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Drinking
METRO BAR
(
www.metrobar-interlaken.com
;
Hauptstrasse 23; 9pm-2.30am)
With its crazy themed parties and
cheap booze, the bar/club at Balmer's is the liveliest haunt for revved-up 20-something
travellers. DJs pump out house tunes as the night wears on.
| Bar, Club
BUDDY'S PUB
( 033 822 76 12; Höheweg 33)
Pull up a stool, order a draft Rugenbräu or a 'sex on the
mountain' (for want of a beach) cocktail and enjoy a natter with the locals. Switzerland's
first pub is loud, smoky and convivial.
| Pub
Information
Tourist office
( 033 826 53 00;
www.interlakentourism.ch
;
Höheweg 37; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Sat, 10am-noon & 5-7pm Sun Jul-Aug, 8am-noon & 1.30-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat rest of year)
Halfway
between the stations. There's a hotel booking board outside.
Getting There & Away
Interlaken has two train stations: Interlaken West and Interlaken Ost; each has bike rental,
money-changing facilities and a landing stage for boats on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz.
Trains to Lucerne (Sfr56, two hours), Brig via Spiez (Sfr42, one hour) and Montreux via
Bern or Visp (Sfr58 to Sfr67, 2½ to three hours) depart frequently from Interlaken Ost
train station.
The only way south for vehicles without a big detour round the mountains is to take the
car-carrying train from Kandersteg, south of Spiez.
Getting Around
You can easily get around Interlaken on foot, but taxis, buses and even horse-drawn car-
riages (around Sfr40) are found at each train station.
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