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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in Switzerland for 2.5 weeks this summer. I would stay in Grindelwald, Wengen or Lauterbrunnen, as you’re right in the mountains. I prefer Grindelwald as I thought it had more going on than the other two towns. We stayed in Grindelwald for 6 nights and never ran out of things to do but we love hiking. Not into museums at all but we did take a day trip to Bern on the one day we were rained out. Lots of options for chalet rentals with full kitchens in this area.

Lucerne is a good, central location but it’s not in the alps. It was nice for a day but that was all. However, you could do a lot of day trips from there.

I wouldn’t rent a car. Get the Swiss travel pass or the half fare card. The trains are amazing and get you everywhere.

Our tickets were checked about half the time - it is absolutely not on the honor system!!! Make sure to have your passports too because they can ask for them and if you don’t have them, they are not shy to issue you a fine. We witnessed this a few times. [/quote]

Switzerland is breathtakingly beautiful. I've been to all of these places above, as well as Lucerne, Zurich, Zermatt, Lugano, etc.  The best of Switzerland for a first trip is in or very near the Alps. Lucerne is indeed a pretty city worth a day trip, but it's going to be more expensive to rent there for a week or more and may not be in the center of what you want to see.  I'd suggest you select your day trips (Murren,  Jungfrau, Thun, Bern, Lucerne, Brienz, etc) and choose a smaller town that is well connected on the train or boat transport.  Get a first class SwissPass and you normally get first class boat transport included, Postbuses too, I believe, which can be handy for more remote locations.

We were in Scotland recently as well, with our base being Edinburgh for 6 nights.  We did 2 day trips from there, one by private tour (Highlands) and one by train (Stirling Castle) It is possible to do more like Glasgow, Falkirk, St. Andrews.  Driving, while not easy, would be more useful there, though the size of the vehicle necessary for 7 people would make it more challenging, especially on the opposite side of the road for you.  Scotland is very friendly and also beautiful but didn't compare with the Swiss Alps.

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