57 yr old couple 6 days to Switzerland in Aug/Sep
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Hi all.
my wife and I are both 57 years old fit and enjoy walking and beautiful scenery. I would like some suggestions of what you think would be worth seeing in our short stay in your beautiful country.
Here is my thoughts but I would appreciate your thoughts if this is the best way to go. My plan is to purchase a 1st class Swiss Travel Pass and do the following but nothing is locked in so looking for suggestions.
Friday 28/8/20 Arrive Zurich airport and stay one night in Zurich close to train station so any suggestion regarding an area close to the train station that will take us to Lucern the next morning.
saturday 29/8/20 depart Zurich for Lucern to board the Golden Express to Interlaken and spend three nights in Interlaken..
Sunday 30/8/20 Spend the day exploring. So possibly visit Schilthorn, cable car to summit, explore waterfalls around Lauterbrunnen but I don’t know how much we would see in one full day so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Monday 31/8/20 HOHO boat around lakes Thun and Breinz getting off at some stops to explore any little villages plus if time to explore something else close by so any suggestions appreciated. We like to explore little villages with traditional buildings, catch cable cars to see scenery etc but not overly interested in museum etc.
Tuesday 1/9/20 Interlaken to Brig where we would catch the Glaeier Express train and spend the night in Chur.
Wednesday 2//9/20 Chur we would catch the Bernina Express to Tirano then catch the Express bus from Tirano to Lugano where we would spend the night.
Thursday 3/9/20 catch a train from Lugano to Venice.
Please let me know if you think my itinerary is ok or if you would change things. I’m happy for any suggestions as we have never travelled in Europe or Switzerland before. Also your thoughts if the Swiss Travell Pass is the best way to go as I have become very confused trying to calculate all the different fares and feel the Swiss Travel Pass may be the simplest solution. We would be in Switzerland for a total of 6 nights but I would need to purchase the 8 day Swiss Travel Pass and was wondering how far in advance we would need to purchase the pass as I believe it is best to also reserve seats on the scenic trains and possibly also the trip on the lake on the HOHO boats which we would need to do prior to leaving Australia for Switzerland. Do you know how far in advance we are able to reserve first class seats on the trains as there seems to be conflicting reports of how far in advance we can book and reserve our seats.
Thank you for your thoughts and any advice you can give us.
Regards Mike and Karen Day.
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