Hello. I am a college student interning and taking classes in Geneva. I have been here almost 3 weeks and will be in Geneva until the end of November. I work Monday-Thursday and have class on Friday until noon, after that my weekend begins! I am looking for suggestions/advice for day trips or weekend trips.
I have the Swiss 1/2 pass and am looking to travel within Switzerland
and beyond, it is just a little difficult because I do not have much
free time and want to make the most of it. I am looking for a mix of
activities and a, really open to trying anything! I love
hiking, museums, shopping, music, culture, food, going out and just
generally have a good time! I am on somewhat of a tight budge (poor college student living in one of the most expensive places in the world )
I am only here a short while and though I would look to some experts
(you all) for help! So far I have been to Gruyere, Lausanne (but only
or a short while), Munich, and Interlaken.
Thank you!!!
ANY suggestions would be welcome! Favorite bars, restaurants, etc. in Geneva...
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Oct 12, 2009 @ 17:44
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Hello. I am a college student interning and taking classes in Geneva. I have been here almost 3 weeks and will be in Geneva until the end of November. I work Monday-Thursday and have class on Friday until noon, after that my weekend begins! I am looking for suggestions/advice for day trips or weekend trips.
I have the Swiss 1/2 pass and am looking to travel within Switzerland
and beyond, it is just a little difficult because I do not have much
free time and want to make the most of it. I am looking for a mix of
activities and a, really open to trying anything! I love
hiking, museums, shopping, music, culture, food, going out and just
generally have a good time! I am on somewhat of a tight budge (poor college student living in one of the most expensive places in the world )
I am only here a short while and though I would look to some experts
(you all) for help! So far I have been to Gruyere, Lausanne (but only
or a short while), Munich, and Interlaken.
Thank you!!!
ANY suggestions would be welcome! Favorite bars, restaurants, etc. in Geneva...
Samantha BOct 12, 2009 @ 17:44
I have the Swiss 1/2 pass and am looking to travel within Switzerland
and beyond, it is just a little difficult because I do not have much
free time and want to make the most of it. I am looking for a mix of
activities and a, really open to trying anything! I love
hiking, museums, shopping, music, culture, food, going out and just
generally have a good time! I am on somewhat of a tight budge (poor college student living in one of the most expensive places in the world )
I am only here a short while and though I would look to some experts
(you all) for help! So far I have been to Gruyere, Lausanne (but only
or a short while), Munich, and Interlaken.
Thank you!!!
ANY suggestions would be welcome! Favorite bars, restaurants, etc. in Geneva...
Samantha BOct 12, 2009 @ 17:44
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Re: Day trips/weekend trip: Geneva, Switzerland, and Beyond.
Post 1
Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
Hi! Traveling around Switzerland is relatively easy. As far as i know hostels are
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
The text you are quoting:
Hi! Traveling around Switzerland is relatively easy. As far as i know hostels are
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
lemiukas, Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
lemiukas, Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
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Re: Day trips/weekend trip: Geneva, Switzerland, and Beyond.
Post 2
Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
Hi! Traveling around Switzerland is relatively easy. As far as i know hostels are
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
The text you are quoting:
Hi! Traveling around Switzerland is relatively easy. As far as i know hostels are
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
lemiukas, Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
quite nice here and very reasonably priced, numerous locations. Check it out:
www.youthhostel.ch- I loved Basel and Colmar in the neighboring France
(sometimes railways have special offers for this trip. Augusta Raurica is also nearby if you
are interested in that: 2 days 1 night trip. Basel has some great
museums. - We also enjoyed going to Schwyz, Altdorf and then took a
boat ride from Fluelen to Lucerne. If you haven't been to Lucerne - do stay overnight;
Lucerne is beautiful. - We loved the glacier express train ride (7 hours) :
took it from Zermatt to St Moritz - for that you will need 2 nights and 3
days. - You could also go to Solothurn - an absolutely lovely baroque
town, from there we took a boat ride on river Aar to Biel and then a train back to Geneva. All
you need is to get up early and you can do this in one day.- Neuchatel is really
nice and Murten is beautiful - again, doable in one day.- Yvoire and Nyon are
nice and quite close to Geneva. - Chateau de Chillon, Montreux and
Vevey are great.- Annecy is a beautiful day trip - you can take a bus from
Geneva bus station for 33CHf roundtrip.- Rochers de Naye is just above
Montreux - great nature place.- Bern and Fribourg - both great towns to visit; day
trip each; Paul Klee museum is quite nice in Bern. - Lugano, Bellinzona is
another at least 2 day trip, i'd stay 3 days though; Locarno has a nice hostel-St
Gallen is really nice town; We spent a night in Appenzel and took a pre-alps express
from St Gallen to Lucerne. If you do so, definitively stop for at least a couple of hours
in Rapperswil - i loved this town! - You might know this already, that
sometimes it is more advantageous to get carte journaliere, particularly if you take day trips
and go long distances - you have to be on the direct train before midnight otherwise you'll
have to buy a ticket.- If you are a resident of Geneva, Pont de la Machine tourist
office sells 35CHF day passes valid on a specific day and on all types of transportation (it's
like carte journaliere but for less money) - Railways have multiple offers
for trips to museums: it's a combined train and museum ticket; you can find ti online, or
better simply pick up their promo booklets at the train station.Hope this
helps!
lemiukas, Oct 15, 2009 @ 16:19
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Re: Day trips/weekend trip: Geneva, Switzerland, and Beyond.
Post 3
Oct 23, 2009 @ 16:48
HI I took the bus to Annecy last weekend and it was wonderful. It is so beautiful there and it has great shopping and restaurants. On Sunday there was a brocante fair throughout the old town. It was a really fun trip.
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HI I took the bus to Annecy last weekend and it was wonderful. It is so beautiful there and it has great shopping and restaurants. On Sunday there was a brocante fair throughout the old town. It was a really fun trip.
libby m, Oct 23, 2009 @ 16:48
libby m, Oct 23, 2009 @ 16:48
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