[Culturechat] Lungern area
philip king
jane@mc.net
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 22:30:26 -0500
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We stayed in Lungern for 3 weeks in 1993 and in Meiringen for 2 weeks, =
followed by a week in Thun, in 1999. We love the Heartland.
In Lungern, there is a lift up Schoenbuel, the ski mountain behind =
the town. Good hiking up there, plus not real strenuous. =20
Meiringen is only a short train ride from Lungern over the Brunig =
pass. A nice trip is to go to Meiringen for a look around and maybe a =
visit to the Aareschluct, a gorge cut into the rock by the Aare river. =
This is very interesting ( a "don't miss") and involves maybe a hour of =
easy walking. Then return to Lungern, but get off the train at Brunig =
and hike down to Lungern. This is maybe 45 minutes of not steep =
downhill walking and quite pretty. One view gives you a great look down =
at the town of Lungern. =20
In Meiringen, there is also a lift -- actually a series of two lifts =
--- almost in the heart of town that takes you up the Hasliberg to =
excellent hiking and beautiful mountain vistas.
The Untours guidebook recommends lots of hiking you can do in the =
Heartland. Definitely do as many of these as you can. Take good hiking =
shoes, or better yet, boots, with you. Make sure you break them in and =
they are comfortable before you go.
Your orientation meeting will also give you lots of ideas. The =
Bahnhof restaurant in Lungern is excellent and reasonable. Meiringen =
has several good restaurants. Meiringen also has a Migros and a Co-op, =
two pretty good-sized grocery stores.
One of the attractions we think is a "don't miss" is the open air =
museum, Ballenberg, not too far by train from Lungern.
It features structures from all over Switzerland that have been =
transported to the site and reconstructed, much like Greenfield Village =
in Michigan, or maybe Colonial Williamsburg. Ballenberg is a full day's =
visit. It is an excellent look at everyday life in earlier times in =
Switzerland. I don't remember the admission fee, but it was reasonable.
Have a great trip.
Phil King
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>We stayed in Lungern for 3 weeks in 1993 and in =
Meiringen for=20
2 weeks, followed by a week in Thun, in 1999. We love the=20
Heartland.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In Lungern, there is a lift up =
Schoenbuel,=20
the ski mountain behind the town. Good hiking up there, plus not =
real=20
strenuous. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Meiringen is only a short train =
ride from=20
Lungern over the Brunig pass. A nice trip is to go to Meiringen =
for a look=20
around and maybe a visit to the Aareschluct, a gorge cut into the =
rock by=20
the Aare river. This is very interesting ( a "don't miss") =
and=20
involves maybe a hour of easy walking. Then return to Lungern, but =
get off=20
the train at Brunig and hike down to Lungern. This is maybe 45 =
minutes of=20
not steep downhill walking and quite pretty. One view gives you a =
great=20
look down at the town of Lungern. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> In Meiringen, there is also a =
lift --=20
actually a series of two lifts --- almost in the heart of town that =
takes=20
you up the Hasliberg to excellent hiking and beautiful mountain=20
vistas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> The Untours guidebook =
recommends lots=20
of hiking you can do in the Heartland. Definitely do as many =
of these=20
as you can. Take good hiking shoes, or better yet, boots, with =
you. =20
Make sure you break them in and they are comfortable before you=20
go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Your orientation meeting will =
also give you=20
lots of ideas. The Bahnhof restaurant in Lungern is excellent and=20
reasonable. Meiringen has several good =
restaurants. =20
Meiringen also has a Migros and a Co-op, two pretty good-sized grocery=20
stores.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> One of the attractions we think =
is a "don't=20
miss" is the open air museum, Ballenberg, not too far by train from=20
Lungern.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It features structures from all over Switzerland =
that have=20
been transported to the site and reconstructed, much like Greenfield =
Village in=20
Michigan, or maybe Colonial Williamsburg. Ballenberg is a full =
day's=20
visit. It is an excellent look at everyday life in earlier times =
in=20
Switzerland. I don't remember the admission fee, but it was=20
reasonable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Have a great trip.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Phil =
King</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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