The first day of our trip, we traveled from Zurich airport to our hotel in the sleepy valley village of Lauterbrunnen. The ride in on the train was beautiful-the view of the country was spectacular, but I feel the pictures don't quite do it justice.
And my favorite part was the view of the mountains! Here are the Swiss Alps!
I've been on trains many times, but the 2-floor trains were a fun deviation. We talked to a nice woman on the train, and found that in Switzerland, the common language is Swiss-German. I think it is merely a difference in pronunciation, but I may be wrong. Then, High German (Germany's German xD), French, Italian and English. Luckily for us, if someone didn't speak English, Fathia could speak to them in French. The currency is Swiss francs, and the people are quite nice when you need help getting somewhere. And as far as I noticed, they like you more if you put in the effort to pronounce things properly. ;)
On that note, a quick lesson.
The city we arrived in is the capital, Zurich. [Zur-ick]
The valley village we stayed in for 3 days is called Lauterbrunnen. [Law-ter-brew-nen]
Trains are called bahn in German. [Bah-n]
Exit is ausgang. [Aws-gah-ng]
Entrance is eingang. [Eye-n-gah-ng]
You roll your R's a little, and the '"-ch" sound is a throaty kind of sound. Think phlegm.
I'll let this marinate with you guys for a while, before I elaborate on our stay in Lauterbrunnen.
Thank you for finally finding some time to post some pics :-) Even though much of the time it was overcast it looks like Switzerland is a gorgeous country. It also sounds like the people are wonderful. I had the same experience when I lived in Germany. If you put forth the effort people respond well to your excitement for their language and culture. Keep posting and having fun! Love you!
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