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Anyone been to Switzerland/Zurich?

OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
edited October 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Me and my girlfriend are thinking of taking a trip there in january, to celebrate our 5 years together.

Now, I'm wondering if anyone have any useful tips for travelling around there, attractions that kicked ass, the weather, the people, anything at all would come in handy. The travel arrangements I can handle, so I'm not looking for the best prices or anything like that plane-wise.

Better yet, are there any swiss here that can recommend something about their country?

Peace
Dan
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    Yes, i went to the Greenfields music festival to see the Smashing Pumpkins and bern in 2006 to see Pearl Jam.

    The south of Switzerland is beautiful, its called Interlaken. If you go deep enough you can see some really nice scenary i.e mountains + lakes etc. Also in Switzerland you can do a lot of mountain climbing if you are into that.

    Just generally a really nice place full of great chocolate and everyone speaks perfect english :p

    You might want to try and utilize the tram if you are in a city.
  • TerryibleTerryible Posts: 462
    I’ve only been to Geneva, but loved the place,what to see more of the country. People were really friendly, great food and an awesome Lake, reminds me of my home time in NZ.
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  • KushikushunKushikushun Posts: 1,263
    Hiya,

    I have seen lots of the country. And even got married there last August! (see my thread somewhere in here).
    I love the south bc it is more Italianesque. Beautiful lakes there (lake Como, Lake Maggiore) and you can cross the border to Italy as well.

    But if you want to go to see mountains, stay more in the middle. Bern and Zurich are both really nice cities too.
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    Zurich was a beautiful city and I'd definitely recommend it. On the flip side of that Bern was pretty much a hole with nothing to offer. T'was a great gig tho.
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  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    having lived in the french part (lake geneva area) for a year... i MUCH prefer the german part..... you can do zurich, bern and interlaken.. it will be freezing but since you're coming from norway... probably not a problem for you.....interlaken is a big tourist destination for skiiers, snowboarders and the likes....

    if you go.. have fun!
  • celebrationcelebration Posts: 318
    I BrisK I wrote:
    Yes, i went to the Greenfields music festival to see the Smashing Pumpkins and bern in 2006 to see Pearl Jam.

    The south of Switzerland is beautiful, its called Interlaken. If you go deep enough you can see some really nice scenary i.e mountains + lakes etc. Also in Switzerland you can do a lot of mountain climbing if you are into that.

    Just generally a really nice place full of great chocolate and everyone speaks perfect english :p

    You might want to try and utilize the tram if you are in a city.

    Interlaken is a real sweet spot. We stayed at a local hostel and rented mo peds for the day...went right up the mountain saw some cows and um some mountains. It was real nice+. We took the train in and out of the city and taking the train through Switzerland is something I'll never forget.

    Just do it.
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  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    I went to Zurich to see Pearl Jam in 2000. Switzerland is very beautiful! But I don't recommend Zurich. Just didn't really care for the city.

    I really loved Interlaken and Lucerne (Luzern) though. I want to go back! :)
  • OutOfBreathOutOfBreath Posts: 1,804
    celebration wrote:
    Interlaken is a real sweet spot. We stayed at a local hostel and rented mo peds for the day...went right up the mountain saw some cows and um some mountains. It was real nice+. We took the train in and out of the city and taking the train through Switzerland is something I'll never forget.

    Just do it.
    That sounded like fun, but it'll be mid-winter when we're there. I suspect it's not quite as charming then. :)

    But I'm definitely gonna ride some train while I'm there.

    And there are many nice parts in Switzerland it seems, but I think we are settling for Zurich/Luzern in some kind of combination. Anything in and around these spots will still be of interest. :)

    Peace
    Dan
    "YOU [humans] NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" - Death

    "Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
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