We landed in Zurich, Switzerland. After a long day of traveling, we were exhausted and excited to get started on our adventure....
From the beginning....
We purchased Swiss Train Passes to have unlimited access to the trains, buses, lifts and museums in all of Switzerland. We ordered them a couple of weeks in advance and were so excited because this was going to help us get around the country with ease.
Also, to prepare, we went to the bank and got some dollars converted into Swiss Francs and Euros.
On the flight from SAN to EWR we realized that we remembered the cash....however, to our horror, we did not remember the rail passes....
We touched down in EWR and immediately were on the phone with the rail company and browsing the website trying to figure out what to do....fortunately, we could return the unvalidated Swiss passes for a small fee, better than being out quite a bit of money, and we could purchase the passes in Switzerland.
Phew!
We get on the plane and cross over the Atlantic. I slept for most of the trip with Rich watched every movie and show that was played. We arrive early the next morning, picked up our packs, bought passes (for way more than we originally paid...oh well) and headed into downtown Zurich for a Rick Steves walking tour.
We did a quick tour because it was hot and humid, we were hungry and exhausted.
We decided to hop on the next train and we rode the train into Bern expecting to find a place to put our stuff down, relax a bit and enjoy our first night. Unfortunately, after visiting the tourist office, we sadly found out that every hotel in Bern was booked, except the 5 star ($500/night) hotels and camping on the outskirts in "boongalos" (the woman had the sweetest voice and said bungalow in the most endearing way!) We were not about to spend that much on the first night and we were too tired and wanting a shower to camp, so we hoped on the next train to Interlaken.
Fortunately, we were able to find a place in Interlaken to stay! We were hungry and exhausted.
We checked in to our room, put our stuff down, laid on the bed, and slept for almost 3 hours!
We got up, showered and decided to go out into the town and walk around and find dinner.
We stopped at the first place we found and we ate the famous fondue. It was delicious! Definitely needed!
We did some more exploring and walking around and headed back to our hotel for a good nights sleep.
From the beginning....
We purchased Swiss Train Passes to have unlimited access to the trains, buses, lifts and museums in all of Switzerland. We ordered them a couple of weeks in advance and were so excited because this was going to help us get around the country with ease.
Also, to prepare, we went to the bank and got some dollars converted into Swiss Francs and Euros.
On the flight from SAN to EWR we realized that we remembered the cash....however, to our horror, we did not remember the rail passes....
We touched down in EWR and immediately were on the phone with the rail company and browsing the website trying to figure out what to do....fortunately, we could return the unvalidated Swiss passes for a small fee, better than being out quite a bit of money, and we could purchase the passes in Switzerland.
Phew!
We get on the plane and cross over the Atlantic. I slept for most of the trip with Rich watched every movie and show that was played. We arrive early the next morning, picked up our packs, bought passes (for way more than we originally paid...oh well) and headed into downtown Zurich for a Rick Steves walking tour.We did a quick tour because it was hot and humid, we were hungry and exhausted.
We decided to hop on the next train and we rode the train into Bern expecting to find a place to put our stuff down, relax a bit and enjoy our first night. Unfortunately, after visiting the tourist office, we sadly found out that every hotel in Bern was booked, except the 5 star ($500/night) hotels and camping on the outskirts in "boongalos" (the woman had the sweetest voice and said bungalow in the most endearing way!) We were not about to spend that much on the first night and we were too tired and wanting a shower to camp, so we hoped on the next train to Interlaken.
Fortunately, we were able to find a place in Interlaken to stay! We were hungry and exhausted.
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| All of our stuff |
We got up, showered and decided to go out into the town and walk around and find dinner.
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| Fondue...we were tired... |
We stopped at the first place we found and we ate the famous fondue. It was delicious! Definitely needed!
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| Walking around, the Interlaken Casino is in the background. |
We did some more exploring and walking around and headed back to our hotel for a good nights sleep.
5 comments:
WHAT?! You traveled all the way to Interlakken on your first day?! That is SO hardcore. I'm impressed. But I LOVE the whimsy of the whole thing... oh, Bern is booked? We'll go to Interlakken instead!
Oy, I love Europe.
And forgetting the passes and the cash? So something I would do. :)
Oh gosh, better you than me! We're going to Europe soon and we've had our hotels booked since earlier this year...I'm sort of an uber planner and I'd have a HUGE anxiety attack going somewhere without having a place to stay set up.
I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your adventure! You both look exhausted but sounds like you made the most of your first day.
Aw looks like fun can't wait to hear the rest!
finally some info on the honeymoon!!! yay!!! :)
sounds like so much fun, even if it was just day 1 :)
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