=== Bern ===
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From Annecy in France, leave by train for Bern in Switzerland. Travel time by train is about 4:30 hours, and it's best to leave early. Make sure you get a connection with as few stops/transfers as possible, the best seems to be a train that leaves 7:41 in the morning. Alternatively, you can also take the bus (FlixBus) into Geneva, and take the train from there.
Anyways, with or without stop, on to Bern. If you get there early in the day, a one night stay may be sufficient (you got more stuff coming up). The Hotel Baren is a nice and reasonable option, that has everything in walking distance including the train station. Make sure you visit the Bear Cage, the Einstein house and the botanic garden (there is a restaurant up there with a nice view over the town, good option for a lunch), and find a nice restaurant downtown for a dinner.
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=== Muerren ===
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After your time in Bern, your next stop is in Mürren, Switzerland. Take the train to Interlaken, and change trains to Lauterbrunnen. This trip takes about 2 hours. When you arrive in Lauterbrunnen, walk across the street to the Cable Car station (you'll see it when you arrive there), walk up the stairs and board the next car. The Cable Car will take you to Grütschalp (about 20 minutes). When you arrive at the top, board the small BLM mountain railway which will be waiting. The ride to Mürren will be another 20 minutes or so, and you'll arrive in the "basement" of the station. Walk up stairs to reach street level.
I'd say stay at least 2 nights, maybe 3 in Muerren. There is more info at [https://muerren.swiss/en/ this web site]
=== Lucerne ===
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From Muerren your trip leads to Lucerne - still in Switzerland. The train from Lauterbrunnen via Interlaken to Lucerne takes about 2:30 hours and is very scenic. It's best to take a Hotel along the lake, but that's pricey too (Lucerne is expensive in general, quite a few of the worlds richest people live here). I'd recommend the "Hotel Schweizerhof" for its nice views and being close to train station and everything, but it's not cheap. Avoid the hotels right next to the train station.
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=== Insbruck ===
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Depending on your time budget, you could go from here to Innsbruck in Austria (and to Munich from there), or go straight to Munich. If you decide to make a stop in Innsbruck, the train takes about 5 hours. A reasonable hotel is the "Goldener Adler" right downtown. If you're lucky, you may get the "Goethe" suite, a room where german playwright J.W. Goethe stayed on a trip before. Just enjoy the medieval downtown and the hearty Austrian cuisine here.
If you decided to bypass Innsbruck and go straight to Munich, the train ride from Lucerne via Zurich to Munich takes about 6 hours. An alternative is to take the train to the airport in Zurich, and take a short 1 hour flight from there into Munich. The total travel time is probably about the same.
=== Next stop ===
Munich and the surrounding area is next.