04-25-2009, 12:52 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Renfrew
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Switzerland Travel Advice
Hey guys I have two days in Switzerland between when I am in Paris and when I have to catch my plane in Frankfurt, so I was wondering if anyone has any advice on where I should go/ see in Switzerland.
Thanks
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04-25-2009, 01:47 PM
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My face is a bum!
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What month? Are you coming by train?
I'd probably say Lucerne, Bern, or something on Lake Geneva that isn't Geneva (Lausanne or Montreux).
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04-25-2009, 02:16 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Renfrew
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July 19-21. And I am coming from Paris by train. Ive heard that Geneva is quite nice.
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04-25-2009, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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My advice is to bring lots of money.
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04-25-2009, 04:46 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Take me with you, I want to go.
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04-25-2009, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackEleven
My advice is to bring lots of money.
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Seconded. Crazy expensive.
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04-25-2009, 06:57 PM
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One of the Nine
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I hear Interlaken is a wicked place for extreme sports. Don't know if that's what you're into, but if so, that's where to go.
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04-26-2009, 12:35 AM
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Mountains in the upper NW section of the country is just fabulous.
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04-26-2009, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
I hear Interlaken is a wicked place for extreme sports. Don't know if that's what you're into, but if so, that's where to go.
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You can do that a little cheaper over in Slovenia, right next door - rafting, climbing, paragliding...
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04-26-2009, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Lucerne is cool. Should be enough to keep you interested for the time you are there.
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04-26-2009, 05:37 PM
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My face is a bum!
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Originally Posted by JoseCuervo
July 19-21. And I am coming from Paris by train. Ive heard that Geneva is quite nice.
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Geneva sucks. Worst big city to visit in all of Switzerland.
If that is the route your train is coming in on, I'd blow through Geneva and hit Lausanne or Montreux instead for sure. Montreux has the Chateau de Chillon which is a really cool site.
You can also take a day trip to Geneva on the train, but trust me you won't spend long there.
Chateau de Chillon:
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04-26-2009, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: 110
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The above locations suggested for Switzerland OR just keep going and go to Salzburg Austria. Very pretty town, but Austria is less expensive (admittedly I was there "a century ago"). It was funny we had come from Switzerland and others had come from Czech. We were saying how inexpensive Austria was and they were saying the opposite. We didn't want to tell them about Switzerland.
Since you're leaving from Frankfurt another idea is either hit the Rhine valley or there are also some towns around Frankfurt you could go to like Mainz, Heidelberg, and Rothenberg. I also read about towns like Trier and others around there which looked really interesting.
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04-27-2009, 05:14 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: On my metal monster.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackEleven
My advice is to bring lots of money.
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It doesn't matter how much you bring, you will still not have enough.
I wanted to take a picture of the price menu at a McDonalds, but they yelled at me and kicked me out. Either way, $16 for a Bic Mac Meal, I don't think so. I will rather have my $12 Doner.  (Most places in Europe they are between $4-5).
Last edited by 3 Justin 3; 04-27-2009 at 05:17 AM.
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04-27-2009, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
You can do that a little cheaper over in Slovenia, right next door - rafting, climbing, paragliding...
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+1, but then you have to go to Slovenia.
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04-27-2009, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by DuffMan
Lucerne is cool. Should be enough to keep you interested for the time you are there.
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+1 - underground mall is fantastic.
If you see one, take a picture of the German Shephard that looks like a horse accompanied by the police. Hostel in Lucerne is very nice, and convieniently located.
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04-27-2009, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
+1, but then you have to go to Slovenia.
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I love Slovenia, good food, outdoor sports (see: above), hot girls that buy me drinks... not a single place in the world would that ever happen 
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04-27-2009, 10:23 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Renfrew
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Hey Thanks Everyone, it's nice to have something to look forward to after tonights game.
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