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Dec 3rd, 2016, 02:14 AM
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I agree with Palen: weather (and temperatures: how many degrees below zero centigrade) is the main problem for the peak-to-peak hopping plannned by Annie. Therefore she must absolutely have a plan B.
Initially, I planned to simplify the itinerary by eliminating all backtracking (more than 500 kms) in order to find a cheaper ticket solution.
My idea was something like:
Paris - Zurich (if it must be) - Arth-Goldau - Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Lucerne - Titlis - Lucerne - Bruenig - Interlaken - Jungfraujoch (if it must be) - Interlaken - Spiez - Berne - Spiez - old Loetschberg line - Zermatt - Gornergrat - Zermatt - Aigle - Col du Pillon - Glacier 3000 - Col du Pillon - Gstaad - Montreux - Lausanne - Geneva.
But as all hotels are booked already, the only thing I can suggest is to visit Glacier 3000 on the way from Aigle to Lausanne (luggage lockers at Aigle).
Initially, I planned to simplify the itinerary by eliminating all backtracking (more than 500 kms) in order to find a cheaper ticket solution.
My idea was something like:
Paris - Zurich (if it must be) - Arth-Goldau - Rigi - Arth-Goldau - Lucerne - Titlis - Lucerne - Bruenig - Interlaken - Jungfraujoch (if it must be) - Interlaken - Spiez - Berne - Spiez - old Loetschberg line - Zermatt - Gornergrat - Zermatt - Aigle - Col du Pillon - Glacier 3000 - Col du Pillon - Gstaad - Montreux - Lausanne - Geneva.
But as all hotels are booked already, the only thing I can suggest is to visit Glacier 3000 on the way from Aigle to Lausanne (luggage lockers at Aigle).
Dec 5th, 2016, 06:21 AM
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Indeed plan B is necessary ...
If the weather is not in favour of mountains,
1. We may spend more time at the medieval city of Bern
2. Bellinzona to see the 3 famous castles. Google map says it takes 3 hrs from Luzern?
3. We maybe too ambitious on Jungfraujoch. If weather doesn't allow, we should be contented with things to do at Zermatt
4. By the way, there's a place called Chur. I guess Zug is more visited compare to Chur?
If the weather is not in favour of mountains,
1. We may spend more time at the medieval city of Bern
2. Bellinzona to see the 3 famous castles. Google map says it takes 3 hrs from Luzern?
3. We maybe too ambitious on Jungfraujoch. If weather doesn't allow, we should be contented with things to do at Zermatt
4. By the way, there's a place called Chur. I guess Zug is more visited compare to Chur?
Dec 5th, 2016, 07:47 AM
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4. By the way, there's a place called Chur. I guess Zug is more visited compare to Chur?>
Neither one is full of tourists -I stayed in Chur once and found it to be really nice but with limited time...
Neither one is full of tourists -I stayed in Chur once and found it to be really nice but with limited time...
Dec 5th, 2016, 11:00 AM
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3. We maybe too ambitious on Jungfraujoch. If weather doesn't allow, we should be contented with things to do at Zermatt>
Not much in Zermatt itself - and there is always a chance of foul weather- and it can be funky for days at times. Jungfrau Region has many other things to do -I'd ditch Zermatt maybe and spend more time in the Jungfrau Region - can do boat trips - day trip to Lucerne or Bern (3 days in Bern would be about 2 too much for me).
Not much in Zermatt itself - and there is always a chance of foul weather- and it can be funky for days at times. Jungfrau Region has many other things to do -I'd ditch Zermatt maybe and spend more time in the Jungfrau Region - can do boat trips - day trip to Lucerne or Bern (3 days in Bern would be about 2 too much for me).
Dec 7th, 2016, 01:52 AM
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I told you above that Lucerne - Belllinzona takes 1 1/2 hrs by train (one way). That was rather approximate. If you want to know it exactly: it's 1 hr 29 min
http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en
http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en
Dec 7th, 2016, 01:57 AM
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"By the way, there's a place called Chur. I guess Zug is more visited compare to Chur?"
Zug is a business center whereas Chur is the cpital of Canton Graubuenden, with a small medieval city center and a interesting museum (a must for all people who want to understand culture and History of trilingual South-Eastern Switzerland)
Zug is a business center whereas Chur is the cpital of Canton Graubuenden, with a small medieval city center and a interesting museum (a must for all people who want to understand culture and History of trilingual South-Eastern Switzerland)
Dec 8th, 2016, 09:06 AM
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Not many people go to Chur just for the visit of this city. But it's a nice stop over on the way to mountain resorts like Flims, Arosa, Davos, Scuol-Tarasp, St. Moritz, Pontresina, Sils-Maria, etc. or along itineraries like
Zurich - Engadin Valley - Venosta Valley (with the highest located mountain hotel of the Alps) - Bolzano/Bozen,
Zurich - Bernina Express - Lake Como,
Western Switzerland - Glacier Express - St.Moritz/Pontresina,
Munich - Milan,
Innsbruck - Lake Como.....
Zurich - Engadin Valley - Venosta Valley (with the highest located mountain hotel of the Alps) - Bolzano/Bozen,
Zurich - Bernina Express - Lake Como,
Western Switzerland - Glacier Express - St.Moritz/Pontresina,
Munich - Milan,
Innsbruck - Lake Como.....
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