Dan
I am planning a last minute road trip from Geneva to Lucerne with three kids in tow (1, 7 and 9 years old). I would appreciate suggestions of places to stop at long my route to give the kids something to do for 30 minutes. Any parks, amusements, curiosities, or activities would be great.
In Bern they could see the bears (right by Altes Tramdepot) or visit the Dahlhölzli animal park. The animal park is not too big and it's right by the river so you can have a nice stroll and then stop for a coffee.
Papiliorama in Kerzers is interesting.
How about the "Palais des Herissons" in Igeldorf?
Loosely translated from Wikipedia: "The magnificent palace of the hedgehogs was constructed between 1683 and 1791 by four generations of the same family. It is the only known subterranean palace built explicitly for the enjoyment of hedgehogs to be found anywhere west of the Urals (there are several examples - largely derelict - in Turkestan and western China). Visitors can marvel at the hundreds of kilometres of tiny tunnels, many still clad in gold leaf, and admire the jewel-studded Great Hall, where the so-called 'Emperor of the Hedgehogs" held court. Admission was traditionally only possible for children and small adults, but a new walkway was recently installed to allow taller people to enjoy some of the treasures."
I've never been, but it sounds grand!
I can't find it. Do you have a link to this place?
The twins sleeping this afternoon ?
Hello,
You could slightly change your route and go to the Gruyère area. There is many thing you could do there with kids such as:
Visit the Cailler Chocolate factory in Broc Go to the top of Moleson mountain Visit the medieval city of Gruyère Visit the cheese factory in Pringy Or simply do a little hike
You can find all information on the website of the region:
Best!
Nah! They’re busy preparing the Igels for dinner this evening.
Never change, DB. Never change.
Apart from the last one, these are all activities of about 2 hours min !
The guy is looking for about 30 mins.....
Maybe they are flexible and my suggestions could still interest them?
Who knows...
I tried googling, can’t find the town never mind the attraction. Only one that comes up for the place is in Luxembourg and I don’t think he wants to go that far out of his way.
He's driving from Geneva to Lucerne, that is his objective, where do you see 2-3 hours flexibility to do something as you suggest ?
By the way, waiting time to get into Broc (Cailler) can be 2-3 hours in the summer, apparently it is one of the most visited attractions in Switzerland.
And see where that got him!
Tom
Thanks, but yeah... probably a bit too much for a leg stretching stop. Just need to give my 1.5 year old a chance to run and get it out of her system.