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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, these two locations are very close (less than 90 minutes apart). Switzerland is small and very well served by its transportation network (trains, buses, boats, funiculars, etc).  You could easily choose one base in the Berner Oberland and do all your day trips from there.  We chose Meiringen (smaller, cheaper, but very good amenities and transportation connections) and did Lucerne, Bern, Grindelwald, Murren, Gimmelwald, Brienz, from there.  So if you'd like to settle in, it's quite possible.[/quote]

Np. Were you able to do all these as day trips? Where did you stay?

I saw pictures of Lauterbrunnen and Gimmelwald and it looks so amazing [/quote]

Yes, we were staying in Meiringen for 8 nights, and I forgot a few others too like Thun & Spiez (both in a single day), Wengen (just a short stop though) and the Jungfraujoch.  We chose Meiringen because it had good transportation connections to all the places I mentioned and lots of restaurants, bakeries, and both the Migros and Coop grocery stores (which have some prepared food selections too).  The transportation is expensive but includes the other modes of transport like buses, boats, etc, and kids under 16 are free with their parents with the SwissPass.  You can run the numbers, figure out if a different pass will work better for you.  We used ours for all the day trips plus time in Zermatt and to return to Zurich for a few days at the end. By then, Zurich, which is as nice a city as you'll find, seemed so loud and bustling after our time in the mountains. [/quote]

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