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Friday, April 29, 2011

2 Days Till Takeoff!!

Well, we're almost at the 48 hour mark till takeoff, and we've been super busy making lists, packing and running errands to ensure we have everything. We spent a bunch of time looking through guidebooks, and think we have our main itinerary laid out, including all the things we want to see and daytrips we'll be taking. This is what we've got planned:


  1. Zurich  -  4 full days
    1. Winterthur & Kyburg  (1/2 day - full day)
    2. Rapperswil  (full day, take boat there & train back)
    3. Explore Zurich (museums & tour)
      1. Grossmunster
      2. Swiss National Museum
      3. Botanical Gardens
      4. St. Peter's Kirche
    4. Rhinefalls & nearby area (full day)
  2. Schaan-Vaduz  - 1 full day
    1. Schloss Vaduz Hike
    2. Walking tour
      1. Kunstmuseum
      2. Landesmuseum
  3. Brugg  - partial day
    1. Brugg walking tour
    2. Vindonissa
    3. Lenzburg Castle (south of brugg)
  4. Basel  - 1 full day
    1. Walking tour & spalen gate
      1. museums
      2. munster
    2. Augusta Raurica (on way from Brugg)
  5. Luzern  - 2 full days
    1. Mount Rigi/Pilatus/Titlis (1/2 day - pick one)
    2. Wagner Museum
    3. Gletsohergarten
    4. Panorama Painting
    5. Other walking tour
  6. Solothurn  - 1 full day
    1. Walking tour
      1. churches & museums
    2. Beer Brew Place
    3. Daytrip?
  7. Bern  - 2 full days
    1. Walking tour
      1. Bear pits
      2. Munster St. Vinzenz
      3. Einstein Museum
    2. Neuchatel
    3. Murten
    4. Freiburg
    5. Thun & nearby castles
  8. Interlaken  - 2 full days
    1. Interlaken walking tour
    2. Lauterbrunnen & nearby
    3. Brienz Open Air Museum
  9. Vevey  - 4 full days
    1. Gruyeres (cheese/chocolate/castle)
    2. Chateau de Chillion (1/2 day)
    3. Vevey/Montreux Walking tour
    4. Aigle (1/2-full day)
    5. Lavaux (1/2-full day)
    6. Other potential trips in Frommers
  10. Geneva
    1. Lausanne
    2. Geneva Walking Tour
      1. Cathedrale St. Pierre
      2. Cern LHC
      3. Museums

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