Originally Posted by
miki
As for Interlaken if you want and extremely small town packed with nothing but tourists, go right ahead. Yes Interlaken has river rafting and paragliding, but the Swiss don't really go there. I had a good time when I went river rafting for the day and visiting Hooters Interlken was slightly amussing, I wouldn't go back or want to spend much time there.
The purpose of visiting Interlaken is not for the town itself, but as a jumping off point for the little villages tucked away in the mountains close by.