If you go down the Bahnhofstrasse today, you are in for a slight disapointment. They don't open on Mondays. Yes, you can look at the somewhat faded items in the display windows, and it's still more interesting than a lot of the shops in Interlaken, but frustrating.
Get past of the odd opening hours, a feature of many Swiss model shops, and you are rewarded with a cornucopea of models.
Four rooms and the corridor are stacked with models. Mostly HO scale trains, but plenty of other stuff too such as RC models and construction kits. There are paints and modelling materials, it really is well stocked.
This being Switzerland, there aren't any obvious bargains, but for the UK enthusiast, it's the breadth of product on display that appeals, at least it diud to me. I came away with a pack from the Faller Basic Range, which weirdly, isn't on their website, and a Marklin Christmas wagon, which you can be sure will appear on this blog at some point.
Well worth a visit, especially if you get bored of endless shops selling watches, penknives and fridge magnets.
The general rule for small shops is that they have to be closed two days a week, if they are open on Saturday, they tend to be closed on Monday.
ReplyDeleteI learned that. It was a bit frustrating when I thought Monday was my only option, but I did make it back later in the week. Mind you, it also takes some getting used to that most of the shops shut for lunch!
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