Tuscany Country Side OR Swiss Alps on bernina express in 1 day
May 27th, 2015, 03:26 PM
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Tuscany Country Side OR Swiss Alps on bernina express in 1 day
I am traveling to Italy and France this summer visiting Rome,Florence , Venice and then Paris.
I have one extra day, in which I want to visit scenic country side.
I am thinking between tuscany country side (Val d'Orcia or sienna and adjoining villages from Florence in 1 day) OR use that one day while traveling to Paris and take Bernina express through swiss alps.
Do people recommend one over the other.
I have been to Himalayas few times. Are swiss alps more scenic ?
I can do both but then, I will have to cut Florence.(I am not a big art lover.)
Should I do that instead ?
Suggestions please?
I have one extra day, in which I want to visit scenic country side.
I am thinking between tuscany country side (Val d'Orcia or sienna and adjoining villages from Florence in 1 day) OR use that one day while traveling to Paris and take Bernina express through swiss alps.
Do people recommend one over the other.
I have been to Himalayas few times. Are swiss alps more scenic ?
I can do both but then, I will have to cut Florence.(I am not a big art lover.)
Should I do that instead ?
Suggestions please?
May 27th, 2015, 04:20 PM
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I think you'll find that most people here haven;t been to the Himalayas.
And Siena isn;t the countryside - it;s another city, although a small one.
I would think the train through the Alps would be more scenic - but it depends on what you're expecting. Why not google the train and see what views it offers.
And Siena isn;t the countryside - it;s another city, although a small one.
I would think the train through the Alps would be more scenic - but it depends on what you're expecting. Why not google the train and see what views it offers.
May 28th, 2015, 12:07 AM
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Hi Gsingh,
I find that only taking a train trip through the Alps is counter-productive. The mountains are close enough to see and oogle, but you don't have the opportunity to walk or experience them in real life. I would just be frustrated. I don't think it's much better than just viewing a good movie of a train trip through the mountains.
I would postpone seeing the Alps until you had the time to actually get out and experience them in the flesh.
Have fun as you plan!
s
I find that only taking a train trip through the Alps is counter-productive. The mountains are close enough to see and oogle, but you don't have the opportunity to walk or experience them in real life. I would just be frustrated. I don't think it's much better than just viewing a good movie of a train trip through the mountains.
I would postpone seeing the Alps until you had the time to actually get out and experience them in the flesh.
Have fun as you plan!
s
