On 14 jan, 12:21, Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:
< Am Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:45:24 -0800 (PST) schrieb mumdawn:
<
< > Hi-going for a whistle stop 3 night break to Switzerland with our
two
< > children aged 3 and 6 years old. Arrive Geneva. Staying at
< > Lauterbrunnen and thinking of one day trip to Schilthorn and
another
< > day trip to Meiringen for the Meiringes and the Sherlock Holmes
< > 'Falls'.
< > Any advice re rail passes/general advice gratefully received.
< > Many thanks and happy travels.
<
< The Schilthorn is only good when you have nice weather - otherwise
its a
< waste of money. Remember that in can be very cold up there in
winter, -15
< degrees and less. Also when it's very windy the Schilthorn-cable car
< doesn't go.
Definitely true for close to all mountain trips.
Once in a while (thermic inversions) you can get great sunshine
at higher altitudes while its raining or foggy in the valleys.
Mountain
travel should alway be planned according to weather forecast.
Be also aware that S/SE part of the Alps mountain range is
sheltered against dominant NW weather fronts (Bernese Alps
therefore more exposed than say Valais or Engadine valley in
Switzerland)
And in addition to my last posting on a possible Montreux stop
while travelling from Geneva to Lauterbrunnen:
http://www.montreux.ch/panoramas/ -> Montreux Downtown
Superb view from the lake-shore and the hills above in Winter
when the mountains are snow-covered, at least by great weather. |