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While in Mürren you may have time for a stroll. There are a number of short trails emanating from Mürren including the Panoramaweg, especially scenic, though every view up here is. Look for the trail direction signs found often throughout the village.
Midway along you'll come to the Winteregg restaurant where you can enjoy a coffee or lemonade on the terrace. (If you're pressed for time or the mountain air has used your energy, you can take the train from Mürren to Grütschalp, or from Winteregg, or train all the way, stopping off in Winteregg for lunch or refreshments.) The full walk is about 4-5 kilometers, and should take less than an hour.
If you left your car at the
Schilthorn cable station in Stechelberg this is the time you'll recognize you've come the
wrong way ... you should have taken the cable down to Stechelberg.
An excursion (bus from Brienz station) to the Ballenberg Outdoor Museum is another option. You could, as well, stop for a fresh fish lunch at the restaurant adjoining the boat station at Iseltwald. (That's our recommendation.) From Brienz, return to Interlaken by boat or by quicker train along the shore.
Kleine Scheidegg has an 'in-your-face' view of the Eiger. If the weather is fine (no clouds surrounding the top of the Jungfrau) and you have quite a few extra francs in your pocket, take the rackrail excursion to the Jungfrau. If you've time, walk from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen. It's about 2 hours - more or less a stroll, though your calves may complain about the sharp descent for a couple of days afterward. Alternatively from Kleine Scheidegg (if you've taken the train rather than driven) you can take the WAB to Grindelwald, and return to Interlaken from there.
Again, if we had more than a day to spare in Switzerland, but only two or three, we'd follow the plan we outline in A Short Visit to Switzerland.
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es, Ed and Julie," you say,
"I know you'd like us to spend our time in Switzerland in the mountains, but our time is short on this trip -- what can we do to sample the mountains
to get a taste of what we should come back to when we have more time?" 
ur favorite mountain area is around the Jungfrau, and you should make an effort to get here, even if you
have only one day in the country. Here's how we'd use that day.
he best mountain excursion in the
area and the Continent, for our tastes, is to the top of the 
alk south from Lauterbrunnen to
the Schilthorn cable station, 4-5 kilometers (about 45-60 minutes.) (Outdoor parking for
about CHF3-5/day here.) If you've time and an interest, visit Trümmelbach Falls. The Falls,
and the Lauterbrunnen Valley, are rated 3-stars by Michelin.
f you've not spent time in the
mountains before, be aware that
weather conditions will be a bit different than in the valleys.
Please do take a look at our 
ontinue north past the train station. Be sure and look back
periodically for spectacular views of the Jungfrau massif while you stroll toward
Grütschalp.
But, no problem, take the bus from Lauterbrunnen back to the
cable station.
inally, if you've an hour or two to
spare in Interlaken and want something more constructive than to play the slot machines in
the casino, take the Harder Kulm funicular for a scenic overview of the area as well as
the Jungfrau massif, and a lemonade on the terrace. (Yes, Heidi has a little Las Vegas at
her doorstep!) The Jungfrau region has it all.