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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 very small station. Walk up stairs to reach street level.
For Mürren it's probably best to make a hotel-reservation a few days in advance. The best place in town is the Eiger-Hotel right next to the train station in Mürren. However, Hotel Bellevue and Hotel Alpenruh are nice too and a bit cheaper. Make sure you get a room with a view.  Remember this is a vehicle-free place, however, most Hotels will pick up your luggage from the train station with golf-cart like vehicles. Just get their mobile phone number or email ahead of time, and text them when you get on the Gondola. They will be waiting for your luggage at the Mürren train station.
For a nice trip up the mountain, walk up to the Gondola (at the upper end of town) and take the ride up to Piz Gloria (the mountain top). If you're there early, they have a "James-Bond" breakfast that is pretty nice. Hopefully the weather is nice - that's when you get a really nice view around the mountain tops of the Alps while the restaurant moves thru a 360-degree revolution to show you everything.
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