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Old Aug 4th, 2016, 07:40 AM
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Hello, we are traveling to Switzerland next week and plan to do it as a road trip.
We are going 2 nights to St. Moritz, 2 nights to Andermatt, 2 nights to Lausanne and 2 nights to Basel.
We have 2 teenagers (18 and 17 and a 6-year old). We looked at the weather forecast for the days in St Moritz and Andermatt and it seems it will be raining/stormy every day. Can anyone suggest fun activities to do indoors in case weather is bad please? thanks. Denisse
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currently, mainly looks bad Tu-Thursday. St Moritz is mainly an outdoors place unless you like gambling or shopping.

They do have a film theater, though
https://www.stmoritz.ch/en/lifestyle/kino/

one minor art museum, but Basel has plenty of museums, which you probably know
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St Moritz also depends on which hotel you are in as some have indoor/outdoor pools but I would agree that other than shopping it really is an "outdoors" place.
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Rainy weather in forecast. What to do with 2 teenagers and a 6 year old in St. Moritz and Andermatt??
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Wear raincoats?
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Have a nice little Come to Jesus meeting with those three kids and remind them that the family acts as a unit and then ask THEM for suggestions. You might be surprised. That cableway in St. Moritz will run in the rain, for example.
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Thanks for responding. We are staying at Badrutts Palace, but we are not into shopping, gambling or indoor pools. any suggestions for day trips in the area? we will have a car to move around and like to drive.
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From Lausanne you could visit the castle at Gruyere? And/or Chateau de Chillon?
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yes we are planning to visit Gruyere and Chillon. thanks.
In Andermatt there seems to be a bit more to do indoors, like the Sasso di San Gottardo and mining for crystals as well as a Furka train ride.

For St Moritz I cannot find so many indoor options so we may drive for the day to the italian side if weather is bad, what do you think? I liked Dukey1's idea of the cable car in St Moritz, will look into that.

Can anyone recommend their favorite places for lunch and dinner in: St Moritz, Andermatt, Laussanne and Basel areas? We like informal good local food to go with the kids.
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