Meihan83

sam86 : hm yea good idea, but i was thinking to take the long journey from milan, so Lauterbrunnen-Milan (by bus or train) then Milan-Barcelona (night train EN372 19:40 arrive 09:43 next morning - this is no change train, so a very good night sleep haha)
what do u think?

suze

Willem, these folks are from Indonesia, not the U.S. as far as purchasing rail passes.

sam86

Ah, ok, I hadn't considered going south again. But yes, in terms of a good night's sleep, it does make sense.

You may have read this already, but it's a good resource on rail passes -http://www.seat61.com/Railpass.htm#quick%20guide%20to%20railpasses

Meihan83

Lsky : haha that Lourdes joke was funny LMAO. nah i dont see it as critisms, more like advice, n this final fixed itinery of us, u ll contributed in creating it
october is pretty good time eh? hope so.. i hope i can still see the green valleys of Lauterbrunnen when i get there.. or should i expect for diff views?

Meihan83

sam86 : yeah i ve read that seat61 website its very helpfull. thanks tho for the link, it may help others who read

so if i choose my option (lauterbrunnen - barcelona through Milan) then 3 countries select pass will do fine?

Wekiva

Interested to see how this trip turns out.

As for Lauterbrunnen and staying in they valley. Lauterbrunnen will be dark for a lot of the day due to sitting in the shadow of the mountain. We spent several days in Wengen and loved it...next summer we'll be staying in Murren on the other side of the valley.

Here is a view from Wengen
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationP...s.html#1082953

If you look down in the dark valley on the right side of the photo...that's where Lauterbrunnen is.

LSky

Meihan, I'm from California. It's pretty much a desert here - hot and dry but people come here for the beach and the nice weather.

October is my favorite month to travel to Europe. It's a little on the cool side but the trees are starting to turn and it's beautiful. You may have a few days of rain and the sky won't be blue but it's still lovely.

If you really want to see snow, go in the wintertime. Our first trip to Germany was in March and it was great. Snow is amazing, especially if you've not experienced it, it‘s so quiet.

Meihan83

wekiva : Just saw pic on the link u gave. its prettyy on the forth pic, its not too shadowy i think.
But let me ask this.. Are the cliffs on the east n west side of the valley? Well if yes, you r right, the valley would be shadowy most times, except on noon time when sun is on the peak..
we r planning to rent rooms in this property :
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p95287#photos-bar
on the pics the property location n view is just too beautifull haha. (or its just one of that advertisement picture, so they took it on the best moments lol) Please advice me further? thanks in advance

Lsky : we r planning to go Mt. Jungfrau, i guess we can see snow all year long rite.

Wekiva

Well I may have overstated the shadows in Lauterbrunnen...it would be sunny for most of the morning and into the afternoon a bit. I've only been there once so I don't want to come off as experienced in this area.

One of the best ways you can appreciate this area w/out going there is with Google Earth. Make sure you have the Terrain turn on and you'll see the difference in Lauterbrunnen vs Wengen or Murren. I couldn't plan a trip now without Google Earth.

One thing that I think would be nice about Lauterbrunnen is it's in the middle and would shorten your travel times if you planned on going up both sides. If you were going to try and see both mountain tops (Junfrauch and Schilthorn) then staying in the valley may be good. But for us the reason we came to this valley was for the dramatic views and I just don't think they'll be as spectacular from down in the valley.