Time for a boat trip. We catch the steamer at Interlaken, and our plan is to go all the way to the city of Thun at the other end of the lake. Lots of photos of the things we saw and the villages where the boat pulled in. Leaving Interlaken.

There are a number of steamers criss-crossing the lake.

Tiny marina at Neuhaus. The restaurant serves wonderful ice creams.

The hamlet of Sundlauenen. The crew are very efficient; the boat is only tied up to the jetty for a couple of minutes per stop.

This stop is called Beatenbucht. Passengers can disembark here and take the funicular railway up to the village of Beatenberg.

It’s lunchtime, so we take our seats in the dining room. The recommendation is fresh fish from the lake with boiled potatoes. Everyone else seems to be having it, so we put our order in. It was delicious.

Next stop is a village called Faulensee, on the southern shore of the lake.

Not far from Faulensee is the town of Spiez, with its vineyards, castle and church.

We cross the lake again and call in at a place called Gunten.

The grand hotel behind the jetty has been abandoned for some years, though there are plans to renovate it.

A kite surfer passses our boat.

Another castle. This one is at a town called Oberhofen.

We pass the paddle steamer ‘Blümlisalp’ going in the opposite direction.

Eventually we reach the city of Thun. Like any city, the outskirts are quite built up and commercial, but we do get a glimpse of the medieval castle and church above the rooftops.

A really good day out. At Thun we caught a train back to Interlaken. It was a lot faster than the boat, but not nearly as much fun.