Here’s a tip for you if you are traveling anywhere:
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Always ask an Asian to take your photo for you. They go out of their way to get the best photos and are super happy to take photos of you. Of course please return the favor to them.
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If you need any help, find a person with American accent. Americans are the most helpful and cheerful people you will meet on travel and will readily share what they know and will help you out. They are the easiest to strike a conversation with and will be happy to chat with you nonstop.
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Just avoid everyone else. Honestly, don’t bother.
Europe really needs to create “smoking zones” which is a common thing in the USA. Even at fucking 11000 ft people just couldn’t stop lighting up all around. Instead of fresh air we got a good dose of different vapes and cigarette smoke lol.
Zermatt is stunning! I think I like this even more than Jungfrau region. Too bad we are spending only 2 nights here and out tomorrow. Plus Zermatt has such a young city vibe to it, I love it!
What a remarkable difference between locals at Grindelwald vs Zermatt. People at Zermatt are so much nicer, polite and helpful. Just the overall vibe of locals out here is so different and welcoming. Loving this town so much!
Well the Matterhorn completely unobstructed! What a thing of beauty!
View of the Matterhorn from our room. Will we get lucky and see the whole tip? Stay tuned for updates at 11
One of the best things we did this trip is to force ourselves to onebag. This has come in so handy in Switzerland it’s unbelievable.
Heading to Zermatt today. This involves 3 train changes and a bus ride because of a broken track somewhere. While the swill railways are beyond world class there is no way I won’t rent a car if we ever redo this trip again or recommend to others. This 3-4 changes for 3 hour journey are just …. Ridic.
This cow’s got zero fucks to give while it chills on a hill. (Also so many cows here all over the mountains but where the fuck do they go eventually? Do they like return home? Or do they just graze and sleep wherever they want?)
We had great fun riding the bike down the hillside from gtindelwald first. So much fun and so thrilling!
Two days ago this was all foggy and cloudy. Today, though ooof! 😍
Jungfraujoch is like Niagra of Switzerland I guess, in sense that the only people who seem to visit the “top of Europe” are Indians and Asians 😆
As if on cue, the last day we are spending in Jungrsu region is the day it’s absolutely clear with zero clouds in any direction 🙃. That said great call to have bought jungfrau tickets for today morning coz it looks amazing, and grindelwald first being next door means we can hop by again to see the views we missed 3 days ago!
My teen made an observation this morning that Indian babies and kids cry a lot and it’s really annoying her. Funny enough once she said it stuck in my brain and omg she is so fucking right - it is the desi toddlers and babies whining all the frigging time!
Lovely day spent again the Swiss alps save for the very unsavory incident involving an old Swiss local, all over a stupid fucking wildflower. Old people all over the world are a fucking menace. That said gawd such lovely vistas and hikes, and Swiss infrastructure is just beyond world class.
As beautiful as Switzerland is, the Swiss locals are even more racists than we encourntered in Paris. Disappointing - twice in two days we had a local heckle us over something. First time I ignored - pricks are everywhere but second time today is not normal. Fuck off you pieces of shit. I am still hopeful majority of folks are not like this internally.
Oh it never attached the pic. Weird.
I can’t even describe the kind of scenery we are witnessing anymore. Stunning is what I and A are saying over and over again. The pic does no justice.
Grindelwald to Klein Schiedegg train OMFG 😍
The level of smoking everywhere whether train stations or restaurants UGGHHHHHH.