SUMMARY: Switzerland

This summary is for completeness only. It seems unjust to form our impression of a whole country based on arriving late one evening and departing that next morning, seeing little more than the town of Chur and the mountain pass to Italy.

The city of Chur was very clean, though everything was expensive. Looking at some restaurants' menus confirmed that this has been the most expensive city we've visited since Oslo. The people we encountered were very helpful and friendly. The rail ticket vendor in the train station stamped our Italian Rail Pass and empathized with our struggle in Munich. The lady at the hotel was courteous and had us checked in right away. The woman at the train station grocery store gave us a couple sets of plastic utensils. Finally, the railway attendant on the Bernina Express was probably the most friendly guy we have met on this trip (though the engine break down left him visibly distraught).

What we liked:

• Friendly people

What we didn't like:

• Expensive

Interesting findings:

• Very colourful money

As usual, here are some extra pictures, all taken during our journey on the Bernina Express.

*Daryl twisting to get a view of an aqueduct

*Unfortunately, we are a bit washed out from the flash (people seem confused by our camera and the automatic setting doesn't take a great picture)