Today you will be travelling by train through Switzerland. On Monday morning we started the journey that would take us from Stockholm to Nendaz in southern Switzerland. It was a journey that involved just over two hours by plane, just under three hours by train and then half an hour by bus. Despite a fairly long journey, it didn't feel slow at all. Travelling through Switzerland is absolutely stunningly beautiful!
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From Arlanda with a bunch of bloggers
The trip to Switzerland is done in collaboration with the Swiss Tourist Office, and we are travelling together with a bunch of other travel bloggers and Adrien, from the Swiss Tourist Office. The whole gang (except Veera from Finland) met at Arlanda in the morning, and then it was time to go ... Follow the first part of the trip, from Arlanda to Nendaz, on film - or through text and pictures.
Travelling by train through Switzerland
Switzerland has invested heavily in public transport and it is possible to travel almost everywhere by train and bus. There's also a convenient system called the 'Swiss Travel Pass', which you buy for varying lengths of time and is valid for all modes of transport. We took the train directly from Zurich station and travelled, with one change, all the way to Sion in the south of the country.
The train journey was a comfortable experience and we sat in the restaurant car, where we ordered beer, bread, ham and salami. Normally they have a whole bunch of dishes to choose from, but right now something in the kitchen was broken ... but we were fine anyway. Above all, we could enjoy a whole fantastic View. We haven't been here very long, but we can already say that this country is crazy beautiful!
Bus trip with "challenges"
The last bit, from Sion to Nendaz, we had to go by bus. Here it was just as beautiful outside the windows, if not more beautiful! However, trying to take photos while the bus winds up serpentine roads and while houses and signs pass by at high speed is a challenge. Another challenge was keeping track of our huge pile of suitcases that wanted to race around the bus at every turn...
Nice evening with ... alphorn
In the end, we came up with our hotel in Nendaz. Really nice with a shower and a welcome drink out in the sun. As we sat there enjoying the heat and the drink, we suddenly heard a piercing sound, and of course had to go and check. A whole bunch of men blowing alphorns! And guess who had to test ...? Yes, Peter of course! And yes, he passed. At least there was sound coming out of the horn!
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This trip was a press trip. The texts, images and opinions are, as usual, our own.
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JoY says:
We agree with you, it's so beautiful and Jacob gets a bit homesick. What nice weather you have ordered?
Hugs
08 August 2017 - 6:35
Helena says:
I understand that he gets homesick! Sooo beautiful here! And the weather yesterday was fantastic 🙂
08 August 2017 - 8:23
Lennart says:
Travelling by train through Switzerland must be a great experience!
08 August 2017 - 6:38
Helena says:
A great country to travel by train through! 🙂
08 August 2017 - 8:24
Matts Torebring says:
I believe you, it must be absolutely beautiful. At the same time, I think there is a harmonious tranquillity, out there among the Alpine peaks.
08 August 2017 - 7:03
Helena says:
You are absolutely right Matts! There is a real sense of calm here. Impossible to feel stressed in these environments!
08 August 2017 - 8:25
Mr Steve says:
"Fabulously beautiful" is a very apt description.
08 August 2017 - 7:15
Helena says:
We have already said several times that it looks unreal, or like in a fairy tale 🙂.
08 August 2017 - 8:26
Imelda says:
Switzerland is wonderfully beautiful! Just very expensive....
08 August 2017 - 7:52
Helena says:
Well, it's not the cheapest country in Europe ... I thought I'd try to look up some prices for camping (even though we're not staying at a campsite now).
08 August 2017 - 8:27
LinizTravel says:
Enjoy 🙂 Kramae from Belgium
08 August 2017 - 7:54
Helena says:
Thank you! Oh, are you in Belgium!? Have a nice time!!!
08 August 2017 - 8:32
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
How incredibly beautiful it is down in the Alps. I can imagine that a train journey offers views beyond the ordinary. Have a great time!
08 August 2017 - 8:02
Helena says:
Really beautiful and delicious to ride the train because you always have a view of the scenery (not so easy to take pictures from the train though ;)).
08 August 2017 - 8:33
Only British says:
Yes we had the Swiss Pass. Highly recommended, as is the train journey up to the Jungfraujoch via the amazing Lauterbrunnen that inspired Tolkien.
08 August 2017 - 8:28
Helena says:
Oh great with even more tips!
08 August 2017 - 8:33
Kenneth Risberg says:
Yes Switzerland has a beautiful landscape. Was there for a few days in the mid 90s. Visited a few different places and from what I remember we never had to go home hungry, very good food.
We managed to get into a wine fair intended for buyers, we tried a few wines but then we had to leave.
Have a great trip and the weather looks nice!
08 August 2017 - 8:33
Helena says:
Haha, fun with the wine fair, that's what you remember afterwards 😉 So far we've had good food, but we haven't been here that long, so I'll probably have to come back ... 😉.
08 August 2017 - 10:14
Lena - good for the soul says:
Wow, so beautiful! So many beautiful places I want to go!
Hug Lena
08 August 2017 - 8:38
Helena says:
Recognise that there are many places you want to go to 😉.
08 August 2017 - 10:14
Mr Nils-Åke Hansson says:
Switzerland with all the alpine peaks must be amazing. Now we look forward to nice pictures.
08 August 2017 - 8:46
Helena says:
We take lots of photos (it's impossible not to ;)) so pictures are coming!
08 August 2017 - 11:28
Ditte says:
What fun with this trip! And Switzerland is really beautiful.
Now it's been a long time since I was there, the pries have deterred. But I have done a lot of skiing in Switzerland, great skiing in great nature and spent several summers doing various language courses at the University of Lausanne and .
Perfect with rail passes that provide great opportunities. And southern Switzerland is a great place to visit. Yes, the whole country.
Take care and enjoy!
08 August 2017 - 9:44
Helena says:
Fantastically beautiful country! It is true that Switzerland is not a cheap country. We will try to check the prices of different things a little more carefully when we are here. The rail pass is easy to use and is valid for several different means of transport.
08 August 2017 - 11:31
Motorhome Helge says:
Very beautiful and so practical with the Travel Pass. When using it, is it just a case of hop on - hop off wherever you want? Obviously you need a seat ticket for longer train journeys, but if you want to travel by bus for shorter distances, can you just hop on?
08 August 2017 - 9:52
Helena says:
Yes, you can get on and off wherever you want. You buy a pass for the number of days you want and then get on and off buses as you wish, without booking. Very convenient! You can book seats if you want on longer train journeys (e.g. if there are a lot of people who want to sit together) but it's not a necessity and usually not needed if there are only two of you.
08 August 2017 - 11:36
Motorhome Helge says:
Perfect! Makes it much easier for shorter journeys
09 August 2017 - 10:37
Annette says:
I guess you need a lot of lung capacity to get sound in one of those!
Now I have to start looking at a future trip in Switzerland - so beautiful! Looking forward to more posts!
08 August 2017 - 10:59
Helena says:
I didn't try it myself, but it seems you need some technique 😉 And more posts are coming of course! 🙂
08 August 2017 - 11:37
Husis blog says:
Peter was right to try his hand at blowing!
It's a pity that Switzerland is one of those countries that hasn't been recognised by the owners, it seems to be nice.
08 August 2017 - 12:57
Helena says:
We will see what they think when we report a little more ... We have seen a lot of motorhomes here! 🙂
08 August 2017 - 13:00
Daniela / Discovering The Planet says:
What a great start to the journey and what views. Hugs to you all
08 August 2017 - 15:16
Helena says:
Indeed! Sorry you couldn't come along...! Hugs from us
08 August 2017 - 19:22
Oscar Andrén says:
Lovely photos, I've only been to the Alps in the winter for skiing but there is plenty to see and do for those who like to hike and eat good food.
I hiked in Bulgaria this summer and wrote about it in my blog.
08 August 2017 - 16:00
Helena says:
The Alps are beautiful in both winter and summer! Exciting with hiking in Bulgaria! I'll check out your blog when I'm home again and have more time!
08 August 2017 - 19:24
Ruth in Virginia says:
In 1983 I took a group bus trip from Munich to Switzerland.
An all-German group. The speaker pumped out "Ooompapa" music.
in high volume. 🙂 - It was a nice trip. We stayed at Vierwaldstättersee
and made day trips to various locations, including by train to Grindelwald.
It was in May, and everything was green; wonderful flower meadows.
It is an incredibly beautiful and magnificent landscape. You become
overwhelmed by all the beauty - looking forward to the next post.
-I also blew the Alpenhorn - not so easy.
08 August 2017 - 16:38
Helena says:
What fun that you have also been here and that you also experienced it as magnificent! What views then! Fun by the way that you also tried the alphorn 🙂
08 August 2017 - 19:25
Ama de casa says:
Sooo nice and beautiful! 🙂 I love going by train (when they run smoothly, and they usually do, except in Sweden if I may generalise 😉 ).
Have a great time in Sch... Schwe... Oh! Have a great time in that Alpine country! 😀
08 August 2017 - 16:43
Helena says:
Haha, no, it's not the easiest country to spell... 😉 But thank you anyway, we plan to have a great time on the peaks 🙂.
08 August 2017 - 19:26
Across the board says:
So incredibly beautiful. You almost expect the Von Trapp family to peek out in the next picture. Fun to test such a horn, well done to get sound in it.
08 August 2017 - 19:57
Helena says:
Haha, well who knows? Maybe they'll show up in the next picture 😉 .
08 August 2017 - 23:32
Johanna in Skåne says:
Very nice environments! We were in Switzerland in the late 90s and on our honeymoon. Nice hiking trails up and down and mountain hotels/hostels with lots of food. We could hardly sleep after the buffet and final cream cake... Outside Zurich there is (was?) a fantastic water park (Alpamare) with lots of slides, iodine baths, road pool, flowing water etc. We were there for almost 8 hours?
08 August 2017 - 22:01
Johanna in Skåne says:
Oh I really want to go there https://www.alpamare.ch for wave pools etc.?
08 August 2017 - 22:04
Helena says:
Glad you were here in Switzerland on your honeymoon! Nice place for honeymoon really!!! Agree that it is a lot of and hearty food. Did you try raclette? The water park sounds as nice as possible 🙂
09 August 2017 - 7:24
Johanna in Skåne says:
Yes we ate raclette, good and very filling!
09 August 2017 - 7:38
Goatfish says:
Oh, Switzerland and the Alps, something so divinely beautiful!
Once upon a time, back in the day, my mate and I went on an Intercity train between Hamburg and Basel and stayed in a hotel there and then continued by bus to Italy. And we had coffee in some Alpine village. The memories came rushing in... 😀.
Enjoy, I'm getting jealous.
Hugs
08 August 2017 - 22:11
Helena says:
Isn't it great to have a lot of good memories to look back on? Alpine villages are nice! 🙂
09 August 2017 - 7:26
BP says:
I have skied in Switzerland but never been there in the summer. Oh beautiful it is when I looked at your header picture. Smoothly with the passport!
08 August 2017 - 22:59
Helena says:
Glad you went skiing here! It is probably as a winter destination Switzerland is best known, but it is nice in the summer as well 🙂 ).
09 August 2017 - 7:26
Monet says:
I have lived and worked in Lausanne in the French part of Lac Léman, Lake Geneva. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, the big lake and fantastic nature also up there towards Chamonix for example. This part of Switzerland feels and is originally French, it is really a funny divided country, German, French and a little Italian. Be sure to eat raclette, once you have done so you will get a raclette iron in Sweden and have nice parties! Don't forget the cheese fondue, homemade is hard to beat.
09 August 2017 - 11:28
Helena says:
Oh interesting that you lived in Switzerland and in the part you tell us about! Of course the country is divided, we have so far managed to visit a French area (Nendaz) and a German one (Zermatt). We have also managed to try raclette now, twice actually. Interesting and a nice way to socialise! But unfortunately I have to say that I don't really like eating so much cheese, so it wasn't really my favourite. But the cheese in you is super good and it is at least interesting to try! 🙂
09 August 2017 - 21:34
Mazzi says:
hello
If I am going from Bergamo to ST.Moritz, can I buy train tickets on the spot (train station) or do I have to buy in advance?
10 April 2018 - 20:01