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In addition to skiing, Switzerland's fantastic public transit gives you a huge array of options. My favourite day for guests is: - Train to Arth Goldau, option

by Youden 6y ago

In addition to skiing, Switzerland's fantastic public transit gives you a huge array of options. My favourite day for guests is: - Train to Arth Goldau, optionally visit the zoo there - Train to Rigi Kulm (literally the top of a mountain, with some beautiful views) - Cable car or cogwheel railway to a ferry terminal on the Vierwaldstättersee - Ferry across the Vierwaldstättersee to Luzern - Train from Luzern back to Zürich HB If you have a resident buy you a day pass in advance, all of this costs 44 CHF ($44). There's really a lot to do though. You can do a day trip to pretty much anywhere in Switzerland. I've done it to Geneva a couple of times, also to towns out in the boonies.

zikzak 6y ago
I lived there in the early 90s and loved it. Coming from a small Canadian city, the idea that I could get somewhere good that wasn't rural and return home in a day, on a train, was just mind blowing. I also made 4x my Canadian wage as a cook. I was only there for 18 months but I seriously considered renewing my visa and staying. Ended up moving to Anaheim, CA. Big mistake. ;)
- gautamcgoel 6y ago
  You don't like SoCal? Curious why you feel that way.
  - zikzak 6y ago
    Combination of factors: - job sucked - grew up in a place where the weather changes all the time, daily sun was driving me nuts - got mugged at gunpoint by the gang members (fourth was in a running car close by) who stole my bike as backpack (full of filthy underwear and socks from a 12 shift in a kitchen!) - probably an initiation - apartment was cockroach infested - the 7/11 near my place had groups who stayed outside watching you pay to see how much cash you had (not related to previous mugging) - the pollution was staggering - the nearest place up buy books was a mall 45 minutes away by bike, the library near me just had children's books and car manuals - when I biked to that bookstore, on the way home I got egged by some jerks in a car who called me various names related to what the thought my sexuality must be because I was riding a bike - and so forth Just wasn't a good experience for me. Living as a cook, you are on the very low end of the income spectrum. If you aren't willing to have roommates, you live in terrible places. I'm sure if I were to live there with my current career, I'd like it much more. :)

by Youden 6y ago

zikzak 6y ago

I lived there in the early 90s and loved it. Coming from a small Canadian city, the idea that I could get somewhere good that wasn't rural and return home in a day, on a train, was just mind blowing. I also made 4x my Canadian wage as a cook. I was only there for 18 months but I seriously considered renewing my visa and staying. Ended up moving to Anaheim, CA. Big mistake. ;)

gautamcgoel 6y ago
You don't like SoCal? Curious why you feel that way.
- zikzak 6y ago
  Combination of factors: - job sucked - grew up in a place where the weather changes all the time, daily sun was driving me nuts - got mugged at gunpoint by the gang members (fourth was in a running car close by) who stole my bike as backpack (full of filthy underwear and socks from a 12 shift in a kitchen!) - probably an initiation - apartment was cockroach infested - the 7/11 near my place had groups who stayed outside watching you pay to see how much cash you had (not related to previous mugging) - the pollution was staggering - the nearest place up buy books was a mall 45 minutes away by bike, the library near me just had children's books and car manuals - when I biked to that bookstore, on the way home I got egged by some jerks in a car who called me various names related to what the thought my sexuality must be because I was riding a bike - and so forth Just wasn't a good experience for me. Living as a cook, you are on the very low end of the income spectrum. If you aren't willing to have roommates, you live in terrible places. I'm sure if I were to live there with my current career, I'd like it much more. :)