| Top 10 Things To Do Next Time You Visit | | | | the one made here, it's amazing! Maybe because |
| Switzerland | | | | of the great milk they produce here? anyways |
| To be honest with you, I never had much | | | | you will need to by and eat lots of this while in |
| interest in visiting Switzerland. | | | | Switzerland! |
| I never really thought I would ever visit the | | | | 7. Go Watch Shopping |
| country, sure I'd stop by if we happened to pass | | | | I'm not sure why watches are such a big and |
| by, but not more than that really. | | | | important thing in Switzerland, but everything and |
| Well, life is full of surprises because last year we | | | | everyone is so punctual it's ridiculous. Nothing or |
| ended up moving there for a few months to | | | | nobody arrive a minute later than planned, nor |
| work during the ski season, and Switzerland also | | | | earlier... Every second shop is a watch shop, and |
| turned out to be full of surprises. It's a fascinating | | | | watches seems to have become part of the |
| country with a lot of history, culture and natural | | | | Swiss lifestyle. The best Swiss watch brands don't |
| beauty. | | | | even like to call themselves a watch business |
| I'll be honest and say that there were many | | | | anymore, but a luxury business. |
| things we didn't do and places we never went to, | | | | 8. Visit The Old Villages |
| but here are our top 10 favorite things to do in | | | | If you take the time to visit the Graubunden area |
| Switzerland: | | | | you'll be amazed. There are villages with houses |
| | | | dating back to the 13th century that people still |
| 1. Go Hiking / Tramping | | | | live in! They also speak an ancient language called |
| Switzerland has more than 48 300 km marked | | | | Romanch, which has died out everywhere else |
| trails, and the nature is mind blowing. The air is | | | | but here, and they try their hardest to keep their |
| fresh, and you often find yourself alone with | | | | old traditions as well. |
| nature. Hiking in Switzerland is easy, there are | | | | 9. Take a Beautiful Train Route |
| often restaurants and hotels along the way, so | | | | Traveling by train can look expensive at a first |
| you can choose between camping in a hut, or | | | | sight, but there are so many deals and offers you |
| staying over in a hotel. | | | | can get that you may end up with an amazing |
| And even if you're not the hiking type of person, | | | | route cheaper than a one way ticket. One |
| there are so many different day hikes you can | | | | example is their day passes where you can travel |
| do. Just going for walks in Switzerland is a | | | | as much as you like, anywhere you want for a |
| beautiful experience, at all times of the year. Even | | | | whole day. Just ask the staff, read one of their |
| in winter time there are beautiful walks you can | | | | many pamphlets or check out their website for |
| take up at the ski fields. Enjoying the nature in | | | | deals! |
| Switzerland is the number one thing to do, one | | | | There is the world famous Glacier Express route, |
| way or another. | | | | but also countless of other beautiful routes. |
| 2. Adventure Time in Interlaken | | | | Traveling by train is more than just a transport |
| Interlaken is like a big outdoor adventure park. | | | | from point A to point B here, it's a destination in |
| There is a lot to do for the adrenalin seeker: Sky | | | | itself. |
| diving over the Swiss glacier, water-ski etc. It's a | | | | |
| beautiful area, and is also really close to the | | | | 9. Go Alpine Skiing |
| highest train station in Europe which you can find | | | | Yeah I know it's summertime at the moment, but |
| at over 3,400 metres high. | | | | I just have to mention two of the best things to |
| | | | do in Switzerland. There aren't many places in the |
| 4. A Day In Bern - The Capital | | | | world where you can travel to at any season and |
| A beautiful city with a lot of history and old | | | | have a great time. |
| buildings. It's nice to walk around and let the old | | | | In Switzerland, winter is just as much of a high |
| city take you back a few hundred years. All | | | | season as summer is, and that for a good reason. |
| shops blend in so well in the old buildings, and | | | | Few places in Europe has as good skiing as in |
| some shops have been there for decades. | | | | Switzerland. Many of the ski-fields are huge and |
| 5. Try The Local Delicacies | | | | often blend in with each other, meaning you can |
| Switzerland might be a small country in size, but | | | | ski over to another ski resort. Many people who |
| every region has kept their own specialties and | | | | go skiing in Switzerland don't actually go there for |
| cultural traditions close to their hearts. Try out the | | | | the skiing, but for the experience. Sitting in the |
| local food specialties, they're different | | | | sun 2000 meters high up on the mountain |
| everywhere. One thing the regions have in | | | | overlooking the mountain tops with a nice hot |
| common when it comes to food is that the food | | | | chocolate is just as nice as skiing by itself. In |
| is almost always covered by cheese. | | | | spring time it gets so warm you can ski in bikini! |
| Cheese equals Switzerland. But it's cheese of the | | | | 10) Go Sledging |
| best quality you can get. A favorite is to just | | | | This is a crazy sport. Yes, sport. They actually |
| melt it all down in a pot (fondue) and dip bread in | | | | compete internationally with sledging. Not bob |
| some bread - perfect! Another specialty you can | | | | sleding, but the wooden one! In Bergün you can |
| find all over Switzerland is their nut cakes. There | | | | sledge down a 6 km long sledge run or a shorter |
| are special nut cakes for different areas of | | | | but steeper run for the fear less one. Sledge runs |
| Switzerland. | | | | are everywhere around the ski areas, and a lot |
| | | | of fun. |
| 6. Swiss Chocolate | | | | Hope this inspires you to put Switzerland on your |
| No other chocolate in the world can compare to | | | | next trip, it's also not as expensive as you think! |