In pursuit of our passion: trains!
This spring we spent 2+ weeks in Switzerland with a bunch of
like-minded people, doing what we enjoy most--riding trains.
Switzerland is Heaven on Earth for train buffs, and it was
described by one of the other people on the trip as a" theme
park for people who love trains". Because the country is so
small and the train system so well-organized, it's possible to see
great stretches of the country on day trips, which is what we did.
We all had SwissRail passes, so we just went down to the train
station and hopped on. The Swiss run their railroads so efficiently
that the schedules are printed a year at a time, and they seem to
stick to them. We stayed at only three cities, Chur, Lugano, and
Bern, so we had a chance to unpack our bags. Rode over 40 different
trains in the two weeks, but also cable cars, ships, trolleys. And
we were NEVER out of reach of coffee, chocolate, and/or cheese! It
was WONDERFUL.
--Mary Kay and John
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