Heimiswil, a Gem in the Emmental

Why Heimiswil?! It seems an unlikely location for a tourist from the U.S. There are only a few places to stay overnight in Heimiswil.

It's a story I share on our "Backstory" page. Here is the short version. On a road trip with Cathy in 1995 from Germany to Bern to visit friends there, we became aware en route that we would arrive in Bern too early (before our friends would be home). We decided to take a detour through part of the Emmental. That led us to Kaltacker, where we enjoyed a most lovely drive and a wonderful lunch. I kept a postcard of the restaurant, thinking it would be nice to return someday. "Someday" came in 2021. All I needed to do was find a place to stay near Kaltacker. Thanks to shared advertising on the Kaltacker restaurant website, I followed the link to the Spycher Lodge, and the rest is recent history :)

Highlighted here is the Spycher Lodge. We have stayed in many different kinds of accommodations during our travels to many countries in the past half century. I cannot remember a place we enjoyed more than the Spycher Lodge - for its solid construction, efficient use of space, number and types of places to relax outside the lodge, comfort, location, cleanliness, state-of-the-art furnishings, privacy, quietude, walks and hikes in gorgeous countryside right out the door, close to the local grocery store and bus stop - and a most helpful and gracious hostess. We have obviously fallen in love with Heimiswil and the surrounding landscapes.

Bookmarks:

Heimiswil Journal

Lueg Journal

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