In and around Interlaken

Arriving in Interlaken we immediately realised that Interlaken is The Backpacker Mekka of Switzerland. Instead of looking out for our place for the night we were basically lead to it by all the people with different origins and cultures. The Balmers, a hostel in chalet style, is located on the road that is leading through Interlaken and you couldn't miss it if you wanted to. We were getting really excited about this. Having travelled and seen backpackers all over the world this was actually the first time we stayed at a similar place in Switzerland. We parked Paul and Paula at the famous tent village which also belongs to the hostel. This really cool accommodation only pops up in summertime and invites you to hang around. Even though the tent village was really cool we were curious about the new hammock room of the hostel so we walked back to check it out. The hostel made a very welcoming impression. First thing we noticed were the delicious water dispenser at the entrance of the common area.

Refreshing water at Balmers

The hammock room

Testing the bed for the night

Common area at Balmes

Interlaken is the place in Switzerland where you can do everything. You are close to the highest mountains of Switzerland and can experience everything from river rafting over rock climbing, paragliding to canyoning. However, our mission was to find something more chill and relaxing. Leaving  behind the stress of a long day of driving.  Since Interlaken, as you already suspect from its name, is located between two lakes it had to be something with water. Have you ever heard of SUP yoga? We haven't but we were curious to find out more about it and made our way to the Mountain Surf Shop located at the lake Thun.  Well, since we were not only beginners in yoga but also on the stand up paddle we decided to take a regular tour and try out some yoga positions when we got used to the SUP.  Lea our SUP guide however, showed us how yoga on a SUP would look like. Trying it out we were unfortunately not as successful but nevertheless we had heaps of fun. So if you are a yogi and already accommodated to the SUP we definitely recommend trying out SUP yoga.

Mountainsurf 

Paddles

Mountain surf shop

Getting ready to go into the water

Trying out some things

Yoga on the SUP

SUP yoga for pros

Relaxing for a moment

Best thing you can do after an exiting day in Interlaken, having a beer at the "Bier Hüsi". The Pub offers many different kind of beers. We are sure you will find your favourite. And it also offers delicious snacks to go with our beer. Enjoy!

Bier Hüsi

Yes, we like it.