The first leg of our journey got interesting when our pilot
took us on a 10 minute roller-coaster ride before landing in Iceland. Our next
adventure was at the Paris Airport (see Why
We Hate Paris in the attachment). Tired and grouchy, we started our drive
to Switzerland.
We set out to explore many of the major and not-so major
cities in Switzerland. We usually got a hotel for two nights and visited a
major city first and then anything else that looked interesting in the area. We
had hotels in or near Baden, Basel, Zurich, Interlaken and Geneva. Our favorite
location was Interlaken because it was so scenic and there was so much to do in
the area (not just castles and museums). We didn’t spend a lot of time in
Luzern, but it is a beautiful city. If you like unusual museums try Fribourg.
We took a train to the highest (over 11,000 ft) train
station in Europe. We picked a clear day, but by the time we got to the top,
two hours later, the clouds had moved in. The last hour of the trip was inside a
tunnel through the Eiger and Monch mountains.
You may have seen this on “The Amazing Race”. Despite the lack of a
view, there were exhibits to see inside. We were glad we took the trip.
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| Alps near Interlaken |
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| View from Eiger |
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| Roman Theater at Augusta Raurica |
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| Swiss Fighting Cow |
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| The Guardian Angel at Zurich Train Station |
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| Luzern |
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| Village near Luzern |
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| Train trip to Jungfraujoch |
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| "Top of Europe" |
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| Travel in style |
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