Go to Switzerland alone - eight days in Switzerland
Days: 8 days time: February per capita: 5200 yuan and who: one person play: petty bourgeoisie, free travel, train, humanities, hiking, photography, save money
1 French TGV Lydia high speed train Tuen godiwil airbnb
2 Lake Brienz Interlaken golden pass express lucerne Lake Reggie mountain lucerne Lake Lucerne banhoff Street Tuen airbnb
3coop supermarket Swiss train cair Matterhorn Matterhorn glacier paradise Tuen airbnb
4 Tuen airbnb donkey Island, Zurich, Zurich donkey Island Restaurant, Swiss lotus chocolate factory headquarters, Tuen airbnb, Bern, Zurich
5 Tuen town Tuen Lake intraken green de valaut Bronnen Tuen airbnb
6golden pass Express
7 Swiss train Swiss National Museum Zurich railway station Zurich lake
8 turnairbnb turnlake Geneva, cainterin airport, Geneva
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Day 1
2016-02-04
lonely Planet's official account of Switzerland is everywhere. The travel strategy website and all kinds of WeChat public numbers are called "fairyland". The people are fascinated by the people's heart, and the listenerated people are listening to them. So, for the first time, my own European freedom trip naturally made Switzerland the destination. In terms of natural scenery, Switzerland has all kinds of mountains, lakes, snow mountains and grasslands. There are cool winds in summer, snow in winter, flowers in spring, and moon in autumn. All seasons are beautiful. There are beautiful scenery everywhere, including the beauty of magnificent snow mountains, the beauty of tranquil lakes, the beauty of mountains shrouded by clouds, and the beauty of geese and gulls playing in the lakes. On the humanities and arts, those who love museums can go to the National Museum in Zurich, those who love books can go to the monastery Library in St. Gallen, those who love history can go to the castle of sion in Montreux and the statue of the dying lion in Lucerne, those who love architecture can go to Basel for a few days to see the fantastic architectural design, and those who love politics can go to the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Those who love religion can visit churches in every town in Switzerland. There are too many places to visit for those who love romance. Switzerland is full of romantic and lazy atmosphere everywhere. They walk through the corridor bridge of Lucerne Kapel, the stone road of Tuen Town, and the stone road of cour town I have a cup of afternoon tea before cafe. I have a good time every day. In terms of urban customs, Switzerland has not only international metropolises like Zurich and Geneva, but also low-key and elegant capitals like Bern, as well as countless beautiful and charming old cities such as Lucerne, Thurn, Montreux, Lausanne, wove, cour, St Gallen, Zermatt, etc. In terms of geographical location, Switzerland belongs to central Europe, with Germany in the north, France in the west, Italy in the south, Austria and Lichtenstein in the East. It is very convenient to go anywhere and from there. I bought a round-trip ticket to Paris from Beijing. I stayed in Paris for four days and came to Switzerland. I lived in a German speaking family. I went to Matterhorn on the Swiss Italian border. I also spent half a day in Lichtenstein. I was connected with all the countries around Switzerland. In terms of language and culture, Switzerland is a multi-ethnic country, and there is no unified language, including German, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French, French Among them, more than 70% speak German, 19.2% French, 7.6% Italian and less than 1% Latin. I traveled through Switzerland and swam in the mountains and rivers of the Alps. I met the Germans, the French and the Italians who were not very like the Germans, the French and the Italians. All these people have a common name in Switzerland - the Swiss. In terms of internal transportation, Switzerland's transportation network is extremely complete. Because of the high mountains and highlands, Switzerland has no subway, but trains, cruise ships, cable cars, postal savings buses can't get to the corner. I live 950 meters away in Shanghai, the small town of Thurn, Switzerland. It takes only 19 minutes to get out of Thurn railway station and take the postal savings bus. I watch the bus go up the mountain and turn from green vegetation to snow, but it's exactly the same as the scheduled arrival time. Swiss has convenient transportation and the timetable is as accurate as Swiss clocks. Before I went to Japan for free travel, I enjoyed the complete transportation system in Japan. Now the transportation system in Switzerland has surpassed that in Japan and become the number one in my heart. There are many beautiful sceneries in the world, and there are many convenient transportation networks in cities. But like Switzerland, the combination of nature, city and transportation is so perfect that tourists can easily travel all over the high-altitude scenery Even if the train itself is listed as a world cultural heritage site, I'm afraid it's hard to find a second one... With so many reasons why we have to go, is there no bad place in Switzerland? Of course, although this disadvantage is a bit like a bone in an egg, that is, the price in Switzerland is very high. Take McDonald's as an example. McDonald's in China has a lot of 15 yuan packages on weekdays, while McDonald's in Switzerland has a fast food of more than ten Swiss francs. If you multiply the RMB by 6.8, you can basically see that the price in Switzerland is seven times that in China. I also patronize many supermarkets. The basic comparison is the same. Later, I'll talk about some tips for saving money in such a high price country, and playing will not delay eating and drinking.
From January 31 to February 13, 2016, I traveled alone for the first time and came to Europe for the first time. I traveled alone in Paris and Switzerland for 12 days (excluding the time on the plane and connecting flight), including 4 days in Paris and 8 days in Switzerland. If you are interested in the preparation and cost of the whole journey, you can see my other travel notes, a four-day journey to Paris alone. Swiss travel preparation and costs: 1, visa: because Switzerland is also a Schengen country, I bought a special ticket to Paris, so I chose to apply for a French Schengen visa. In fact, I have been in Switzerland for several days longer than in Paris, so I should apply for a Swiss visa, but the rate of visa refusal in Switzerland is higher. Moreover, I applied for a visa from Schengen and developed countries for the first time, and finally applied for a French visa. If you travel to Europe, you'd better apply for the visa of the country with the longest waiting time according to the Schengen visa processing principle. The main thing is to make the itinerary list well. You can use the itinerary assistant of qiongyou.com to directly generate the Schengen Visa itinerary list, export and print it. 2. Overseas transportation: the second-class ticket of TGV high-speed train from Paris to Geneva is 277 yuan, and the one-way ticket of Air France from Geneva to Paris is 229 yuan plus 180 yuan and 23 kg baggage allowance (Air France generally does not care about checked baggage, so it needs to purchase the check-in allowance by telephone alone). In terms of price, I compared SNCF, SBB, China and Ctrip, and found that the price was basically the same, but ruitie could not open the payment page. France needed to pay by credit card. China and Ctrip were both Chinese websites, and finally chose to book on Ctrip; In terms of location, I wanted to buy tickets from Paris to Zurich at first. Later, I found that whether it was train tickets or air tickets, it was more cost-effective for me to go from Paris to Geneva. So later, when Switzerland went back to Paris, I also bought tickets from Geneva to Paris. 3. Domestic transportation: in Switzerland, the most suitable way to visit is to buy Swiss pass Except for the alpine cable car, all kinds of transportation and museum tickets are included. I compared the cost of one-way train with the price of Swiss pass. It's very valuable to buy Swiss pass for more than three days' travel. What's more, the biggest advantage of Swiss through ticket is that it is not afraid to take the wrong station or the wrong station. When you pass through an unknown Garden Town, you can get off at any time. When you are tired, you can jump on a boat, a public bus or a train. Only in this way can you have a free and comfortable journey! Friends under the age of 26 can buy youth pass, which is dozens of euros cheaper than adult pass. I bought a Swiss travel pass (Youth second-class seat) for continuous use on the 8th. From February 4 to February 11, 2016, the physical ticket purchased by Ctrip was 1726 yuan plus 30 yuan ticket fee. SBB in the hall of any railway station in Switzerland The office asks the staff to stamp on the physical ticket to activate it. Within the validity period, they only need to carry the ticket with them. When they take the bus, they can show it to the ticket checking crew. It can be said that it is unimpeded. 4. Accommodation: the price in Switzerland is very high. A standard room in a general hotel costs at least 600 yuan a night. In winter, in the ski resorts such as Zermatt and Jungfrau peak, the nearby accommodation costs at least 1000 yuan a night. The price of youth hostels is much cheaper. A bed in Lucerne youth Hostel costs 240 yuan a night. Instead of staying in a hotel or in CYTS, I chose another new way, airbnb. Airbnb means airbed and Breakfast, bed and breakfast, is a global B & B website. Some of the B & B websites on it only provide accommodation, while others provide accommodation and breakfast. Switzerland is famous for its lakes and mountains. I prefer lake scenery to mountain scenery, so I want to choose a place close to the lake for B & B. the most famous lakes in Switzerland are Lake Lucerne, Lake Thun and lake Brienz. Located in the old city of lucerne, Lake Lucerne is recognized by most Swiss as the most beautiful lake in Switzerland. Between Lake Thun and lake Brienz is the town of Interlaken, It's not only the starting point of Mount Jungfrau, but also the most central and important transportation hub in Switzerland. So at first, I thought about living in Lucerne or Interlaken. But later, I found this B & B house in Thun, which the owner called "natural over" the Fog (above the clouds), the scenery on the mountain is wonderful, the price is very cheap, more than 300 RMB per night, if you stay more than a week, there is a discount, so I applied to book the B & B of godiwil in the mountain of Toon town. As a matter of fact, this is the most satisfactory B & B home for my trip to Europe. The landlord and his wife are kind and elegant artists. They are very comfortable to get along with each other. They can have breakfast surrounded by the beautiful scenery of snow mountains and grasslands every morning. There is also a lazy meow star, which I sincerely recommend. The booking address is: https://zh.airbnb.com/rooms/4860239 。 Tuen is located in the highlands of Bern, in the middle of Switzerland, with convenient transportation, so it is very convenient to travel to and from various towns. I have been living here in Switzerland for seven nights, enjoying a discount of more than one week, totaling 1782 yuan, 255 yuan a day including breakfast, which is far beyond the value of money. 5. Catering: as I mentioned above, the price in Switzerland is very high, which is twice as high as that in Germany, France and Italy, especially in food. I met many young people from neighboring countries on the road. They bought bread and chocolate biscuits in supermarkets in France and Germany, and brought a lot of food to Switzerland. I came from Paris and didn't bring any food. In Switzerland, I didn't go to formal restaurants. I bought food in supermarkets on the road. The most common supermarket is coop, a Swiss retail giant. The price is not the cheapest of all supermarkets, but the supermarkets outside the railway station close at 5 p.m. only the supermarkets inside the railway station can operate until after 8 p.m, Compared with kiosk and other small supermarkets in the station hall, coop's price is still very advantageous. I eat breakfast in B & B. in the afternoon, I buy a piece of Swiss lotus chocolate (2.8 Swiss francs per piece) or two pieces of croissants (1.5 Swiss francs per piece) in coop supermarket. With a cup of yoghurt (1.2 Swiss francs per 500ml), I can have enough to eat. The price of Swiss milk is still very cheap, which is lower than the price of mineral water, so I drink it every dayA cup of yoghurt is still very good. The whole Europe, including Switzerland, can drink the direct drinking water from the water pipe directly. However, if you drink it for a long time, you will lose your hair. I still don't recommend drinking the direct drinking water from the water pipe every day. You can bring an electric kettle to boil your own water. I came to see a lot of strategies. I mentioned bringing instant noodles. I also brought an electric kettle and instant noodles. But every day when I went back to play, it was very late. I always went shopping outside to eat. When I went back, I didn't cook noodles. I thought it was unnecessary. There are also carts selling hamburger sandwiches and pizzas in the station, generally 4-8 Swiss francs. I spent about 350 yuan on dining in Switzerland for 8 days. 6. Other expenses: the cable car and tickets of Matterhorn glacier paradise are not included in the Swiss pass. I want to buy them separately. I'm under 26 years old. I can get half price for holding the Swiss pass. The discount is 58 Swiss francs, about 400 RMB. The two most famous peaks in the Swiss Alps are Jungfrau and Matterhorn. Jungfrau is famous because Jungfrau railway station is the highest railway station in Europe, with an altitude of more than 3400 meters. It's very expensive to take the gear train from Interlaken to Jungfrau. Even if you have a Swiss pass, you can get 75 yuan, which will cost nearly 1000 yuan; The price of cable car is much cheaper in matterhong, which is more than 3800 meters above sea level. After chatting with my landlord, I decided to go to matterhong. By the way, I can take the glacier train to see the snow mountain scenery along the way. 7. Shopping: Swiss lotus chocolate is the best and cheapest chocolate in Switzerland, and I like the taste very much. I bought some in the Swiss lotus store in Zermatt, which is cheaper than coop supermarket. Coop supermarket is 2.8 Swiss francs, Swiss lotus store is 2 Swiss francs, so friends who want to buy chocolate to eat or be a letter suggest to go to the chocolate store. It is rich in stamps. I bought some stamps for commemoration at the stamp center there, which cost more than 20 Swiss francs. It cost more than 300 yuan. To sum up, the total cost in Switzerland is more than 5200 yuan, including the cost of Paris, the cost of renting WiFi and visa processing. The total cost of this European tour is 13000 yuan.
From Paris to Geneva, Switzerland, you need to take TGV Lydia high-speed train. This is a second-class car. It's very spacious and comfortable. There's no need to buy first-class seats.
There is a foreign brother who is sleeping next to me. Before that, he has been using his laptop to sort out the route and itinerary... I played very casually in Switzerland. I didn't make a detailed plan. I decided the itinerary according to the weather. I went up the mountain on sunny day, swam in cloudy day and visited the city on rainy day.
From Paris to Geneva through the lake is Lake Geneva, but in Switzerland it is known as "Lake Lemont", coupled with the snow behind the Alps, very beautiful~
Overlooking the Alps~
Lake Geneva and snow mountain
Lake Geneva and snow mountain
Colors on the lake
In Switzerland, you will find that beauty is the norm of life.
The place I live in Switzerland is the following B & B. the host is a couple of artists in their 60s. Rene is a painter. The landscape paintings pasted in the B & B are all written by him. He also loves photography. When I arrived, he showed me his photos of the four seasons of Switzerland stored in his apple computer, which was shocking; My wife, Franziska, is a music teacher and loves singing and various musical instruments. When I arrived, she was teaching her two children to play the piano at home. Later, I chatted with her and learned that she went to the music school in Toon three days a week to teach music lessons, taught children musical instruments at home three days a week, and one day they would go hiking. What an enviable life! Both of them speak German and can speak some English. Franziska's English is better. My communication with them is through English. When I can't communicate with them, I have a very happy experience. Booking link through train: https://zh.airbnb.com/rooms/4860239 。 If you haven't registered for airbnb, you can get 260 yuan coupon to offset the room fee by registering through my invitation link https://zh.airbnb.com/c/3c650a1? s=11&i=1
We arrived at the B & B at about 3 p.m. on February 4. It was snowing heavily. Looking out, the snow mountain was blocked by clouds. We could only see the grass and wooden houses covered with thick snow.
B & B is a single family villa with three floors. I live on the first floor. This is the second floor living room. The landlord and his wife live on the third floor.
The scenery around the B & B is beautiful
On the snowy mountain of Toon
Wooden house in the snow
At the door of the room, I found a cat that I didn't know where came from. The owner's cat is yellow. This cat is more cute and purple~
It's gradually clearing up
The snow stopped, the weather cleared, and you could see the top of the Alps in the distance from the room
On the first day, I was shocked by the scenery. I thought: I actually live in the Alps~
This is my breakfast the next morning. There are milk, orange juice, tea, coffee, yoghurt, cereal, jam, butter, bread and fruit. There are many choices, especially rich. Thank you for your kindness. I am full of vitality in the morning and start a happy day of official tour~
Day 2
2016-02-05
I got up early in the morning and found that it was a sunny day. I happily decided to go to lucerne and take the golden train to take a walk in the nostalgic and romantic old city. Later, I went not only to Lucerne, but also to mount Reggie by boat on Lake Lucerne, by cable car, and to banhoff street in Zurich in the evening. Remember to download SBB on your phone App is the mobile query software of Swiss transportation system, which can input the starting point, terminal point and time to query the timetable of railway, ship, bus and even cable car at any time. It is particularly convenient, and it is also a necessary tool to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Switzerland and go up the mountain and into the sea to the maximum extent.
To get to Lucerne, check SBB App first goes to Interlaken. The train from toon to Interlaken passes by lake Brienz. The blue water is clear and quiet~
Beautiful scenery beside the train
Lake Brienz
On the lake are snow mountains and floating clouds
The lake reflects the snow mountain
When the train is approaching Interlaken, you can see the paraglider above. It must be great to fly in the air and overlook the lake and town below. However, the price is not cheap. It's more than 2000 RMB once. Friends of local tyrants can try it~
Interlaker OST station, interlaker, means between two lakes. It can be understood as inter + Laker, which means Interlaken is between Lake Thun and lake Brienz. It is said that Interlaken is the most beautiful town in the world. Interlaken is really beautiful, but every town in Switzerland is so beautiful, and so is the town where I live~
You can see the cruise ships of Lake Brienz. The water level is very low in winter. The cruise ships of Lake Brienz are not open. There are still cruise ships of Lake toon, but you can't sit in Interlaken. You have to sit in hiltergen, which is not far from toon, or nehaus, which is not far from Interlaken.
The reflection on the water is the color of the lake and the mountain
Train from Interlaken to Lucerne
You can see golden The lucerne Interlaken train is a part of the golden pass express. The golden train is divided into three sections: lucerne to Interlaken, Interlaken to zwiswin, zwiswin to Montreux. One day later, I took the other two sections, which was the fulfillment of my wish to take the golden train~
Golden mountain pass express is a great viewing train. The second-class seat I took was very spacious, and the glass was very clean and bright. The glass of the first-class seat was bigger. For me, the second-class seat was already great, the glass was almost to the top, the sun was shining in, and the conductor kindly reminded me that it was better to sit on the right side~*#*
From Interlaken to Lucerne, there are many mountains and lakes
It is said that the golden train is the most popular sightseeing train in Switzerland. It passes through several lakes and many mountains. The most beautiful scenery is on this line~
Sometimes it's good to just look at the cloud
There are few people on the golden train. The biggest advantage of off-season travel is that you don't need to book seats in advance. You can get on the train at any time and choose seats at will. It's very comfortable~
I put my camera on the table and looked out the window at the snow mountain and lake from the other side
Calm lake, clear lake~
Inexplicably like this unknown stop
Even the unknown stop is charming~
The sun goes well with the lake and the mountains~
The reflection of snow mountain on the lake is magnificent and elegant~
The scenery often slowly changes from grassland to snow, and then from snow to grassland, the same is the blue sky, white clouds~
I can see a lot of cabins on the road. I want to stay here for one night. The complex of cabins has been going on all the time~
The scenery here is very rich and the color is very full~
Living near water
The beautiful scenery along the way is intoxicating~
When I got to Lucerne, I wanted to have a good look around the old city, and then I sat by Lake Lucerne for an afternoon. As soon as I got out of the station, I met the William, which started from Lucerne I was queuing up to board the ship, so I quickly followed up. I had to wait for more than an hour to miss this train~
Before the boat starts, take two pictures first. The lake is full of ducks and swans, playing and competing for food, and making friends with the old city with a sense of age behind~
In the bow of the boat, I met a Chinese girl who was traveling alone in Switzerland like me, but she was an exchange student from Prague. She came from Prague. Here, I met many Chinese people, all of whom came from a family of three. I went to mount Reggie by boat with the Chinese girl who was traveling alone. She took some pictures for me. I called her little a
Little a said that the feeling here is very similar to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau... I haven't been to Tibet. I don't know if I really like it
Xiao a and I got off the boat in Weggis and planned to walk to the cable station to mount Reggie. Attracted by the charm of ryuksen lake, I asked Xiao a to take this picture for me and pretend to look far away~
I feel like there is a holy light behind me. In fact, what I said before is wrong. Whether it's a lake or a mountain, it's suitable for sunny days. It's just that the weather is cloudy and sunny, so you can only watch the mountains on sunny days~
I want to shoot the Swan just in time for it to spread its wings~
In the photo, in addition to me and little a in the middle, there is a Colombian girl. She didn't even bring her mobile phone when she went out, so she took photos with us and asked us to email her photos..
The cable car on Ruiji mountain is included in the Swiss pass. We don't have to pay extra money, so we decided to take it. If you want to take the cable car, you can take it here. The cable cars in other places are not included in the Swiss pass~
The view of the cable car should be similar to that of the paraglider~
There is a hot spring hotel on the mountain of Reggie. We can see the hot spring people from the top. I can feel the extreme enjoyment from the top. I think I must save money and take a hot spring in the Alps when I come back next time!
Take a small train from Reggie hill, or take a cruise back to Lucerne, happy to fly up~
Some seagulls are flying by our boat, and some tourists throw bread crumbs to them. Slowly, the seagulls gather more and more. I think of a poem: the sunset and the lone vulture fly together, and the autumn water is the same color in the sky. Although it's a seagull here, the mood is similar.
As the boat approached Lucerne, I got down from the bow and hid in the cabin because of the cold~
On the Capel bridge in Lucerne, it is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe. Walking here at dusk, a romantic feeling of mediaeval comes~
There was a carnival in Lucerne that day. There were lots of sequins and bars on the road, and we met a lot of local people in strange clothes~
It's dark. Where can I go? My choice is to go to the banhoff street in Zurich, which is as famous as the Fifth Avenue in New York and the Champs Elysees in Paris. After seeing the old city, I can see the night scenery of the modern city. I have a feeling of crossing ~ Bahnhofstrasse (banhof Street) is German, which refers to the station street. Every street that I come out of the station is banhoff street, But the most famous banhoff street in Switzerland is this one in Zurich.
The streets of Zurich are crowded with trams, like subways~
Day 3
2016-02-06
The third day in Switzerland is another sunny day. It's time to take advantage of this fine weather to go up the mountain. Matterhorn in Zermatt town is my destination today~
The vegetables in coop supermarket are very expensive~
Because it's the weekend, a lot of people go out for an outing, and the car is almost full. But my point is that people around us are playing UNO. It's a kind of playing card that we like to play when we were in college. It seems that this kind of card is popular in the world. Ha ha
Take the red train from brig to Zermatt. Although it's not a glacier train, it's exactly the same route as the glacier train. The inside of the train is as bright as the glacier train, with large glass windows suitable for viewing. There's no need to pay for a reservation to take the glacier train which only takes one trip a day in winter~
Glacial train lines are high mountains and snow scenery~
The train passes through the tunnel and reflects out of the car~
After more than 2 hours, we finally arrived at the small town of datzelmat~
I especially like this small town. It's small and exquisite. As a ski resort, it ushers in its busiest season. Walking on the road, looking at the snow mountain of Matterhorn and the wooden houses and pavilions on both sides, you won't feel tired up and down the mountain road~
Get on the cable car of Matterhorn glacier paradise, a total of three sections. If you don't ski, you don't have to go down in the middle. Just sit to the top~
The ultraviolet light reflected by snow is very strong. You must wear sunglasses, otherwise it may cause snow blindness after a long time~
The more you go up, the more you can feel the heat of the sun and the strong wind. You can't help admiring those skiers who come here. It's not only difficult to slide down from the top because of the big slope and the long turns, but also more difficult because of the strong wind on the snowy mountains
From the cable car, we can see skiers sliding down from the glacier heaven. To my surprise, no one fell down... Sure enough, they are all experts~
The girl next to me is an Italian girl who came by herself. After skiing in Zermatt area for a day, she wants to slide back from Matterhorn to Italy ~!... I really admire her, so please take a picture with me~
Except for me, they're all here to ski..
There is a cinema on Matterhorn. The stereoscopic effect is very good. I feel a little dizzy at the altitude of 3883 meters. It can be relieved by sitting here for a while~
Beautiful scenery on Matterhorn~
It's very windy outside. Fortunately, there's a restaurant in Matterhorn glacier paradise, where you can have a rest. You can watch the sea of clouds and snowy mountains for two hours~
After 3 p.m., the small cable car I used to ride on when I went up the mountain was closed. I could only ride another large cable car with skiers. However, it took a long time for the large cable car to wait for a trip. It's very cold to row on the cable car platform for more than an hour. It must be as thick as a skier~
There is a glacier paradise Museum on Matterhorn, which can be visited by ticket~
There are Adele's songs in the glacier paradise Museum. It's very ethereal~
I found a Russian young man to take pictures for me. The first time he took pictures was not very good. He also took pictures for me enthusiastically~
Day 4
2016-02-07
February 7, Chinese New Year's Eve, is a special day. I'm going to visit a cousin in Zurich~
Down from my B & B
I like the environment here. For the first time in my life, I really live in nature, far away from the city, live in Nature itself is a rare experience and unforgettable experience~
My aunt took me to donkey island near Zurich
Because February 7 is a Sunday, the restaurant is closed, only this hundred year old shop on donkey island in Zurich is open. My aunt invited me to have a big meal - Zurich lake fish platter. The quantity is very large. The waiters in the restaurant are very old men, and they are nice. They are afraid that the food will be cold and they will serve it to me twice~
Although we had this big meal at 1:00 p.m. local time, Zurich time was 7 hours slower than Beijing time, which was just the start time of 8:00 p.m. - Spring Festival Gala in China. So we held cups to celebrate our own festival. This was also the first new year's Eve I spent abroad and the first new year's Eve dinner I had at noon~
At the weekend, the Swiss lotus chocolate factory is also resting, so we can only take a few pictures at the door~
Farewell to my aunt. I went to Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Maybe many people didn't know that the capital of Switzerland was here. Before I decided to go to Switzerland, I always thought that the capital of Switzerland was Zurich or Geneva. Who knows, it was a low-key Bern~
The drizzle is falling, and the pedestrians on the road can't see a few. I just walk in this old city and feel the retro atmosphere of Berne~
Day 5
2016-02-08
After a few days in Switzerland, I went to so many towns, saw so many lakes and snow mountains, but I never got to know the town where I live and toured the lake. So today's tour starts from the town.
On Mount toon
In Toon
The lake of Toon
Before 10 o'clock in the morning, the shops in Toon's streets are not open yet. In fact, most of the shops are not open until 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Walking in the alley, I enjoy a person's leisure and quiet~
There is an old lady with a lot of bread crumbs here to feed the "residents" in the lake. Black ducks and white swans compete for food together. It's very lively. I think if it's the seagull by the boat in Lucerne lake, how can the swans and ducks have a chance to eat food?
There are water on both sides and attic beside the water. The so-called European slow life is that there are flowers, water and attic. Walk slowly and live slowly~
Looking out from the church on the top of Tuen, the German Church is kirche, which is similar to English Church
The church is empty and the decoration is elegant and simple, which reminds me of the mirror Gallery of Versailles~
There is a secret road leading to the museum above. The sculpture and display in the cave show the development history of the church, but it's all German. I don't understand a word~
Looking down from Tuen heights, there are mountains, water and people~
In winter, the water level in Tuen is relatively low. If you want to take a cruise to Tuen lake, you need to take No. 31 bus from Tuen town to hiltergen first. Only the 11:32 public bus can get there. You can get a Tuen cruise information manual from Tuen bus station to check the information of stops along the way~
The boat hasn't come yet, but the breeze is coming~
On the cruise ship, I still used to sit outside the cabin bow, but the wind is really strong~
A warm Lake in the cabin is better~
I ordered a cheesecake, 5 Swiss francs. Although it's not cheap, I always want to enjoy the delicious food and beautiful scenery on the upstream lake
On a cloudy day, the lake didn't give out the most beautiful luster. If it was sunny like the day I visited lucerne lake, under the sunlight, the water of Thurn lake should be blue-green, which would be more beautiful. In fact, the sunlight plays an important role in the scenery whether you visit the lake or the mountains.
Get off the boat at Neuhaus~
Take a bus from Neuhaus station to interlaker West station, you can get to Jungfrau from there. But I have been to Matterhorn. I don't plan to get to Jungfrau any more. I just want to go to Lauterbrunnen and grinderwald around Interlaken~
Interlaken is the most famous and beautiful town in the world~
From the small town of Greenwald, you can see three famous mountains: Aige peak, monk peak and Jungfrau peak~
From Greenwald to lautbrunen, you can meet many skiers all the way~
Outside lauterbrunen station, I met a shrinking meow star, who ignored me lazily
Lauterbrunen station says that it's not big, but it's the only way to get to Jungfrau. There are a lot of skiers and tourists~
If there is no hotel reservation, there is a telephone booth in every station. You can find the hotel you want to go to here and dial the front desk to book the day's accommodation.
Day 6
2016-02-09
As I mentioned earlier, the golden pass express is not a single train, but three sections: lucerne to Interlaken, Interlaken to zwiswin, zwiswin to Montreux. I've already taken the time from lucerne to Interlaken. Today I went to Montreux to experience the remaining two sections of the golden line. It's great~
Switzerland is really full of scenery, step by step is a fairyland, the station also has a very beautiful scenery
It's marked with "2", which means second-class seats. You can't take first-class seats if you hold a second-class Swiss through ticket. You should pay attention to the seats~
In my opinion, golden Pass is the best viewing train~
It's raining. There are few people in the car. This car seems to be my VIP box~
Near Montreux, you can see Lake Lemont (Lake Geneva) outside the window
There are many magnificent houses in Montreux. The beauty and plastic surgery holy land of sheep placenta is here. It has attracted countless celebrities and celebrities. Although it is forbidden to use now, Montreux's own beautiful scenery and simple customs make people regard it as the best resort~
Royal Botanical Garden in Montreux
From Montreux railway station, take a bus and get off at veytaux station, then you can get to Xiyong castle. It takes about 20 minutes ~ Xiyong castle can be visited free of charge with a Swiss pass. The staff of the ticket office saw that I am Chinese and gave me a Chinese commentary book, which is really sweet~
When the Bernese ruled Xiyong castle, they collected a lot of things~
There are dozens of rooms in Xiyong castle. Above are noble rooms, but below are dark prisons...
Corridor on the castle
Looking out of the castle windows
This is the execution room in Xiyong castle. The rope is set for hanging~
The side gate used to be the place where the Bernese discharged their cargo from the ferry~
Byron's name Xiyong castle is very famous because the poet Byron's the prisoner of Xiyong tells the story of a prisoner who has been imprisoned here for six years, from hope to disappointment and despair, which makes people feel terrible. But there are also many poets who have settled here for a long time because of the romance of the castle living near the lake Lemont, Including Hemingway, Hugo~
If you look at Xiyong castle from the outside, you will understand the reason for romance - the castle and the lake are left behind and independent. It's really strange to say that you feel gloomy and scared inside Xiyong castle, but you feel romantic and retro outside. It's a combination of contradictions~
Day 7
2016-02-10
From the beginning of this day, I was a little tangled. I still had two places I wanted to go - Saint Gallen and Lichtenstein. They were far away from my place, Thun. I only had one place to visit in one day. After thinking for a long time, I decided to go to the Principality of Lichtenstein. St. Gallen is just another beautiful Swiss town with its own characteristics. Although it is a small and independent country, it is one more country to go there! And it's a country that will not go alone in the future. I feel that it's a step closer to traveling all over the world. Ha ha~
When the train takes the place of the subway and becomes a part of daily life, the relationship between man and nature and the city becomes closer. Shuttling through the scenery and looking at the wooden houses in the distant mountains and snow, I gradually understand the peaceful attitude of the Swiss people. They are not impatient and warm, but they are comfortable to get along with, just like the landscape here~
Transfer at the Zurich railway station and come to Zurich outside the National Museum
On Wednesday, I caught up with the regular market held every Wednesday in Zurich railway station. There are many snacks~
Here I met a big sister from Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, who was selling Vietnamese soup powder with her husband in Zurich. I bought a bowl of beef ball soup to eat~
The price is 10 Swiss francs a bowl. Although this bowl of bolus soup is not cheap, it tastes good. In Switzerland, the price is normal. My elder sister kindly told me that I would like to sit at the last two tables and drink in other places~
A local Swiss chocolate shop in Zurich railway station looks very attractive. But the price is really high. Charging by gram, 100 grams of chocolate costs 14 francs. The better the chocolate, the more expensive it is~
To get to Lichtenstein, you need to take a train from Zurich to sagans station. Check the SBB timetable, which is just past Zurich lake~
Zurich lake is not as clear as Tuen lake, nor as blue as lucerne lake, but it is also beautiful. The color of the lake is related to the weather. On sunny days, it will be noisy and dyed with a layer of color, and on rainy days, it will lack a kind of vitality~
When you get to sagans railway station, there is No.11 bus outside. This is the bus of Lichtenstein. You can take No.11 bus directly to Vaduz, the capital of Lichtenstein. The public transport and museum tickets in Lichtenstein are free to ride and enter by Swiss pass.
The feeling of Lichtenstein is different from that of Switzerland~
Maybe because the country is too small, the daily life of the people in this country is to walk one hour westward to Switzerland, one hour eastward to Austria, and go abroad easily. There are no trains or planes in our country. It is said that there are five government officials, three of whom are part-time... People live a rich life and naturally do not want to go abroad to make a living.
After reading a lot of signs, I learned that the meaning of lands is national. There are many more. Hospital stands for hospital, kirche stands for church, and schools stands for school~
The town hall of Lichtenstein~
A bunch of German.. This is the count who bought the land of dunston and founded the duchy~
A bench with "Vaduz" on it~
The city is famous for its stamps. You can buy stamps in the center of the city, or you can spend 3 Swiss francs to stamp your passport to prove that you have been to the country. I didn't spend money to stamp it. Instead, I bought stamps as a souvenir~
China is the year of the monkey this year, and Lichtenstein has also made monkey tickets~
There is a stamp museum in Lichtenstein. TripAdvisor strongly recommends that you have to go and have a look inside. You should punch a card if you know about the history of stamps or just want to buy stamps~
Business street in Lichtenstein, clean street~
I almost missed the National Museum of Lichtenstein. The TripAdvisor is located near me, but I once passed by because the door of the National Museum is on the side... I just look at the front and don't notice at all. I suggest you use TripAdvisor App positioning: don't miss the proudest Museum in this small country~
At that time, the exhibition was jointly held by the National Museum of Lichtenstein and the Suzhou Stamp Museum of China. Many stamps of the Chinese Zodiac can be seen on display~
In addition to stamps, there are also some paintings, costumes, and animal specimens on display. The museum is not big and can be completed in a short time on the third floor~
On the No.11 bus back to sagans railway station, the weather is gradually clear. The altitude of Lichtenstein is lower than the average altitude of Switzerland. The grass grows more luxuriant and green. The beautiful countryside is different from the beauty of lakes and mountains.
The coop supermarket I mentioned at the beginning is everywhere. It's the source of my diet in Switzerland~
Sunlight reflected on the bus glass, I seem to be sitting in the car leading to spring~
Kurt was not far away. He took the train to Kurt and took a look at the town at the foot of the mountain~
Embrace the breeze on the road, my journey is the return of local people, living in the picturesque scenery, the trouble will be less, right~
Day 8
2016-02-11
On the last day, I got up early to pack up. In fact, I was not in a hurry. The flight back to Paris and from Paris to Beijing was in the evening. I had plenty of time. I just wanted to chat with the landlord again on the last day. I lived in this house in the Alps for seven nights. From the first snowy night, Ren & Franziska and I listened to the Butterfly Lovers' Vinyl album I gave them, and beside it was an embroidery I bought from Jiangnan. I was thinking that this kind of fate was also a surprise on the journey... When I came back in the evening, I would be scared by the cat lying by the door occasionally, or I would see the meow who quietly came in from the pet door after me, When I heard the couple talking in the living room above, I went upstairs to say hello to them and talk about what I had seen and heard on the way. Then I went back to my bedroom to watch TV series that I couldn't understand, such as the German dubbing version of vampire diaries, friends, criminal psychology, detective charlock... This kind of life is very interesting and comfortable away from Home is just like that~
Houses with Rene's paintings all over the place~
When I took a photo with my husband and wife, the sun came in directly when I took it with the selfie stick. I couldn't open my eyes completely. The photo wasn't very good. Please ignore me in this picture...
After breakfast together, my wife Franziska proposed to drive me to the nearby mountains. We walked on the mountains together. I was very happy. I remember a line when I watched Han Han's "see you later": when you say goodbye, you should try harder, because you don't know which one is the last one, which one is the one-sided relationship... The fate on the journey is often the one-sided relationship There is no time to meet again. It's rare that on the last day, the God once again made a beautiful scene and gave us a sunny day. So it's also an advertisement to say goodbye to the landlord at such a good time~
Today's Alps and lake toon are extraordinarily beautiful
While driving back, Franziska asked me if I would like to hear her daughter's album - her 30-year-old daughter loves singing and is an amateur singer - and I readily agreed that the unique charming female voice is so charming when she sings French chants and Italian ditty. I wonder why there are no German songs (they all speak German), Franziska explains that German is too rigid to sing well~
After a morning hike with Franziska, I returned to airbnb, took my luggage with me, said goodbye to my husband and wife, and prepared to go to Geneva Airport~
Via Lake Geneva
The journey to Switzerland came to an end, and I returned to Beijing. Looking back on this time of traveling alone, I think it's the best time in my life for more than 20 years. Traveling alone is also the best thing I've ever done! Paris has a profound artistic and cultural heritage, Switzerland has the most charming natural scenery, but what is the most unforgettable? I think it's the same people I met on the road. Without the enthusiasm of Gael, the first landlord, I would not have experienced the life of Parisians so soon; Without the kindness of the second hostess, blandine, I can't put down my luggage and visit the streets of Paris in the morning before the check-in time; I would not have had such a wonderful Swiss holiday without the kindness of my Swiss landlord and wife; without... I still remember that when the Swiss bus stops, it will drop down to the side of the bus. When the Paris bus stops, it will open the wheelchair for the disabled. Those strangers who don't know what language to say and smile at me are enough memories. Although the law and order in Paris is not good, petty theft sometimes happens, and the consumption in Switzerland is very high, so I can't be greedy. But because I have an interesting journey, meeting these friendly and interesting people, this journey is a perfect holiday for me.
Xiangdong Lai
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