Zurich, Switzerland part 2: Bahnhofstrasse, trams, museums, Zug
Continuing our in-depth look at Zürich, Switzerland focusing on the modern side of the city showing you the great boulevard, the Bahnhofstrasse lined with thriving, modern retail frontage from end to end, and some of Zürich's other shopping lanes.
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We will go out on a lake boat ride, take you on an excursion to a nearby town, visit the main museums, and generally show you around.
Bahnhofstrasse is the pride of modern Zurich, and counts as the one and only Boulevard of the city. It is famous for being one of the most exclusive and expensive shopping streets in the world. Here you can get anything from diamond rings to chocolate to fur coats. About 140 stores are located along it. A study In 2011 named the Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive commercial rent for retail property in Europe. We'll take you up and down the full length of Bahnhofstrasse on foot and in the tram.
By the way the reason that we can present such a long and comprehensive program about Zürich is that it was filmed during 10 visits to Zürich in recent years.
Zürich’s Hauptbahnhof is the busiest train station in the world as measured by total number of daily trains, but the Hauptbahnhof is more than just a train station – it's like a small town in itself. There are many restaurants and bars and cafes and the lower level has got a vast shopping mall, and it is really popular because these stores are open at night and on Sundays when many of these stores in the city are closed. You'll find a whole variety of shops available here, not just travel items, luggage stores, but clothing stores and sundries, there is the sandwich shops, there is the stationary places, all kinds of ways to spend your money. If you're here towards the end of September you might get lucky and run into the Oktoberfest celebration. These are Swiss, they also like their beer and their lederhosen and their sausages, very similar to Munich in southern Germany in Bavaria. It's Oktoberfest time with some great Swiss beer, there's some music in the air, and a lot of fun. Everybody is very friendly here and the whole station turns into one big party scene.
There are nearly 300 hotels in Zürich so you have a wide range of choice from the cheapest hostel up to a five-star deluxe hotel like the hotels Savoy Bauer en Ville. It's right on Paradeplatz and Bahnhofstrasse – a very refined and expensive place to stay, with prices generally above €500. Perhaps four-star luxury is more suitable for you and definitely less expensive. We enjoyed the St. Gotthard Hotel. It's right on the Bahnhofstrasse just one block from the train station, making access about the best in town.
For visitors who have any interest whatsoever in art, it's worth walking a few blocks to the south edge of the old town to visit Zürich's art museum, the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Behind the train station the country's largest museum occupies a huge neo-Gothic castle built a century ago and houses a grand display of Swiss history illustrating the full length of human culture from the Stone Age up through the 1940s.
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Swiss Travel Pass Or A Rented Car For Exploring Switzerland on a Budget - All You Need To Know..
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Exploring Switzerland means the Swiss Pass for many people and for others, renting a car in Switzerland could also be a choice to explore the beautiful country by road. In this video, I will show you both the options from an Indian tourist point of view. In this video, we will compare the Swiss rail pass and its benefits with the possibility of renting a car in Switzerland and taking the roads exploring it’s many beautiful towns and villages.
As an Indian vlogger and an Indian youtuber, I visited Switzerland on a budget trip and recorded my entire experience of a budget trip to Switzerland and even though I was a solo traveler to Switzerland and not many who go to Switzerland on a honeymoon or visit Switzerland with family, I still rented a car which came out to be cheaper than buying a Swiss Travel Pass.
I rented a car in Switzerland for Rs. 13,600 from Alamo car rental at Zurich airport and drove from Zurich to Geneva and on my way stopped at some of the prettiest cities and villages on my way.
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Renting a car in Switzerland gave me full flexibility to explore the country at my own pace and then visit as many villages as I want. But that does not mean that I have not included full details about the Swiss Travel Pass. It is one of the best ways to explore Switzerland by train and enjoy its truly beautiful scenic views and use more than 500 free entries to museums all over Switzerland. Full details on the cost of the Swiss pass are included in the video.
In this video, I will discuss and show the following in great detail.
1) Renting a car in Switzerland
2) Parking in Switzerland.
3) Exploring Switzerland on a budget.
4) How to plan a Switzerland road trip.
5) How to use the Swiss rail pass.
6) How to use the Swiss Travel Pass.
7) How expensive is Switzerland?
8) Right-hand drive in Switzerland.
Basically, this video discusses how an Indian traveler can explore Switzerland on a tight budget without missing out on any of the tour essentials
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Many people plan expensive tour packages to Switzerland or check Switzerland Tour Packages. But they do not realize that making your own Switzerland Trip from India can be budget Friendly.
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The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich in northern Switzerland. This is experienced in a most impressive way on a boat trip. Watch the rainbow distinctly visible on a sunny day !
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Should you buy the Swiss Travel Pass? | Switzerland Trains
If you want to travel in Switzerland you will ask yourself, if you should buy the Swiss Travel Pass? The Swiss Travel Pass is a ticket that is valid in almost all of Switzerland and includes rides in tram, bus, train, ship and (some) cable cars. It is perfect if you would like to see the Swiss lakes as well as the Swiss Alps on your trip to Switzerland in a short time and put a lot of kilometres on the ground. If you live in Switzerland however then the General Abonnement (GA) is a better option for you.
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Switzerland Trains: Ticket Machine Explained
How to buy a ticket for bus or train in Switzerland from a ticket machine? It is very easy to use a ticket machine at a train station or bus stop in Switzerland. It is a touchscreen machine that accepts cash and credit cards. It does not matter if it is at a train station of the Glacier Epxress, SBB, or Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, they all work similarly.
If you like to go to Zurich Airport or Geneva Airport, you will need to use also find out how that works.
Of course, there are alternatives such as the Swiss Travel Pass, or a rental car in Switzerland, or additions such as the Half Fare Card that make your journey cheaper.
I hope this how to video helps you in booking or buying your ticket in Switzerland.
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Travel Switzerland - Tips on Using Public Transportation in Zurich
Learn how to ride common form of public transport in Zurich. (Zurich, Switzerland)
It is easy to navigate around Zurich. You can use the city's extensive tram and bus network, hop on a lake steamer, ride a taxi or rent a bike. The easiest way to get to almost any location in the city is to ride a tram. Use this map at the tram stop to find out your route. Today, I will be going from Central to Kunstouse. Before buying a ticket at one of the machines, decide what kind of ticket you need and then press the appropriate button. If you plan on riding more than twice, I highly recommend the day pass. After you press the button, the ticket price will be displayed on the screen. When paying, make sure to have plenty of coins, as most of the machines do not accept bills. This is where the ticket comes out. Now you are ready to get on the tram.
This plate shows you what trams stop here. You can check out the timings on this departure table. Our tram to Kunstouse leaves in three minutes. Looks like that is our tram. You can see the route by looking at the color and number. The tram halts at every stop. Make sure to press the button or the door would not open. The trams can take you practically everywhere in Zurich. If you need to take a taxi, make sure to order one on the phone or get one on a taxi rank. I am Nadia Migdal, showing you Zurich.
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I only pay 50% on Swiss Train Tickets! Of course you can too, if you get the Swiss Half Fare Card for tourists by SBB. You will pay CHF 120 for a one month half fare card, that enables you to purchase tickets for your train, bus, boat, shop, tram and cable car at only half the fare!
For more information you best search Swiss Half Fare Card for Tourists and take it from there. You can purchase the card either at home or once you have arrived at a train station ticket counter.
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LA DOLCE VITA IN TICINO
Bordering Italy, Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. The magical landscape of Ticino is blessed with sunshine for about 300 days of the year and offers a Swiss Mediterranean lifestyle. Ticino is famous for its beautiful lakes and sub-tropical climate, with lush vegetation, where palm trees and bamboo grow wild.
Ideally located in the centre of Europe, Ticino is set on the Lago Maggiore and the Lago di Lugano shores and is also conveniently close to Italy and the Italian lakes of Lago di Como and Lago di Garda, as well as a short commute to the “city of fashion” Milan, with its 3 international airports. The Mediterranean Sea and some of the finest Alpine ski resorts are also within easy reach.
Ticino offers a diverse lifestyle with an abundance of attractions and facilities with a unique combination of high quality Swiss infrastructure and the Italian flavour of “La Dolce Vita”.
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The picturesque community of Lugano faces onto Lago di Lugano and thrives on a lively atmosphere with festivals, markets and unspoiled charm. The famous Via Nassa offers world class shopping that includes all well known luxury brands. While this marvelous city is known to attract tourists and luminaries, it is also a perfect environment to set up a first residence. As Switzerland’s third largest banking centre, Lugano features an active economy, good business centers, an international school (TASIS, FRANKLIN), a really beautiful 18 hole golf course and a regional airport.
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Lugano and Gandria in Switzerland’s Ticino
Lugano, in the Ticino district of southern Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lugano, has both a medieval and Mediterranean feeling that you will discover in our in-depth visit, which also brings you to the lakefront villages of Gandria and Morcote.
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We go by train, boat, on foot and funicolare to show you many great sites including Swiss Miniatur, with small models of Swiss buildings in a park setting, and the Alprose chocolate factory.
The historic center of Lugano is famous for arcades that line both sides of the street forming covered sidewalk areas with a calm and sheltered environment, protecting you from the rain and sun.
This style of columns and arches is reminiscent of Italian architecture -- after all, we are right next to Italy here in Lugano and you also see that feeling of Italy in the piazza, the big open square. The language is Italian and so is much of the lifestyle here in Ticino, which enjoys a magical blend of two cultures, with Swiss efficiency and Italian charm.
You will love how well the pedestrian zone works – peaceful streets with people walking here and there. It is so friendly and sociable, makes for a great atmosphere.
We really enjoyed stopping at this famous gourmet food shop, Gabbani, in business here since 1937 and they've really branched out – they've got a wine shop, a cheese shop, and they even run a small hotel that's ranked number three on Trip Advisor.
This area is also world famous for its chocolates. In fact there's a chocolate factory just outside the city we visit, the Alprose, and you will see how they make their chocolates.
Another feature that makes Lugano so attractive are the hillside streets. It's just so much more interesting than being in a flatland town. They've got staircase streets, they've got gently sloping streets, and it's all for pedestrians. It's a small part of town. It's a section which is goes up the hill alongside the funicular, but it really is a lot of fun to check it out. Some of the restaurants put tables out on the staircase streets. That would be a fine place to eat on a nice day. And even though it's a little bit of work to walk up the steps, it's a very popular retail center.
It's a kind of backbeat neighborhood with some quirky little boutiques and unique shops and artists and craftspeople. You'll run into some real characters here. Custom-made clothing and jewelry a whole variety of fun things to look at.
It's the kind of neighborhood that would be very easy to mess, or you might be easily discouraged if you get to the foot of one of those hills and look up and think oh, no, I don't want to walk up that hill. But really it's not difficult at all. The slope is very gradual – you walk up, you walk down.
We’re also going to take you on a scenic boat ride from Lugano to Gandria, just five miles away. On a day like this it's perfect to sit up on the outdoor deck, or you could sit down below inside. It's very comfortable there as well. We're traveling in the month of May in Switzerland and it's warm and sunny especially because we're in the southern part of the country.
Gandria is truly a magical little village, clinging to the hillside along the shores of Lake Lugano. We will be getting off here and taking a little stroll through the village and finding it is a pedestrian zone. Cars are not allowed in the village itself because the lanes are just much too narrow and steep.
As soon as you get off the boat you can start exploring as we wind our way around these narrow lanes, and bends and turns and twists and discovering – always fun to explore someplace new for the first time.
This is part of our big series of movies about Switzerland taking you to most of the great places. We will bring you to Lucerne and up to Mount Titlis, Mount Rigi, over to Interlaken, up to the Jungfrau. We will see the Shilthorn, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Trummelbach Falls, Grindelwald, Bern, then on to Zermatt, the Matterhorn, yes we will have a look at the Gornergrat, up the Sunnegga, do some hiking, show you the village then on down to Lugano and Locarno in the southern part of Switzerland, the Ticino we also take you to the great city of Zürich. Look for them in our Swiss collection.
Interlaken, Switzerland
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The town of Interlaken makes a perfect home base for exploring the beautiful mountains all around the central region of Switzerland.
In this segment we will take a quick look at what Interlaken has to offer. The advantages of staying in Interlaken are the many hotels, restaurants and shops, and wonderful train and bus connections to get up to the mountain sites. Some of the world's most spectacular mountain scenery is waiting for you just outside of Interlaken in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
Europe's longest glacier -- four famous mountain peaks: the Monk, Eiger, Jungfrau and Shilthorn -- astonishingly beautiful Lauterbrunnen Valley, my favorite -- Europe's highest railroad station, delightful mountain villages of Grindelwald, Wengen and Murren -- two large lakes with tour boat service -- and some fascinating nearby cities.
We have many other movies about the surrounding mountains and valleys you can find on our YouTube channel and on our website.
All of these attractions are close to the town of Interlaken which makes a perfect base from which to explore the region. There are nearly 100 hotels and guest houses in all price ranges in the city. While Interlaken is attractive with excellent supply of these hotels shops and restaurants, and there's a pretty park in the middle, frankly it is not one of Switzerland's really quaint and traditional villages. You don't come to this area just to see Interlaken. Instead it's a practical tourist center with fine support services, excellent rail and boat connections, and a compactness that makes for easy walking anywhere in town. There's also a large casino filled with slot machines for some evening amusement. The nearby surrounding peaks and valleys are your main reason for being in Interlaken so your time in town is mostly for eating and sleeping, doing a little shopping, in order to gear up for the excursions into the mountains.
For the more adventurous you can go paragliding. That's right even if you don't know anything about it you can go with a pilot and enjoy tandem paraglide ride. They'll drive you up to the hills and then you do a little walking, hike up further up on the slope, and you jump off, and the payoff is you get to glide down and enjoy a fantastic view.
Or for something less adventurous you can just rent a bicycle and go peddle around. There's a lot to see in the Interlaken area. The town itself is relatively flat and you can peddle through the shopping areas and up into the residential zones.
As you can see the main activity in town is shopping -- all sorts of souvenirs for sale, clothing, you can buy some hiking gear. It's a great place for backpacks, for boots, hats, clothing of all kinds, walking sticks and a T-shirt that says Interlaken.
There's not much of a pedestrian zone that's free of automobiles here but they do have one little lane that's for pedestrians. But the rest of town is very friendly for walking around, the sidewalks are wide and there's always things to look at and things to do.
While you have many lovely hotels to pick from there's no question that one of them stands out above all the others. It's the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel and Spa Five-Star, ultra-deluxe. Even if you cannot afford to spend the night here you might enjoy a meal in one of their various restaurants and you can even have a nice meal on their front terrace with a view looking up towards the Jungfrau.
This great meadow is right next to the one major street of town, the Hohweg, which is beautifully landscaped and kept in a semi-natural state with flowers and trees and the meadow along one side and grand hotels on the other.
If you're a gambler of course there is a casino like there is in most Swiss towns and it's an elegant place. It's part of the Kursal complex which for 100 years has been a cultural center of the city, set in a beautiful park with fountains and flowers.
Tourists have been coming to Interlaken and the area since about 1800 when it was first popularized by some romantic painters and then tourism really increased in the 1890s and early 1900s with the opening of railway service.
There is a quiet residential area behind the main commercial town. Population of Interlaken is quite small, just about 5000 people, many of them living in traditional chalet-style houses that really make something for you to have a look at. So that's another nice activity -- take a stroll in the residential neighborhood.
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We decided to rent a little boat near our home, on Lake Zurich. Summers (like all seasons) are beautiful here in Switzerland. Although, without doubt, I'm partial to summers.
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Hey Guys! Welcome to my first video! Today, I will share swiss travel tips and tricks with you. Switzerland is a beautiful country, and it is very expensive as well. You need to be careful of the money that you spend. Swiss food, trains, travel - everything is expensive. you need to know what is worth spending on, and what's not.
I will tell you how to do a Switzerland Trip on a budget. I will tell you which towns you can stay in, what cities that you can visit in Switzerland, how to save on swiss trains and what to eat. There are many small towns near the Jungfraujoch like switzerland like Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen and also the ones incuding Luzern, Lausanne, Lungern etc.
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Interlaken, Bern, Thun, Switzerland
Interlaken in the heart of the Alps and Bern, at 8:42 are two of the great destinations of Switzerland presented in this practical guide, along with the historic city of Thun at 25:10 in the travel video.
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Switzerland playlist Interlaken makes a perfect home base for exploring the beautiful mountains all around the central region of Switzerland, offering many hotels, restaurants and shops, and wonderful train and bus connections to get up to the mountain sites. Tourists have been coming to Interlaken and the area since about 1800 when it was first popularized by some romantic painters and then tourism really increased in the 1890s and early 1900s with the opening of railway service.
Some of the world's most spectacular mountain scenery is waiting for you just outside of Interlaken in the heart of the Swiss Alps. In this movie we’re focusing on how to get the most out of your visit to the town. For the more adventurous you can go paragliding. Or for something less adventurous you can just rent a bicycle and go peddle around. There's a lot to see in the Interlaken area. The town itself is relatively flat and you can peddle through the shopping areas and up into the residential zones.
A main activity in town is shopping – all sorts of souvenirs for sale, clothing, you can buy some hiking gear. It's a great place for backpacks, for boots, hats, clothing of all kinds, walking sticks and a T-shirt that says Interlaken.
There's not much of a pedestrian zone that's free of automobiles here but they do have one little lane that's for pedestrians. But the rest of town is very friendly for walking around, the sidewalks are wide and there's always things to look at and things to do.
The great meadow forms a major park, beautifully landscaped and kept in a semi-natural state with flowers and trees and the meadow along one side and grand hotels on the other.
If you’re a gambler there is a casino like there is in most Swiss towns and it's an elegant place. It’s part of the Kursal complex which for 100 years has been a cultural center of the city, set in a beautiful park with fountains and flowers.
Another major attraction worth seeing near Interlaken is the city of Bern the political capital of Switzerland and it's just one hour away by train.
The Bern train station is right next to the old town so your walk through the historic zone begins the moment you arrive. The main street proceeds directly from the front of the train station right through the historic center. It's one street about ten blocks long, but it changes name several times. By the station and it's the Spitalgasse, then it becomes the Marktgasse, then the Kramgasse, then the Gerechtigkeitsgasse. Today, it's the main street of Bern, as it has been for centuries. This road is remarkable, not only for the ancient buildings and arcades that cover both sides, but for the spectacular Renaissance fountains down the middle. Today it's a popular shopping street with surprisingly modern shop interiors, and there's a slight curve with a long line of Baroque façades that combine to produce one of Bern's most impressive streetscapes. This Kramgasse and its buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage site that encompasses the entire old city of Bern – a very impressive honor that UNESCO has designated all of the historic area as a World Heritage Site.
At the end of town across the river they have their famous bear pits. In recent years the government has greatly expanded this bear habitat to make it really a pleasant place for the bears to live.
Another important building is the Gothic cathedral with the nation's highest church tower at 328 feet, which you may climb for a bird’s eye view of the historic center. Construction of the cathedral began in 1421 in the Gothic style. It is a three-nave basilica without a transept or aisles, 85 m long and 34 m wide – it is quite huge. The walls outside are supported by flying buttresses and the majority of the building is constructed with local sandstone, and bricks were used for the ceiling for the vaults.
On the train ride back to Interlaken it is easy to get off at the picturesque city of Thun and spend a few hours walking around, enjoying the special ambience of this place, with a river running through the middle of the Old Town and a unique two-level sidewalk on the main pedestrian street. Then return to Interlaken and continue our exploration of this great city.
This video is part of a longer series that we're presenting all about Switzerland, including Lucerne, Zürich, Zermatt, Lugano, Locarno, and a lot of beautiful mountaintops scenery to share with you.
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