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13-07-06, 12:52 PM

Yup, I am off on holiday there for the next two weeks (sadly as a family, not on my bike).

So who has been there, and what is a must-see?

13-07-06, 12:54 PM

Few biggish hills and loads of toblerone. Give it a miss mate. Oh and the odd cheesey clock with a bird in it.

Get yerself off to Skegness at a fraction of the price.

HTH.

timwilky · 13-07-06, 12:56 PM

Well you have to drink the wheat beer even if just for it laxative properties.

The trains are good when they appologise in half a dozen languages for being 2 minutes late leaving a station

Spiderman · 13-07-06, 01:03 PM

Lake Geneva if the water fountain is on is loverly. Lucerene has a statue of Freddy Murcury by the water.
The whole place is loverly if youve never been.

13-07-06, 01:15 PM

Spidey..but apart from being luvverly...whaht else has it to offer? Nothing I can see that couldn't be matched by full board in Mablethorpe!

13-07-06, 01:19 PM

Spiez is absolutely gorgeous place.

http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/gui...thunersee.html

When I went there we checked into a hotel [reasonably priced for Switzerland too] to watch a mega storm over lake, mountains and forest

13-07-06, 01:36 PM

was there last year and the place is so breathtaking and incredibly clean. we only did some of the passes in the alps. wish we were there longer.

13-07-06, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KrZ

was there last year and the place is so breathtaking and incredibly clean. we only did some of the passes in the alps. wish we were there longer.

Oh man, you really make me wish I was going with my bike!! That glacier looks awesome, I shall have to check it out. And also plan a bike trip there after my family hols

13-07-06, 02:04 PM

Do the railway that goes up inside the north face of the Eiger, I think it's called something like Jungfraujoch - amazing to look out of the window on the northwall, with a 6,000 ft+ almost sheer drop and see climbers making their way up it

Otherwise it's bloody expensive

13-07-06, 03:00 PM

take a trip to jo'burg while you're there and if you've time go to table top mountain in cape town, the views are spectacular.

what?

13-07-06, 12:52 PM	#1
Warthog Guest Posts: n/a	Switzerland Yup, I am off on holiday there for the next two weeks (sadly as a family, not on my bike). So who has been there, and what is a must-see?

13-07-06, 12:56 PM	#3
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13-07-06, 01:03 PM	#4
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13-07-06, 12:54 PM	#2
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	Few biggish hills and loads of toblerone. Give it a miss mate. Oh and the odd cheesey clock with a bird in it. Get yerself off to Skegness at a fraction of the price. HTH.

13-07-06, 01:15 PM	#5
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	Spidey..but apart from being luvverly...whaht else has it to offer? Nothing I can see that couldn't be matched by full board in Mablethorpe!

13-07-06, 01:19 PM	#6
lynw Guest Posts: n/a	Spiez is absolutely gorgeous place. http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/gui...thunersee.html When I went there we checked into a hotel [reasonably priced for Switzerland too] to watch a mega storm over lake, mountains and forest

13-07-06, 01:36 PM	#7
KrZ Guest Posts: n/a	was there last year and the place is so breathtaking and incredibly clean. we only did some of the passes in the alps. wish we were there longer.

13-07-06, 02:04 PM	#9
Mr Toad Guest Posts: n/a	Do the railway that goes up inside the north face of the Eiger, I think it's called something like Jungfraujoch - amazing to look out of the window on the northwall, with a 6,000 ft+ almost sheer drop and see climbers making their way up it Otherwise it's bloody expensive

13-07-06, 03:00 PM	#10
keithd Guest Posts: n/a	take a trip to jo'burg while you're there and if you've time go to table top mountain in cape town, the views are spectacular. what?