Switzerland In Review

How can a country be so naturally beautiful and be equip with all the modern technology people yearn for? From green mountains with fresh flowing alpine water to the sleek designs of their watches on the wrist of the drivers of the most expensive cars in the city… Switzerland seems like it is the perfect place to live! Is it the standard of living? Attitude on life? Neutrality?…

Whatever it may be… it makes for a wonderful holiday/vacation in every spot the train may leave you! And who needs to get off the train to see everything… even the trains have cars that have windows that extend to the roof! Who needs a sunroof!? The only regret David and I had was not having enough time to spend here so that we can don our snowboarding boots!

Days Spent in the Country: 10

Number of cities visited: 5

English spoken: Yes. Most of the time you can find someone who speaks a little English as the country officially speaks 4 different languages. German, French, Italian, and Romansh.

Most common phrase heard: Danka (thank you)

Food: Almost everything you want to eat you can find here. However, they are famous for their cheese(guyere, emmental, “Swiss”), Chocolate, and fondue.

Drink: Rivella… a strange soft-drink of sorts that is derived of lactose or milk. Some wines are produced here and were not expensive. Not too bad!

Funniest/Strangest thing: Missing our stop in Zurich. Meeting a college girl on the train that offered to have us stay in her apartment in Fribourg(a city we were planning to stay in several days). We stayed and had a wonderful dinner on her balcony! CouchSurfing old-school style!

As beautiful as this country is and as much as I would love to live here, there is this funny mish-mash of culture. Landlocked and having 3 very dominating countries on its boarders, Switzerland has an interesting culture with a touch of German, French, and Italian. And their people recognize the non-committal qualities of this countries past and present. Nevertheless, you cannot deny that it is a country with the means and opportunity to conduct themselves the feel best with a quiet smile on their faces! After our time in Switzerland, I felt we went through some sort of detox just breathing the air, drinking the water, and engaging with the the friendly locals!