I hated it, but the views from the top were amazing and I’m so glad we did it. If your plans change, choose a new date or tour with the same tour operator. Or is it easier to go from Innsbruck directly to Zurich, and then head to Interlaken from there? Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Save your money and go for a hike in the woods surrounding the castle to get the best views instead, as you can access all of the surrounding area for free (you only need to pay car parking). That’s how you start: Zurich . We definitely preferred it over Colmar, and although it’s not in Provence, reminded us of a real life Beauty and the Beast style village! It was crazy hot and humid and we were so over driving for the day. You would have great views, quite(r) area and less expensive. It was a nice chilled day after all the walking we’d been doing the previous few days. We have discovered that the traditional trip to Europe with lots of cities and stops doesn’t work with kids. But, we found a campsite and spent the evening having a good clean up of everything, got all of our clothes washed and just chilled in the van with the rain rolling in. We are Shanna and Aaron + kiddos. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. More research to do and loving the ideas. We were not able to visit Vienna on this trip, but if Vienna is on your bucket list (as it should be) here is a great post about spending a weekend in Vienna with a toddler. Thank you! I’ve wanted to visit Slovenia for SO long, but to me, it always needed more than just a long weekend trip to the capital, Ljubljana, as there’s so much more to explore in the country. Thanks all. 2 for 1 offers for many restaurants and attractions. We are a travel addicted family of four who love to escape at every possible opportunity. We headed straight out to do the circular walk, which is actually pretty flat for the most part, but as the trail had only opened 5 days before we arrived, the snow hadn’t been cleared on the second part of the trail yet, and so to me, it was too dangerous to traverse the tiny slushy path that everyone else had made to get across, so we turned back. Here is the two week Austria and Switzerland itinerary that we used to explore these amazing countries with our toddlers. Very valuable! After careful consideration, our time in Innsbruck got cut short to accommodate more time in Switzerland. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-106873225', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Montreux, Lugano, or Locarno. We are considering 2 bases (one per week) if necessary. With a car you could stay just about anywhere around the lake and with 2 dogs you probably would not want to be in a city - like Luzern. This past May/June, we spent two weeks travelling from the UK through Europe with the goal of ending up in Slovenia (before sadly, heading home). I’ve wanted to visit Slovenia for SO long, but to me, … It was SO hot and humid that we basically just didn’t want to move! We headed up anyway, and man was that road steep! Not every day goes to plan while you’re travelling right? On this trip, we enter Switzerland from its French-speaking western frontier, the international city of Geneva. Id love to see some of those towns we all think about when we think of Switzerland. Weĺl have our 2 dogs with us, so some nice trails are a plus. I had a problem posting and asked that it be removed!