lauterbrunnen, the village in the valley, by narrow-gauge train from Interlaken Ost station in the Bernese Highlands.
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We had ten whole days to travel anywhere our hearts desired in Europe, and my friends and I headed off to the French Riviera, Paris, and Interlaken.
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We spent pretty much all our time in Interlaken and Lauterbrunnen, and I could spend weeks here engaging in some mad adventures.
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Not sure whether I should add another day in Interlaken or some other place on the way to Interlaken.
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You could do Paris, Amsterdam, Interlaken, Milan, for example.
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If you have good deals for Interlaken and, more importantly, a good deal for New Year's in Milan, then keep them.
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I have planned to go to Interlaken and booked my stay on the 28th and 29th of December.
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Or alternatively, I can plan the 27th and 28th in Interlaken and the 29th in Zermatt.
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I will most definitely be back to Switzerland; I could easily spend a week in Interlaken (and a few grand, I'm sure) participating in some adrenaline-pumping fun.
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The composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote: "Anyone who has not seen the scenery which surrounds Interlaken (the Bernese Oberland) does not know Switzerland."
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Many tourists choose to visit Interlaken for its stunning mountain views and outdoor activities.
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Etymology
Interlaken comes from the Latin part inter, which means 'between', and the word lake, so it literally means 'between the lakes'. That's easy to remember because the town sits between two big lakes in the Swiss Alps.