A Swiss Story - Exploring Interlaken
Interlaken is located in the Canton of Bern The town of Interlaken developed its reputation as a tourist destination. Located in a narrow stretch of valley between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, Interlaken serves as a popular base for tourists visiting the mountains in the Jungfrau region. The peaceful little town is served by two stations, Interlaken Ost and Interlaken West, the Ost (German for east) being the main station. Trains continously serve the Lauterbrunnen valley station from here, carrying large crowds of tourists who then ascend the mountains towards Grindelwald, Schilthorn or the Jungfraujoch. The Interlaken West station is calm and peaceful Interlaken, as a town, is strikingly pretty, with its several short, neat buildings making up the bulk of the settlement. Ferries operate on both lakes, sailing down to Brienz and Thun, stopping at occasional villages like Merligen, Gottigen and towns like Spiez. If you're spending more than two days at Interlaken, as...