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From: B Vaughan on 7 Jul 2007 05:43
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:08:45 -0700, Iceman <oneofcold(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Jul 6, 9:55 am, shanky <shankard...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Also 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.
>
>
>The "Blinde Kuh" restaurant in Zurich is world famous. It was set up
>as a restaurant for the blind, but anyone can eat there, and you dine
>in total darkness.

So I could steal my husband's grilled mushrooms without his noticing?

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
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From: justforpostings on 7 Jul 2007 06:16
On 6 juil, 15:55, shanky <shankard...(a)gmail.com> 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)
-

< 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.

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
Sprüngli and Steiner by starting at Zurich
airport (Sprüngli at shopping area near
airport railway station, Steiner near
Swiss airlines checkin-departure area
[Steiner shop next to Sprüngli 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=en
http://honold.ch/

And come back if you have more specific
questions

From: Mimi on 7 Jul 2007 11:55

"shanky" <shankardasm(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183730108.843816.101620(a)o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> 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? Also could you
> please suggest some must see scenic locations in switzerland. Also 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. Also , I would appreciate if someone can suggest me
> some good choclate ( preferably dark choclates) companies or brands to
> be bought in switzerland as gifts.

Good responses. I agree that there's no need for renting a car in
Switzerland. In fact, it's a disadvantage. Just want to add that the Swiss
Pass does not cover all the railways in the Bernese Oberland. Some of these
are privately owned and will allow you a discount on their fares with a
Swiss Pass.

The boats and postal buses are also covered by the Swiss Pass and are great
fun to ride. As well as perfectly coordinated with the trains.

Marianne


From: Markku Grönroos on 7 Jul 2007 11:59

"Mimi" <john(a)doe.com> kirjoitti
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>
>
> Good responses. I agree that there's no need for renting a car in
> Switzerland. In fact, it's a disadvantage. Just want to add that the Swiss
> Pass does not cover all the railways in the Bernese Oberland. Some of
> these are privately owned and will allow you a discount on their fares
> with a Swiss Pass.
>
Not too many disadvantages in my opinion. Higher expenses naturally can be
one. On the other hand it is very time efficient way of travelling.

From: michaelj on 7 Jul 2007 17:02
On Jul 6, 6:55 am, shanky <shankard...(a)gmail.com> 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? Also could you
> please suggest some must see scenic locations in switzerland. Also 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. Also , I would appreciate if someone can suggest me
> some good choclate ( preferably dark choclates) companies or brands to
> be bought in switzerland as gifts.
>
> Thanks in advance for all your help;
> Shanky

You really don't need a car to see Switzerland as the trains are quite
extensive - unless you like driving on slippery winding roads with
sudden unexpected weather closures. I do, but that's just me.

Here are some stories on Switzerland destinations. You can't drive a
car into places like Zermatt anyway.

Matterhorn/Zermatt
www.bargaintraveleurope.com/Switzerland_Zermatt_Matterhorn.htm

Zermatt Walliserhof
www.bargaintraveleurope.com/Switzerland_Walliserhof_Hotel_Zermatt.htm

Glacier Express
www.bargaintraveleurope.com/Switzerland_Rail_Glacier_Express.htm

Michael





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