Traveling to Switzerland in May. Is Interlaken a good place to be based at? Are there many attractive Swiss women?? If do they like?

If you're interested in mountains you'll find Interlaken is not the place to be. It's about 10 miles from the mountains, basically cut off from them by a ring of foothills, save for a small gap.<BR><BR>Many would much prefer to into the interior to Mürren, Wengen or Grindelwald ... but like Swiss women's taste in men, it varies from person to person.

Go to Grindelwald, especially if this is your first time in the Berner Oberland. You will be able to drive in and out whenever you want to, there is enough to do there to keep you entertained, but it's not _too_ big and touristy like Interlaken (you can take a day trip to Interlaken and take a ferry across the lake to the underground river). Have fun.

Going to Zurich for 1 week. First time. Any suggestions?

Pat:<BR>Zürich is a favorite city of ours. All things being equal though a week may be a long time to stay there depending on your interests.<BR><BR>For Switzerland the best part, for us at least, are the mountains (and especially the Berner Oberland and the Jungfrau Region). Luzern is a lovely little city.<BR><BR>The mountain part depends on weather. Between seasons (April and May, October 'til mid December) the weather can be unreliable and iffy, though with many good days of course. So where you ought to go is somewhat a function of when you go.<BR><BR>Much info on Zürich and excursions at www.twenj.com/swisszrhoneday.htm You'll find links there for another 3 or 4 dozen pages on Switzerland as well.

Good afternoon. <BR>David, my suggestion would be in the<BR>Berner Oberland either Grindelwald (most<BR>busy) or Wengen or Murren, both car free<BR>on the side of the mountains overlooking<BR>the Lauterbrunnen Valley, both car free<BR>and much quieter. Also there is Gimmelwald with more basic accomodations<BR>including one of sleeping on hay in a <BR>barn..In teh BO you have Grindelwald <BR>First, Mannlichen, Jungfrau and Schlithorn, lifts and hiking trails, etc.<BR>Pat Zurich is a very nice city, it<BR>main street is the Bahnhofstrasse that<BR>runs from the Bahnhof to Burkliplatz<BR>where in the splring/summer/autumn months, blats ply Lake Zurich to Raperswill and return. By rail you can<BR>go to the Rhinefalls, Schlaufhausen<BR>Einsiedeln and an hour to Luzern.. Zurich has many hotels and a large number of ristorantes from swiss to<BR>very excellant continental. Most of the night life is on the north side of<BR>the River Limatt in the old town area..<BR>If you want a couple of suggestions for<BR>good Zurich ristorantes, drop me a line<BR>and will send you mins. Richard of LaGrange Park, IL<BR><BR>