On 6 juil, 15:55, shanky wrote:
< Hello Everyone,
<
< I am planning a trip to switzerland from july 14 for 8 days. I am
< planning to rent a car in zurich and drive around to interlaken and
< all other places. Is it better to drive in car to all places in
< switzerland or travelling by train is the best option?
Go for both: I would not start the trip renting a car
in Zurich (airport) but rather use train (Swiss Pass
or Flexi-Pass) for a place to stay for 1-2 days and
rent a car for 2-3 days for some specific trips not
easily possible by using public transportation.
< Also could you
< please suggest some must see scenic locations in switzerland.
plenty - but will also depend on your own interests.
Without checking guide or websites
- Bernese Oberland - close to all of the mountain
area south of Interlaken
- Zermatt-Gornergrat
- Lucerne
- Montreux area
for the lesser known
- Berne (old city)
- Murten
- Stein-am-Rhein
- Gruyeres (town, not the Castle)
- Val-d'Anniviers (Grimentz)
- Lac des Dix
- most of the major mountain pass roads
(Susten, Furka, Grimsel, Nufenen)
- area south of Aletsch glacier
- Ballenberg (open air museum)
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< so I would like to know some very good restaurant
< in switzerland to < experience the switzerland
< cuisine( i meant local food.) or any other top restaurant. =20
Forget the "top" restaurants if you dont already have
a reservation, and they are not really in "local food".
Check some specialized guide - best imho still
is Michelin, including their web-site.
Be aware that there is no such thing as "Swiss cuisine"
but a large number of more or less regional specialities.
Site
http://www.travellady.com/articles/article-swiss-taste.html
for example is close to reality, but far from being
complete .....
< so , I would appreciate if someone can suggest me
< some good choclate ( preferably dark choclates) companies or brands
to
< be bought in switzerland as gifts.
Check any major brand chocolate in some
supermarket (Nestle, Cailler [yes, belongs to
Nestle], Camille Bloch, Tobler, Villars).
Migros (country's main food distributor) is
selling its own trade-mark Frey. Be aware
that often chocolate is sold in different
"national" flawors by international groups.
And if money is a minor concern: check
for "top" chocolate manufacturers like
Spr=FCngli and Steiner by starting at Zurich
airport (Spr=FCngli at shopping area near
airport railway station, Steiner near
Swiss airlines checkin-departure area
[Steiner shop next to Spr=FCngli has only
limited chocolate selection]).
Or downtown Zurich Honold
Just for fun: have a look at
http://www.flughafenbeck.ch/
http://www.spruengli.ch/index.php?lang=3Den
http://honold.ch/
And come back if you have more specific
questions
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