000024 Tourism in Switzerland
On Saturday, April 11, Xiao Yifei and Wilhelm drove to the German border city of Konstanz in two hours.
After crossing the bridge, we followed the street through the German customs and came to the Swiss border.
Soon it was Xiao Yifei's turn to fly them. A Swiss border officer glanced at Xiao Yifei a few times, looked at his passport, and let him go, and then it was Xiao Yifei's turn.
Hand in your passport and visa, which must be prepared. After looking through the information, the border officer asked, "What are you doing in Switzerland?" ”
The official languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romance, I don't know what language this person uses, it is said that this is the German-speaking area of Switzerland, but Xiao Yifei was stunned and didn't understand, so he could only tell the border officer:
"I know German, can you say it again in German?"
So the border officer asked again in German.
Xiao Yifei handed over the materials prepared by Nagao and said to him: "I have a Geneva auction of lots in Nagao, and I want to participate in the auction, and by the way, I will go on a road trip to Switzerland and France with my German friends. ”
The border officer asked, "Nagao?" Watches and clocks auctions? ”
Xiao Yifei is very proud, it seems that Nagao's company has promoted it really well, and even the border officials know that there is this auction: "Yes, it is a clock auction." ”
"Show me your driver's license."
Xiao Yifei handed the notarized German and French translations of his Chinese driver's license to the border officer.
It is estimated that foreigners are really face blind when looking at Chinese, and this border officer stared at the photo on the driver's license and Xiao Yifei's face for a long time, and then looked at the passport for a while, and finally let him go.
"Have a great trip ahead."
"Thank you, goodbye."
After crossing the border, Xiao Yifei and his team drove directly onto Highway 7, and an hour later, they arrived at the first stop of the trip, Zurich.
Switzerland is a small country, with an area of only 40,000 square kilometers, only 7 magic capitals, and a population of less than 8 million, only one-third of the magic capital. However, it is the richest, most economically developed and highest living standard country in the world, with a per capita GDP ranking among the top in the world, rich in tourism resources, and the land is dotted with mountains, rivers, lakes and forests, and has the reputation of a world park.
Zurich is one of Switzerland's two international cities, home to one-third of the country's population. But Zurich is not the capital of Switzerland, its capital is Bernier, a place that many people have not heard of.
Along the way, William taught Xiao Yifei a lot of things, such as simple drinking water.
In Switzerland, tap water is drinkable, as is the case in many Western countries, but unlike other countries, the fountain water that can be found everywhere in cities, towns and countryside is completely drinkable unless otherwise specified. Therefore, in Switzerland, except for the restaurant to order water separately, at other times, prepare a large water glass, pick up the tap water at the hotel before departure every day, and fill it up where there is a fountain after drinking it on the way.
When traveling to Zurich, it is certainly unreasonable not to visit Lake Lucerne, and to visit Lake Lucerne, if you do not go around the lake, it must be not enough time, it just so happens that William and Xiao Yifei are the masters of no shortage of time, they only need to arrive in Geneva on the 18th, so the two of them temporarily decided to circle Lake Lucerne.
There is a highway around the lake, although the road is tortuous, the speed is slow, and part of the road is in the tunnel, but the two of them dragged the half-day tour itinerary to three days, and along the way, two of them met a good-looking town and went in to take pictures, and took pictures when they encountered good scenery (this is mainly Xiao Yifei's work. Despite the time, I was able to see a lot of beautiful scenery, with the lake and mountains, Lake Lucerne and the Alps against each other.
Since you have come to the ski resort Alps, God will definitely not forgive you if you don't play skiing. They will return to Engelberg, which had been planned for the trip, and will then take the cable car up to Mt. Titlis. Tilis) hilltop.
When waiting for the cable car at the bottom of the mountain, Xiao Yifei found that there were many tour groups queuing up here, including Japanese groups, Indian groups, and even a Chinese group.
At this time, an aunt of a Chinese group came over and quietly asked Xiao Yifei how much it cost to buy a cable car ticket, Xiao Yifei was very puzzled, and quietly told her: "43 Swiss francs." ”
The full price of the cable car is 86 per person, because William bought a swisshalf Farecard worth 110 Swiss francs for two people when they entered the country, with which they could enjoy half price when riding the cable car and the train. There is another type called the Swiss Pass, which does not cost you any money to take other means of transport, but they are self-driving and must be a half-price card.
The aunt began to complain, she said that since this is a tourist attraction in Shanjia, the tour guide charged them 96 Swiss fa each. It's so dark! Xiao Yifei could only look at his aunt and sigh, Xiao Yifei felt that there were really bad people in every country.
The Snow Park from the valley of Mount Titlis to the summit has four different gondola sections. Each paragraph brings a different surprise.
The first section of the cable car is common in scenic spots, and you can sit on a small cable car for six people. Slowly climb from the valley to the mountain lake at an altitude of 1,769 meters. Looking down from the cable car, the snow-capped mountains reflect the lake, and the large meadows are dotted with small yellow, white, and purple flowers.
The second section of the cable car is very similar to the cross-river cable car of Chaotianmen in Yudu, which can accommodate 80 people at the same time. The scene outside the car turned into lead-gray rock.
The third section, the cable car, is the world's first 360-degree rotating cable car. (Don't worry, the rotation speed is slow, it's just that the person by the window can't hold the window.) Find a window position and stand well, the cable car rotates and rises, overlooking through the window pane, as the cable car turns, the white of the snow-capped mountains and the green of the mountain are presented one by one, making you feel like you have entered a fairy tale world. The magnificent scenery of the Alps is unobstructed and you feel like an eagle hovering between snowy peaks.
Hop off the cable car and you'll arrive at the observation deck, where you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the glacier and the Alps. Generally, tourists who come with a group go around here and quickly descend the mountain. The Chinese group, which arrived a little before Xiao Yifei and them, was already assembling the whole team, while Xiao Yifei and the two of them had just started to play. It seems that traveling with a group is really depressing.
The fourth section of the cable car is optional for these visitors, but for Xiao Yifei they are a must, because they have to go through it to reach the ice and snow park. Of course, you can also choose to hike through the snowfields. However, Xiao Yifei is not Yang Zirong, he doesn't dare to "walk through the forest and cross the snowfield." ”
This section of the cable car costs 12 Swiss francs, and you can't use a half-price card. That's not what we said when we sold our half-price card, hey, it's forced consumption, right, is there a consumer association? Can I complain?
But William said it was the most thrilling and exciting cable car ride: the iceflyer, so he had to follow it. The cable car is so simple that it is a row of five chairs. The chairlift slid past the blue glacial glacier, and looking down boldly, Xiao Yifei completely realized what it was like to tremble between the two strands, which was going to fall, definitely smashing a deep pit with a "big" shape, and maybe causing an avalanche.
Although it was already April, the snow was still knee-deep at the top of the mountain, and Xiao Yifei trudged from the cable car station to the ice and snow park. Fortunately, it's good here, it's actually free.
There are two slopes in the snow park, one is a snow tubing event, which has a long slope; The other is snow speed skating, which has short slopes and borrows a variety of speed skating equipment.
Two people came to the queuing area first, and when there were many people, they had to line up every time they played, because the equipment was limited, and everyone had to take turns to use it. However, now is not any long holiday, there are not many people traveling here, and tourists with groups will not come here at all, so now is the time when there are few people, Xiao Yifei can slide over and over again, and slide until he vomits.
Here the two of them are going their separate ways. Xiao Yifei was originally from Anhui and Hui Province, born and raised by the Yangtze River, and studied and worked in the south, so he didn't see much snow and didn't know anything about these snow projects. Only the simplest tubing can be chosen. And William, that must have chosen to ski.
A row of ski circles, lined up in a neat formation at the top of the mountain, greeted Xiao Yifei's review. Xiao Yifei chose the pampered ski circle like the emperor, and now he can go to the slope to prepare for the slide.
Tubing is a bit like a tire, where a person sits on it and slides down from the top of the mountain. Xiao Yifei looked at the long slide, and could only bite the bullet and go out, so he should take a roller coaster.
Sit on a snow tube. At first, the slope was relatively gentle, and the speed of the tires sliding down was relatively slow, and I saw that there were curved snow walls on both sides of the slope. Just as I was glad that it wasn't too thrilling, the snow circle began to spin and slide rapidly, hitting the snow wall on the left, the wall on the right, and jumping high again, which was much more exciting than a roller coaster. There is no one to rely on by your side, just as Xiao Yifei wanted to shout, the snow circle suddenly stopped steadily, and a Swiss buddy in a red ski suit was gloating and laughing at him.
Needless to say, it must be a guy who plays speed skating who thinks it's funny to see Xiao Yifei, a big man, finish this. Xiao Yifei didn't care about this.
Since there is no danger, it must be done again.
It's just that after sliding down, you have to take the snow tub back to the queue, but fortunately, there is a conveyor belt between the two slopes, so you just need to stand on it with props, which saves trouble and effort.
After playing ski circles a few more times, Xiao Yifei has overcome the obstacles in his heart, and he is ready to move when he looks at the speed skating next to him. happened to meet William who also skied, so William began to teach Xiao Yifei to ski.
As expected, speed skating is not so easy to master, and after only 10 meters of sliding, Xiao Yifei fell a big heel. He laughed, and it was funny. It's nice to just lie down on the snow and look at the blue sky, sun and snow through your sunglasses!