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eddyr, you are going to love the Falken - it is a real blast from the past - and I'd love to stay there. Tends to attract a more traditional clientele I think. Main problem is it is a walk up to it.
Still 3 weeks away so pointless speculating on what the snow will be like. One year at that time of the year there was so much that an avalanche took out the bottom cable car station a few days after I left.
Hope you like travelling by small cog-railways...!
One snowHead (Johnyluvplums ) certainly used to work in the biggest gear hire shop there.
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
eddyr
Still 3 weeks away so pointless speculating on what the snow will be like. One year at that time of the year there was so much that an avalanche took out the bottom cable car station a few days after I left.
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That was a bad avalanche and sadly killed 2 people who owned Cafe Oberland
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Chris Brookes, actually that was a different avalanche, but yes that was a very bad year 
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Alastair Pink, to be fair she didn't just fix the roof she took the old roof off and had a completely new one put on, she also had the balconies repaired or replaced, somewhat important as in some cases the old ones appeared to be held on by string and prayers, they also repaired the glassed in entrance area, the hotel still has a lot of its Victorian/Edwardian charm and appearence and a very plesant bar area, I've not eaten there though so maybe eddyr, could give us a report back on the food when he returns ?
Flying into Bern is a great way to get to the area, hopefully you should have a transfer bus that will pick you up from the airport and take you to Lauterbrunnen, my record at Bern was just a few minutes over the hour from touchdown of aircraft to arrival at hotel but I was lucky at Lauterbrunnen to be able to get straight off the coach and onto a train, a more realistic time would be 90mins to 2hrs max from aircraft landing, considering that at Geneva it took me 30mins to get past pasport control on more than one occasion I think that's pretty good
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D G Orf, The bumph says around an hour and 15 mins so I'm really pleased about that- didn't pay much attention to it when I booked but it's definately a blessing, not a fan of long transfers so it'll be a pleasant change!
Flight on the way home isn't until after 3PM so god knows what they'll have us do that morning... Still- worry about that after I've enjoyed myself!
I'll certainly let you know about the food!
Hmmm not sure I'll be able to keep a straight face asking for someone by the name of "johnnyluvplums"!!
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eddyr, you could ask for stab - you'll get the same bloke. We have used central sport every year we have been excellent service etc.
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eddyr, The exact tranfer time depends on the trains and weather or not anyone was silly enough to be staying in Interlaken, if know one is going to Interlaken the transfer bus goes straight to Lauterbrunnen to the station, where theres a train every 30 mins so obviously if you miss a train and something goes wrong at Bern airport you might be delayed a bit longer, Bern airport however is tiny, get off the plane with your passport in hand becuse passport control is imediately through the door, right behind the passport control you will get tehsingle baggage carousel and right behind that is the way out, there will usually be a transfer coach and Inghams rep right outside waiting for you
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Thanks- small airports have their upsides! (but are rubbish if there's delays- nothing but walls to stare at...!)
I'm under orders to bring back some white chocolate among other things, and read that Interlaken is the better shopping destination, does the area lift pass cover taking the train down to there and back do you know?
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You can get to Interlaken Ost with the full pass (also covers Murren and Grindelwald areas as well) however you can pick up reasonably priced big bars of all types of chocolate in Wengen as well. If you do go to Interlaken there used to be a chocolate shop about half way between Ost and West stations (an easy level walk taking maybe 30 mins) going from Ost it was on the left hand side of the road and used to hve big trays of broken chocolate in the front window.
Alternatively have a look in Cafe Schu (sp?) again on left going from OST station just past the open ground. They do hand made truffels of many varieties which are a little expensive but very very nice.
Oh and Bern airport has reasonable views and a comfortable waiting area, not much in the way of shopping though
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eddyr, yes
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You know it makes sense.
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D G Orf, You know your chocolate shops  , thanks!
Chris Brookes, Looks good so I shall certainly have a go, hope to get about as much as possible- max out the week! My brother having spent 3 weeks in New Zealand is now pretty alright at skiing by all accounts so hopefully we can rip it up!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Question- my brother needs a new ski jacket really, buthasn't found much he likes within a sensible price yet, what are the prices like in the Wengen shops and is there much to choose from? Just an idea should he not find anything by then!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Eddyr
Choice in the Wengan shops is reasonably good. It's expensive though - don't expect to find any bargains.
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eddyr, what Skibb, says, buy from elsewhere, Jackets tend to be top quality in Wengen with prices to match, if your brother still needs a Jacket by then send him to Interlaken where he stands a better chance of finding something reasonable, possibly even in the local supermarkets there
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| D G Orf wrote: |
| I've not eaten there though so maybe eddyr, could give us a report back on the food when he returns ? |
Won't be reviewing the Falken unfortunately Inghams called this morning and the hotel is overbooked apparently- sounded as if it were the hotel that had overbooked
So... they've moved us to the Belvedere - looks alright to me, hopefully should have no problems!
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Hmm Belvedere is ok, we got plenty of grub in the buffet each night and breakfasts were good as well however it's a bit of a hike uphill from teh center, I'd suggest you rent space at Central Sport and leave your skis and boots down there each night rather than carry them back to teh hotel
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Is the Belvedere a better hotel and location than the Falken ?
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eddyr, Well at least it will save you the walk up the hill
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| eddyr wrote: |
| D G Orf wrote: |
| I've not eaten there though so maybe eddyr, could give us a report back on the food when he returns ? |
Won't be reviewing the Falken unfortunately Inghams called this morning and the hotel is overbooked apparently- sounded as if it were the hotel that had overbooked
So... they've moved us to the Belvedere - looks alright to me, hopefully should have no problems! |
So is the Belvedere rated the same as the Falken in Inghams, do you get compensation for the inconvenience moving further away from your required location or is it just the joys of going with TO's ??
How long was it after you booked it that they informed you that it was over booked ?
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Booked it over the New Year weekend and had the call yesterday - the Belvedere is rated the same but slightly more expensive (think only very slightly)
Didn't push for anything else - perhaps I could have done, wouldn't get a great deal out of them I don't suppose. I'm not overly opportunist with these things, as long as I'm not worse off it's no big deal.
Re: required location - I don't know where the Falken is, don't really know where the Belvedere is - so couldn't comment!
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The Belvedere is no worse than the Falken in terms of location. Sure the Falken is closer, but it's a steep hill. It's a flatter walk to the Belvedere, and only a minute further.
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on the upside, The Belvedere has got to be closer to the Tanne Bar
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You know it makes sense.
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| AdrianV wrote: |
| on the upside, The Belvedere has got to be closer to the Tanne Bar |
and Sina's 
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I'll be teaching in Wengen from 13 to 20 Feb - staying in Interlaken. Pretty busy during the day but happy to say hi to other Snowheads late afternoon on the slopes or of an evening in Interlaken.
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eddyr, did Inghams / Air Hamburg last year and mixed experience. Despite fine weather on the way out we ended up landing at Basel not Berne, some bizarre story about Berne not having the right equipment to get the plane going again for the return leg same day?!!!! Wasn't that impressed at extra hour waiting for coach and 2 plus hour transfer afterwards. Way back was fine and Berne airport as described above, flights fine apart from ending up in the wrong location.
Found the moutain restaurants were consistently good if not cheap and really liked the Wengneralp restaurant and the apple fritters at Brandegg as recommened by Wengenites on the Jungfrau thread. Definitely worth the scenic blue run down to Brandegg and then get the train back up.
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Rowlski, Fingers crossed no such diversions- we don't land till just past 3PM so wouldn't want to be too delayed as we won't arrive till rather late in the day at resort!
Just seen some of Wengen on TV - looks great!
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Thinking about maybe buying some boots out there, do you think Central Sports will be good for doing so? (I've never had any problems with hired boots but would really like my own for many obvious reasons!)
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eddyr, Well I've had boots from central before and been happy with them, but like many stores they only stock a limited range so they may have something to suit but then again.... I guess it depends on weather you have easy feet to fit to or not
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I'll have a look I suppose, won't be going anywhere near a decent bootfitters before I leave so hopefully they might have something to suit, we shall see!
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eddyr, I've not bought boots from Central Sport, but about 5 years ago I spent a lot of time in there getting by boots adjusted. I think the guy was called Phillip - very nice chap, despite me going back each day for a bot more tweaking!
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FAQ
, they gave me discount for ski and boot storage there. 
), however when the current owner Sina Cova took over the running of it I believe one of the first things she did was to get a bank loan to get the roof fixed, so I'm sure your room will be OK now. 
