000024 Switzerland Tourism
On Saturday, April 11, Xiao Yifei and William drove to the German border city of Konstanz in two hours.
After crossing the bridge, I followed the street and passed the German customs first, and then I arrived at the Swiss border.
It was soon Xiao Yifei and the others' turn. A Swiss border official looked at Xiao Yifei and glanced at William a few times, looked at his passport, and let him go, and then it was Xiao Yifei's turn.
Passing the passport and visa, these materials must be fully 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 is using. It is said that this is the German-speaking area of Switzerland, but Xiao Yifei didn’t understand it, so he could only tell the border official:
"I know German, can you speak it again in German?"
So the border officer asked again in German.
Xiao Yifei handed over the materials prepared by Nago Company and said to him: "I have lots of items held in Nago's Geneva auction. I want to attend the auction and also take a self-driving tour of Switzerland and France with my German friends."
The border officer asked, "Nagau? Watch auction?"
Xiao Yifei was very proud. It seemed that Nagao Company was promoting it very well. Even the border officials knew that there was this auction: "Yes, it was the clock auction."
"Show me your driver's license."
Xiao Yifei handed the notarized Chinese driver's license to the border officer in German and French.
It is estimated that foreigners are really face-blind when they see Chinese people. The border official stared at the photos on the driver's license and Xiao Yifei's face for a long time, then looked at the passport for a while, and finally let it go.
“I wish you a happy trip next.”
"Thank you, goodbye."
After passing the border, Xiao Yifei and the others drove directly onto Highway 7. An hour later, they arrived at the first stop of the itinerary, Zurich.
Switzerland is a small country with an area of only 40,000 square kilometers, only 7 magic capitals with a population of less than 8 million, only one-third of the magic capital. However, it is the richest country in the world, with the most economic development and the highest living standards. It ranks among the world's most popular GDP, with rich tourism resources, and is scattered in the country with mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, and is known as a world park.
Zurich is one of two international cities in Switzerland, and the population living here accounts for one-third of Switzerland's total population. However, Zurich is not the capital of Switzerland. Its capital is Bernier, a place that many people have never heard of.
Along the way, William taught Xiao Yifei a lot of things, such as simply drinking water.
In Switzerland, tap water can be consumed directly. This is the case in many Western countries, but unlike other countries, if there is no special explanation, fountain water that can be seen everywhere in cities, towns, and countryside can also be consumed directly. Therefore, in Switzerland, in addition to ordering water separately in restaurants, prepare a large water cup, and collect tap water in the hotel every day before departure. After drinking it on the way, fill it up in a place with fountains.
It is definitely unreasonable to travel to Zurich without visiting Lake Lucerne, and it is definitely not enough time to visit Lake Lucerne without surrounding the lake. William and Xiao Yifei are both masters of time. They just need to arrive in Geneva on the 18th, so the two of them made a temporary decision to circle Lake Lucerne.
There are roads around the lake. Although the roads are tortuous and the speed is slow, and some sections are in the tunnel, the two of them dragged the half-day tour itinerary to three days. Along the way, they went in and took photos when they encountered beautiful towns (this is mainly Xiao Yifei's job.) Although it took time, they saw many beautiful scenery, including the scenery of the lake, the mountains, Lake Lucerne and the Alps.
Since they came to the Alps, they would definitely not forgive if they didn't play skiing. They came to Engelberg, which had been planned on their itinerary, and then took the cable car to the top of Mt.Tilis.
While waiting for the cable car at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Yifei found that there were many tour groups queuing here, including Japanese, Indian, and even Chinese. Everyone talked about some travel experiences. When they learned that Xiao Yifei was traveling by car, they all envied him because their itinerary was too tight, which made them feel that they had not seen enough places, but the itinerary was arranged so they could only give up.
At this time, an aunt from the Chinese group came over and asked Xiao Yifei how much it would cost to buy a cable car ticket. Xiao Yifei was very confused and told her quietly: "43 Swiss francs."
The full price of this cable car is 86 per person, because William bought a Swiss Half Fare Card worth 110 Swiss francs for two people when entering the country. With this card, you can enjoy half price when taking the cable car and a small train. There is another type called the Swiss pass, which doesn’t have to pay for other means of transportation, but they are traveling by themselves, so it is definitely a half price card.
The aunt started complaining, saying that since this was a single-plus tourist attraction, the tour guide collected 96 rhetoric each of them. It was so dark! Xiao Yifei could only look at the aunt and sighed. Xiao Yifei felt that there were really bad people in any country.
There are four different cable cars from the Tilits Valley to the top of the Ice and Snow Park. Each section brings different surprises.
The cable car in the first section is a common scenic spot. You can take a small cable car for six people. You can slowly climb the alpine lake with an altitude of 1,769 meters from the valley. Looking down from the cable car, the snow-capped mountains reflect the lake, and the large area of grass is dotted with yellow, white and purple flowers.
The second section of the cable car is very similar to the cross-river cable car like Chaotianmen in Yudu, which can accommodate 80 people at the same time. The scene outside the car turns into lead-ash rocks.
The third section, cable car, is the world's first 360-degree rotating cable car in the air. (Don't worry, the rotation speed is very slow, but people by the window cannot hold the window.) Find a position by the window and stand by the window. The cable car rotates and rises, and overlooks through the window glass. As the cable car rotates, the white of the snow mountain and the green of the mountain appear in front of you one by one, making you feel like you have entered the fairy tale world. The magnificent scenery of the Alps is clear at a glance, and you feel like you are hovering between the snow peaks like an eagle.
Get off the cable car and arrive at the observation deck, and you can see the magnificent panoramic views of the glaciers and the Alps. Usually, tourists who come with the group will walk around here and go down the mountain soon. The Chinese group that arrived a while ago was already gathering, but Xiao Yifei and the others have just started to play. It seems that the group tour is indeed depressing.
The fourth section of the cable car is an option for these tourists, but it is a must-have for Xiao Yifei and others, because the ice and snow park they require must be reached through it. Of course, you can also choose to hike through the snowfield. However, Xiao Yifei is not Yang Zirong, so he dare not "pass through the forest and cross the snowfield."
This cable car actually costs 12 Swiss francs, and you can't use a half-price card. I didn't say that when I sold our half-price card, this is a forced consumption, right? Is there a consumer association? Can I complain?
However, William said that this was the most thrilling and exciting cable car itinerary: iceflyer, so he had to follow the cable car. The cable car was too simple, it was a hanging chair for five people in rows. The hanging chair slid past the blue glacier and looked down with courage. Xiao Yifei completely realized what it was like to fight the two wars. If it fell, it would definitely smash a deep pit with a "big" shape, and maybe it would cause an avalanche.
Although it was already April, the snow on the top of the mountain was still deep and knee-deep. Xiao Yifei made a difficult journey from the cable car station to the ice and snow park. Fortunately, it was good here, but it was free.
There are two slides in the Snow Park, one is a ski ring project, with a longer ski trail; the other is a snow speed skating project, with a shorter ski trail, and various speed skating equipment are borrowed.
The two of them first came to the queue area. When there were many people, they had to queue up every time they played. Because the tools were limited, everyone had to take turns to use it. However, it is not a long holiday now, and there are not many people traveling here, and the tourists on the group would not come here at all. Therefore, it is just the time when there are fewer people, so Xiao Yifei can slide over and over until he vomits.
The two of them are going to act separately here. Xiao Yifei was originally from Anhui Province. He was born and raised by the Yangtze River, and studied and worked in the south. Therefore, he did not see much snow and knew nothing about these snow events. He could only choose the simplest skiing circle. And William must have chosen skiing.
A row of ski rings lined up in neat formations on the top of the mountain to welcome Xiao Yifei's inspection... Like the emperor's flip sign, Xiao Yifei selected the favorite ski ring and can now go to the slide to prepare to slide down.
The ski ring is a bit like a tire, and people sit on it and fly down from the top of the mountain. Xiao Yifei looked at the long slide and could only bite the bullet and let it go. Just take a roller coaster.
Fit in the snow ring. The slope was slow at the beginning, and the tires were sliding slowly. I saw curved snow walls built on both sides of the snow track. When I was glad that it was not too thrilling, the snow ring began to rotate and slide rapidly, hitting the left snow wall, hitting the right snow wall, and jumping high again. This thing is much more exciting than a roller coaster. There is no one around you to rely on. Just as Xiao Yifei wanted to scream, the snow circle stopped steadily, and a Swiss buddy in a red ski suit was looking at him with gloating smile.
Needless to say, it must be the guy who is playing speed skating to see Xiao Yifei finish this, and it is funny. Xiao Yifei doesn't care about this.
Since there is no danger, I will definitely do it again.
But after sliding down, I had to take the ski ring back to the queue. Fortunately, there was a conveyor belt in the middle of the two slides, so I just had to stand on it with props, which would save trouble and effort.
After playing the skiing circle several times, Xiao Yifei had overcome the mental obstacles and was ready to move when he looked at the speed skating beside him. He happened to meet William skating and also slid down, so William began to teach Xiao Yifei to ski.
As expected, speed skating is not so easy to master. After only slid out of 10 meters, Xiao Yifei fell a big fuck. He laughed loudly, and it was really interesting. He just lay on the snow and looked at the blue sky, sun and snow through his sunglasses. It was so good!
Chapter completed!