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10 Nights in Belgium and Switzerland--Seeking Itinerary Help

10 Nights in Belgium and Switzerland--Seeking Itinerary Help

Old Mar 17th, 2012, 02:39 PM
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I'm particularly interested in knowing your experience in Murren. My husband and I look forward to the Bernese Oberland area and want to take a day train trip down to ride a short distance on the Glacier Express and also the Golden Pass on our way back to Zurich.

I'm concerned about trekking luggage up into Murren(1 suitcase each)and the ease in and out of Murren. How much time should be allow to get from Murren to Visp?
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Old Mar 17th, 2012, 05:15 PM
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I would do C - but one full day in Brussels is fine. Perhaps you want to change that day out to see Ghent instead. Or since yuo seem to be going via Koln - you might want to stop in Aachen on the way there. We visited a couple of years ago on a trip in easter Belgium and down through Luxembourg to Germany. I'm a history nut and the idea of anything related to Charlegmagne is definitely worth a day trip.
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Old Mar 18th, 2012, 08:28 AM
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Murren to Visp - about 2.5 hours optimal IME.
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Old Mar 18th, 2012, 09:00 AM
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NYTraveler--We chose C! You win. I'll have a trip report up shortly. It was a fantastic trip.

Imankowski--Murren was the highlight of our trip for both of us. We stayed there for four nights in the Chalet Fontana, and I wish we could have stayed longer. We were in the Berner Oberland for six nights, but the first two had to be spent in Interlaken because I couldn't get a room up in Murren. While I don't feel those two nights were wasted, exactly, I would have much preferred to spend them in Murren.

We had one mid-sized suitcase and two backpacks, and I don't recall having any problems bringing it up to Murren. My husband did all of the lugging, though, as I had a back injury during our entire trip. The walk from the arrival station to our chalet in Murren was maybe a city block or two, and slightly uphill, but definitely not a struggle.

It sounds like you aren't spending any nights in the BO region, is that correct? If so, I would look into storing your luggage somewhere, because you will be getting on and off funiculars and gondolas, etc., so it would make it much easier on you to keep it somewhere. And if it's possible, I'd spend at least a couple nights in Murren or Wengen if I were you. We have friends who went to Interlaken and never even went up, and I feel they missed the best part.

It does take a while to get around the BO region, because you'll have to wait for your ride, and it's so beautiful you'll probably want to do a lot of stopping and looking around. We went up to Mannlichen (sp?) and took a leisurely hike for a couple of hours, packed a lunch, met some great people on the way. It was wonderful. And even with my very painful back injury I was able to manage with one slow step after another.

I really do need to work on my trip report. I'm going to get it up soon. In it, I'll surely say that our six nights in the Berner Oberland region were the best we spent in Switzerland.
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Old Mar 20th, 2012, 08:06 AM
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Lauterbrunnen to Visp is exactly 1 h 28 or 29 minutes according to German Railways schedule (www.bahn.de) and thus 2.5 hours all the way to Visp is certainly about right - could be a few minutes faster and closer to 2 hours (Murren does not show up in schedules on bahn.de, which has schedules for trains all over Europe but since Murren is not connected directly to the rail system does not show up I guess. Swiss Pass would be valid the whole way - just hop on.
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