SWITZERLAND Readers's Tips - I'm having trouble wrapping my head around your schedule.an you be more precise What days/dates are you working while your sister wants to gallivant, and which are the days when you knock off early so you two could meet up and both do something together while it's still daylight Which are the dates when you can only share the evening Then which dates are you available to do other things, including Milan Also, while you're figuring that out, read the last twenty or so discussions on this board, there are a lot of suggestions that will fit your needs, too.

We arrive in Switzerland on May 25 and have accommodation in Lausanne from then until June 2. work a short day on May 27, from 95 May 28, 29, and 30, and a short day on May 31. We plan to fly home on June 5. would be open to arriving a day early or leaving a day later to accommodate more of what we want to see. really want to see the Alps.y sister really wants to visit Italy. I hope this helps.hanks for any advice you can provide. Thanks. think first of all you should indeed book an "openjaw" flight into Geneva (GVA and out of MilanMalpensa (MXP, and add a day in front, leaving the US on Tue 5/23 and arriving in Geneva on Wed./24. Since you seem to have Thu.nd Fri.ff on arrival, why don't you both go up to Zermatt the first day and stay the first night You're not booked into Lausanne yet, so you're not losing anything. If you luck out with good weather (never a 100% given, of course, you'll have a splendid time immersing yourselves rightaway in one of the foremost alpine wonders, in the shadow of the Matterhorn. I don't know where in the US your flight begins, so I have no idea what time you get into Geneva.ut the trains leave right from the airport station, there's a good connection every hour at :27 after the hour, straight through (with stops en route but you stay put to Visp at the bottom of the valley where you transfer to the train that climbs up to Zermatt. On the way to Visp you trundle along the Lake Geneva (locally called not that at all, but Lac Land233;man make sure you sit on the right side and you'll have gorgeous views across the lake over into France.ou'll see the castle of Chillon a few minutes after Montreux. Reserve a hotel room in Zermatt as soon as your minds are made up.o need to book the train, just walk up and buy a ticket GenevaLausanne return trip (you'll use it on the way back to the airport, and LausanneZermattLausanne return trip, and board the train unless you have ordered passes that you may need to validate at the station before using them for the first time. 3:57 is the total duration, that's why you'll have to stay the night.ook around, and again the next day, and head for Lausanne whenever you feel like it.f you leave after lunch for example, at 13:30, you're in Lausanne at 16:40, comfortably in time to find your lodgings etc. On Friday morning you might want to expl

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