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[JohnYorks]

31 May 2022 at 10:34:21 #942373

Very glad to offer those possibilities, even if they may have gone over old ground for you – and sorry if I’ve overloaded you! At the risk of further selection headaches (sorry!), here is one more little idea – possibly it will offer what you select of previous plans, and maybe something new in addition.

Perhaps, if you choose to do a Zürich – Göschenen – Andermatt – Nätschen – Oberalppass thing, or the route via Chur to Oberalppass / Nätschen / Andermatt , you might want to consider dropping down to Göschenen and then taking the plunge into Ticino Canton through the old Gotthard tunnel, and down to Bellinzona or Lugano through Airolo and the Ticino Alps. It’s Italian-speaking Switzerland and has a very different feel to other parts. The journey is another of Switzerland’s majestic corkscrew mountain routes. If you wish, you can return in just 2 hours (!) from Lugano to Zürich via the new 35-mile Gotthard base tunnel – Interrail valid – or take the longer mountain route again. Or you could just do a short Göschenen – Airolo return to end up in the Ticino mountains, or go a bit further to Faido to experience the railway spirals.

As you say, so many choices – that’s the beauty of a railway pass – but you can absolutely decide at the beginning of your day, or even during it.

Headache pills in the post

John