Can we get a few more subscribers so poor Scott doesn't have to camp out overnight in the aiport with whoever wanders in? He gives us so much, he at least deserves a bed!
Heh heh! After reading your comment and hearing Scott say at the end there 90% of those watching aren’t subscribed I thought, you know what, let’s do that. Turns out I was already! I almost feel uncomfortable on his behalf when he sits overnight in an airport etc. Think it’s somewhere between the search for Value for Money and being “Grippy” as they say here!!
Yes, I subscribed recently after watching only one video!! I really like your channel. I was happy to discover your friendship, or is it rivalry, with Steve Marsh. You take me to places off the beaten path I will never see. Cheers!! Chuck in Northern New England
Switzerland : the only country in the world where you may leave a major city like Lausanne by rails in the morning with your walking mode ski boots on, go to Zermatt for a day on the slopes and be back, always in time, for a lovely evening along Lake Geneva shoreline. CCF are just amazingly convenient ! And there’s also the connecting yellow La Poste buses that lead you to far villages like Zinal. Way to go, la Suisse !
As i am someone without a passport and a little long in the tooth ,i really appreciate you going on all these trips outside of the UK.If it wasn't for peeps like you and your mate Steve i would never see any of these wonderful places that you go to . I have been subscibed for ages .Well done in reaching the 52K subscribers ,onwards and upwards .Cheers Scott
As a regular visitor to Switzerland, I can assure you that a nine minutes time for connections is GENEROUS. At Zurich Hauptbahnhof, if there is seven minutes or more between trains, that is a connection! At Berne Hauptbahnhof the margin is five minutes. Swiss railways have a target that 97% of connections should be made. I know from personal experience that it is very rare to miss a connection.
@@malo66- in the UK, if a connection is offered on a pre-booked ("Advance") ticket then they have to either hold the connection, let you on the next train, or get you a taxi - it isn't an issue as long as you know your rights.
@@malo66 Note rjs.698's reply. But I would add a number of points. Firstly, as other commentators have indicated, in Switzerland tickets are rarely tied to particular train times. Secondly, Swiss punctuality is so good that it is rare to miss a connection. If you do, the longest wait is only going to be an hour as almost all train services have at least an hourly frequency. In the La Cure direction Scott would have had to wait an hour at Nyon. But going the other way there are at least four trains an hour from Nyon to Geneva.
The standard minimal transfer connection time is 2 minutes in Switzerland. For lots of cases, that's enough. Specially, when trains are meant to be taken connected. In this case, regional trains even wait some time for interregional connections when they are late. On bigger stations, 2 minutes is only sufficient in edge cases. Biggest minimal transfer connection time is, I think, Zürich with 7 minutes.
@@vivajohn1 The whole Swiss transport system (Not Just Trains) is organised on the basis of 'tight' connections'. Connections are very rarely missed. In particular, if the Swiss electronic timetable indicates a connection, then that is an intended one, even if the gap between trains, or between train and bus, is very short.
Great video Scott, what an adventure. Re-posting this comment, I'd said I recognised Brig station, but what I meant is I recognised the NAME! I was getting pulled up for it hence the re-post :D Have a great Christmas mate! And these are my favourite adventures :)
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Small correction: although not part of the EU, Switzerland is part of Schengen zone, this is why there are no checks. Edit: what kind of ticket did you get? Unless things changed very recently, Swiss rail tickets are usually not linked to a specific time, but only to the route and date. This does not apply, if you bought a saver ticket online, which can well be linked to a specific train.
@@jonjohnson2844- that depends on your definition of "expensive". UK "Anytime" tickets can be ridiculously expensive but, in general, Off-Peak and Advance tickets are not (unless you wish to travel on peak-hour trains using an Advance ticket).
Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are associate members of the Schengen Zone and only implement the visa free travel through special agreements
Super video. Reminds me of an old program i used to watch called Swiss Railway Journeys on the travel channel. Well done for capturing the beauty of the countryside.
Merry Christmas, Scott ! I enjoy your videos. I hope there is a travel budget for your wife in 2024, so that she can join you on these trips. It will be nice if she makes frequent appearances in your video. 🎅🎄🎄🎄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
Oh Scott, school boy error regarding buying water. Carry a water bottle with you and fill up at airports as most have watter station once you are past security
Merry Christmas! We did a day trip to Billund from London in September with a few hours at the LEGO House. It’s all do-able in a day. The only downside was, Ryanair lost our son’s pushchair on the flight home. Thankfully it was a cheapo buggy and not worth much!
Switzerland is regarded as having the best public transport in Europe. One of the reasons why the public transport is so good is that their politicians regularly use it. In September 2019 I was traveling around Switzerland on a first class Swiss Travel Pass. On one train I just managed to to find a seat, next to a well-dressed woman engrossed in her laptop. A man sitting opposite eyed me suspiciously, but relaxed when I flashed my STP at the conductor. I thought, is this woman a cabinet minister? ( She got off at Berne.) Watching the TV evening news two hours later, there she was! Karin Keller-Sutter, at that time the Swiss minister for legal matters, but now Finance Minister. In 2024 she will be Vice-President; almost certainly President in 2025.
This indeed is a big reason for why public transport is awesome here. Anybody from working class up to polticians and CEO's use the trains (and other public transport) here as they are usually the most efficient way to get around. I think almost everytime I've seen a famous politician was in the train.
@@Fan652w Swiss Ministers can always call for a Helicopter or a Governement Plane if needed. But having a free 1.Class Travel Pass and a Car with Driver is Part of their Salary. Airtravels also need to be approved as neccessary, Tram/Train/Bus is operating anyways, and they'll often also drive themselves if it's not a scheduled public/Work Appearence Switzerland is also a Place where a Train goes through half of the Country in the same Timespan as you need to get to the Plane and then out of the Airfield again...
Scott. To boost the number of subscribers, copy one excellent feature of Steve Marsh's videos. At the end he gives a written list of the date(s) he traveled, the various tickets he bought, and the fares and hotel bills he paid. (Sometimes special comments as well.) For me, that is the most important part of his videos! A lot of people, including me and even some Swiss residents were puzzled by the specifically timed train ticket. They are unusual in Switzerland, especially for shortish journeys. However, as your journey to La Cure took you outside the area covered by the Geneva local fares system, you were able to get a specific trains 'saver' ticket.
That was fun. And thanks for a blast from my past. Back in 1978 my wife and I were newlyweds and travelled from Montreal to Geneva to visit family. I remember us taking that same train to the French border. We travelled midweek so there were more dining possibilities. Cheers
Geneva airport has a French side and a Swiss side. My colleague wandered into the France channel by accident grinning as he thought he was beating me to land side. I was patiently shufffling through into Switzerland. That took 2 hours to sort out and for him to enter Switzerland 🙄. It can always go wrong
Hello Scott, I am one of the 10% who are subscribers. I am watching this in Melbourne (Mornington) on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Best wishes 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ from 🇦🇺.
That video brought back a lot of happy memories for me as I did the line in July 1983 to ride on the old trains from the 1910s which were about to be withdrawn. Great viewing for me for Christmas Eve - thank you and more of the same please in 2024!
Agree about Swiss trains have done several journeys using the great value Swiss Rail Pass although disappointed in the free coffee in 1st Class served in flimsy small cup. Rest of Switzerland and its trains EXCELLENT.
My German girlfriend and I went to a tourist information bureau in Zurich to ask about something, and she had to ask the woman to repeat it in English. Merry Christmas.
Happy Christmas Scott! Great trip. And I agree about how clean Switzerland is. Everytime I visit I always think somebody's been up all night scrubbing it to within an inch with a bloody toothbrush! I live in NL and it's fairly clean and tidy, but it couldn't hold a candle to Switzerland. And the other surprising thing is that all your trains ran on time. On a Sunday! This almost never happens here as there are always maintenance issues being dealt with at the weekend. Another lovely trip is Tirano to Chur. Both towns are interesting. You've probably done it already but if not, you can put it on the bucket list! All the best with your channel for 2024!
It should be stressed that one of the reasons why Swiss public transport is so good is that the ''Taktfahrplan' (Hourly train/bus on all important routes) runs 365-days-a-year. Yes, they will be running today, 25th December!
I used to work in the Travel Centre at Waterloo in the late 80's/early 90's and the Thomas Cook timetable was our Bible. With all the little Swiss private railways you could do a similar trip every Sunday next year and not finish them all. I particularly like the line just up from Nyon that goes to both Biere and Apples!!
Correction, the line to Biere starts from Morges, some way east of Nyon. Perhaps more importantly, while Thomas Cook no longer exists, but the European Rail Timetable still continues. The compilers staged what might be best described as a 'Staff Buyout'.
Hi Scott. Recommendation for you. Try the flam railway. Fly to Oslo or Bergen, train to Myrdal and train to Flam. It’s outstanding and would like to see you do a video of this!!
We did this trip last year at Christmas!! ☺️ top tip for you Scott, Liverpool oddly have very regular services to Geneva, twice a day in fact so we did 6am out and 8pm back one Sunday. You are right about the prices, not cheap at all whilst you are in Switzerland but wonderful all the same
Merry Christmas to you Scott . Can't think of a more masochistic way to enjoy the yuletide than go visiting the country of the Helvetii where retail prices are ballistic and you're always watching the mercury go south . Anyways it's a learning curve and I enjoyed it with caveats ; always a pleasure to see the Swiss trains in action and Xmas shopping. Keep challenging yourself.
What a great spectacular trip, Scott. I love the fact that you always go off the beaten track on all your adventures. Nyon looked like a beautiful town.
Switzerland joined Schengen years ago, as did Liechtenstein. Your passport check was to enter or leave the entire Schengen area, of which the UK is not a member. Flights within Schengen do not have such formalities. The lake is actually called Leman but yes, everyone calls it Lake Geneva.
The narrow gauge line used to cross the border into France running to Morez SNCF have a standard gauge line to Morez crossing many viaducts. The service is sparse in an isolated part of the country.
Actually, travelling on that narrow gauge railway in the mountains was a real treat, and I would do it too. Well worth the journey, and if it was steam hauled even better. Thanks for losing a night's sleep just for us Scott, and Happy Christmas to you and your family.
I'm lucky enough to live an hour and three quarters from Geneva by train. With my railcard it costs me a grand total of €4 return. I love Swiss trains and have recently visited the RhB and MGB at Chur and Brig respectively. I only stayed for one night but, yes, it can be extortionate. I always stock up for the train and go to a supermarket for evening supplies to eat in the hotel room. As regards connections, I was quite tense about only having 10 minutes in Zurich to change trains. I asked the conductor if it was doable and he very confidently said "no problem!". As it happens, he was absolutely right.
Ahhh, Geneva - spent a lot of time there over the last 20 odd years, some good times, some bad. Too pricy by half. Fun facts on the airport - the terminal building is in Switzerland, but the runway in France. As you go out of the airport in the bus to the city there is a tunnel under the runway into France, and about a kilometre beyond it a supermarket where many Geneva residents do their weekly shop as it's much cheaper than the local Co-op. And Swiss railways are the best in the world, IMO. Thanks for sharing, Scott.
Super little train! Really enjoyable trip! Thank you for taking us along. Holidaying in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, I am a sucker for narrow gauge trains, funiculars, gondolas, chairlifts - anything that gets me up higher. As a person who loves borders have you visited Dreilandereck (near Basel) where three countries meet? Basel Airport has it's own border situation, make sure you come out into the correct country! PS I have just bought your book - not started yet, but read the end first, you must have got home....maybe that is another book?
Between Geneva and Martigny, almost every town has a narrow-gauge railway that goes up somewhere. Especially in Aigle, where three narrow-gauge railways meet, two of which wind through the streets of the medieval town before heading up into the mountains.
Lovley scenery a few years ago om a shearings holiday we took the train from Cher to innsbruck it was spectacular with plenty of snow hope To go again soon ,happy Christmas to you thsnks
Great video. Yes I would go that distance to travel on an unusual railway but I would book myself into a hotel whatever the cost. No one seems to have noticed what appears to be a minor error - in the introduction at the beginning you say you are at Glasgow airport whereas everything else indicates that you were actually at Edinburgh.
Great video Scott, I'm glad the exchange rate worked in your favour, the wife and I spent 2 weeks in Switzerland in November and the exchange rate was a 1,77 Canadian dollars to the Franc. We loved Switzerland...but the cost of food alone could have bankrupted us lol. Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Brilliant video as always!! Excellent views and scenery especially with the snow. Have found the same as that lounge at some of the ones in the UK. wishing you a very Merry Christmas, hope all is well and take care
The communal part in the double decker is because of the door motors under it. Normal seats can not be installed. Funny that on the NStCM you went the first time with new trains and now again with new ones. Sad that you missed the old stock for about 1 year. They were iconic 1914 built ones. Thanks to my dad i could ride those old faithfulls. The split Hotel was built in the year France and Switzerland swapped some land. It was built exactly in the time between signature and the time it officialy happened.
For a moment I wondered why you were talking about German, when you were in the French part of Switzerland. But then you explained that you overheard a conversation between two German-speaking women. Before I went to live and work in Switzerland (the part you were visiting), I was given a book entitled "Living and Working in Switzerland". The only thing I remember from it was the statement: "Swiss German... not so much a language, more a throat infection"!
Another great video Scott, Nyon looked so interesting and what a lovely Christmas Market you found. I do admire how you manage all your journeys as you make it seem so effortless, and La Cure looked beautiful with its gorgeous scenery. Have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2024 and hopefully, many more amazing and interesting places for you to plan and visit for all your subscribers, including me, to enjoy 😊
I did a 7 day Swiss 1st class rail tour in Feb 2020 and the snow and scenery were beautiful. I was glad I had the 1st class ticket as it effectively guaranteed me a seat on some very busy trains. It also provided a big discount on most mountain railways and gondolas.
From watching Scott's first videos, he has quickly become one of my fave UA-camrs. Love your videos Scott, inspired every time.
Can we get a few more subscribers so poor Scott doesn't have to camp out overnight in the aiport with whoever wanders in? He gives us so much, he at least deserves a bed!
Nah that what's make it great to watch :p
I think he objects to paying over the odds on principle -it’s a Scottish thing.
HAHAHAAHa! So true! I do love his positive spirit though!
Heh heh! After reading your comment and hearing Scott say at the end there 90% of those watching aren’t subscribed I thought, you know what, let’s do that. Turns out I was already! I almost feel uncomfortable on his behalf when he sits overnight in an airport etc. Think it’s somewhere between the search for Value for Money and being “Grippy” as they say here!!
Lightening trip..I can't imagine that I can do that..keep it going..give us more trips..
Yes, I subscribed recently after watching only one video!! I really like your channel. I was happy to discover your friendship, or is it rivalry, with Steve Marsh. You take me to places off the beaten path I will never see. Cheers!!
Chuck in Northern New England
Switzerland : the only country in the world where you may leave a major city like Lausanne by rails in the morning with your walking mode ski boots on, go to Zermatt for a day on the slopes and be back, always in time, for a lovely evening along Lake Geneva shoreline. CCF are just amazingly convenient ! And there’s also the connecting yellow La Poste buses that lead you to far villages like Zinal. Way to go, la Suisse !
Deutsche Bahn also does an all in one skiing/train ticket including a lift pass from Munich to the Zugspitze in Garmisch.
As i am someone without a passport and a little long in the tooth ,i really appreciate you going on all these trips
outside of the UK.If it wasn't for peeps like you and your mate Steve i would never see any of these wonderful places that you go to .
I have been subscibed for ages .Well done in reaching the 52K subscribers ,onwards and upwards .Cheers Scott
If I could do it again I'd do Chamonix Vallorcine Martigny narrow gauge railway. Spectacular
As a regular visitor to Switzerland, I can assure you that a nine minutes time for connections is GENEROUS. At Zurich Hauptbahnhof, if there is seven minutes or more between trains, that is a connection! At Berne Hauptbahnhof the margin is five minutes. Swiss railways have a target that 97% of connections should be made. I know from personal experience that it is very rare to miss a connection.
I don't think we would often take such a risk in UK, especially if ticket only valid for a particular train!
@@malo66- in the UK, if a connection is offered on a pre-booked ("Advance") ticket then they have to either hold the connection, let you on the next train, or get you a taxi - it isn't an issue as long as you know your rights.
@@malo66 Note rjs.698's reply. But I would add a number of points. Firstly, as other commentators have indicated, in Switzerland tickets are rarely tied to particular train times. Secondly, Swiss punctuality is so good that it is rare to miss a connection. If you do, the longest wait is only going to be an hour as almost all train services have at least an hourly frequency. In the La Cure direction Scott would have had to wait an hour at Nyon. But going the other way there are at least four trains an hour from Nyon to Geneva.
The standard minimal transfer connection time is 2 minutes in Switzerland. For lots of cases, that's enough.
Specially, when trains are meant to be taken connected. In this case, regional trains even wait some time for interregional connections when they are late.
On bigger stations, 2 minutes is only sufficient in edge cases.
Biggest minimal transfer connection time is, I think, Zürich with 7 minutes.
@@vivajohn1 The whole Swiss transport system (Not Just Trains) is organised on the basis of 'tight' connections'. Connections are very rarely missed. In particular, if the Swiss electronic timetable indicates a connection, then that is an intended one, even if the gap between trains, or between train and bus, is very short.
Well Scott, it was a great idea! It's amazing what you can pack into 24 hours. Thanks for taking us along; it was a great day out!
Don't worry about what anyone else thinks, you are doing the right thing! Completely normal 😅!
16:10 Switzerland and Liechtenstein are actually part of Schengen!
Another very interesting and informative presentation. Thanks for the journey, Scott.
Great video Scott, what an adventure. Re-posting this comment, I'd said I recognised Brig station, but what I meant is I recognised the NAME! I was getting pulled up for it hence the re-post :D Have a great Christmas mate! And these are my favourite adventures :)
Thanks Steve for making the correction. (I was the one who pulled you up!)
The Chur-Arosa Bahn goes partly on the streets in Chur, before it climbes to 1,800 meters high at Arosa.
Enjoying your travels Scott you and Steve Marsh are our go to utube channels ❤❤
I highly recommend encourage viewers of your Channel to join 🆙
We especially like your budget traveling.Out Style.
We are seniors in Michigan .Bill has immunity issues so Travel is not a good idea ..Utube travel has kept me entertained engaged in life .I Love traveling used to camp in US and Canada 🇨🇦 .Sitting in my recliner watching your adventures your memories , your son experiences fills me with 🤩
Well here is one of the part of 10% that is subscribed! Hope you appreciate that Scott.
The saga continues. Tomorrow I'll give a copy of your book as a christmas prezzie to my dear old mum. Merry Christmas one and all.
Small correction: although not part of the EU, Switzerland is part of Schengen zone, this is why there are no checks.
Edit: what kind of ticket did you get? Unless things changed very recently, Swiss rail tickets are usually not linked to a specific time, but only to the route and date. This does not apply, if you bought a saver ticket online, which can well be linked to a specific train.
Yeah it's the same in the UK, the cheaper tickets are for a specific train and time and they are often MASSIVELY cheaper...but still expensive :/
@@jonjohnson2844- that depends on your definition of "expensive". UK "Anytime" tickets can be ridiculously expensive but, in general, Off-Peak and Advance tickets are not (unless you wish to travel on peak-hour trains using an Advance ticket).
Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are associate members of the Schengen Zone and only implement the visa free travel through special agreements
Scotrail has - for the time being - done away with the idea of peak and off-peak.
Sparbilette are, in fact, train specific. So he probably had that.
This is why I love this channel, a man who knows how to enjoy traveling itself. Thank you.
Super video. Reminds me of an old program i used to watch called Swiss Railway Journeys on the travel channel. Well done for capturing the beauty of the countryside.
Subscribed way back when you had about a 1000 subscribers and so glad you are doing great 👍🏻 Let’s get Scott to a 100k asap please, he deserves it!
I thought that was a fantastic idea I used to do things like that all the time
Switzerland I think the greatest European country 10/10 might go on holiday with the wife in 2024❤
Remember to buy Swiss Travel Passes. Google 'Swiss Travel Pass' if you do not know what i am talking about.
What an excellent video ! Glad you walked down to the Lake, and hopefully when you return it will be summertime and very warm !
Hi Scott i am subscriber since the middle of year and really enjoyed your travels
And videos
Keep them coming
I thought he would mention The Champions ! I think you only see the fountain from Geneva city !
Merry Christmas, Scott ! I enjoy your videos. I hope there is a travel budget for your wife in 2024, so that she can join you on these trips. It will be nice if she makes frequent appearances in your video. 🎅🎄🎄🎄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄
I'd definitely do a trip like this but I'd certainly combine it with a few other things over a long weekend perhaps!
Sounds an ideal day out to me. Maybe not so much the overnight at the airport but otherwise it’s the sort of day trip I’d love to do.
Season's greetings. The background music had a ring of 'Swiss Railway Journeys', the wonderful TV series, that can be found on YT.
great 🎉video Scott happy Christmas 🎄 from
paul in kent
Oh Scott, school boy error regarding buying water. Carry a water bottle with you and fill up at airports as most have watter station once you are past security
Dare to live dangerously Scott!
cool
This train reminds me of the original T69 trams that ran on the midland metro. So small.
Goodness all those people need to subscibe! Otherwise how can the man afford his coffees?
Merry Christmas!
We did a day trip to Billund from London in September with a few hours at the LEGO House. It’s all do-able in a day. The only downside was, Ryanair lost our son’s pushchair on the flight home. Thankfully it was a cheapo buggy and not worth much!
Switzerland is regarded as having the best public transport in Europe. One of the reasons why the public transport is so good is that their politicians regularly use it. In September 2019 I was traveling around Switzerland on a first class Swiss Travel Pass. On one train I just managed to to find a seat, next to a well-dressed woman engrossed in her laptop. A man sitting opposite eyed me suspiciously, but relaxed when I flashed my STP at the conductor. I thought, is this woman a cabinet minister? ( She got off at Berne.) Watching the TV evening news two hours later, there she was! Karin Keller-Sutter, at that time the Swiss minister for legal matters, but now Finance Minister. In 2024 she will be Vice-President; almost certainly President in 2025.
This indeed is a big reason for why public transport is awesome here. Anybody from working class up to polticians and CEO's use the trains (and other public transport) here as they are usually the most efficient way to get around. I think almost everytime I've seen a famous politician was in the train.
@@TheBown1 Thank you! The current British Prime Minister seems to go everywhere by Helicopter.
@@Fan652w Yup stuff like that is obviously not ideal. Though to be fair our small size does help in that regard.
@@Fan652w Swiss Ministers can always call for a Helicopter or a Governement Plane if needed. But having a free 1.Class Travel Pass and a Car with Driver is Part of their Salary. Airtravels also need to be approved as neccessary, Tram/Train/Bus is operating anyways, and they'll often also drive themselves if it's not a scheduled public/Work Appearence
Switzerland is also a Place where a Train goes through half of the Country in the same Timespan as you need to get to the Plane and then out of the Airfield again...
Scott. To boost the number of subscribers, copy one excellent feature of Steve Marsh's videos. At the end he gives a written list of the date(s) he traveled, the various tickets he bought, and the fares and hotel bills he paid. (Sometimes special comments as well.) For me, that is the most important part of his videos! A lot of people, including me and even some Swiss residents were puzzled by the specifically timed train ticket. They are unusual in Switzerland, especially for shortish journeys. However, as your journey to La Cure took you outside the area covered by the Geneva local fares system, you were able to get a specific trains 'saver' ticket.
very nice Scott. enjoyed this very much. brought back some memories for me. thanks for taking us on you "little" jaunt.
That was fun. And thanks for a blast from my past. Back in 1978 my wife and I were newlyweds and travelled from Montreal to Geneva to visit family. I remember us taking that same train to the French border. We travelled midweek so there were more dining possibilities. Cheers
Geneva airport has a French side and a Swiss side. My colleague wandered into the France channel by accident grinning as he thought he was beating me to land side. I was patiently shufffling through into Switzerland. That took 2 hours to sort out and for him to enter Switzerland 🙄. It can always go wrong
Basel airport, actually on French territory, has a similar French side Swiss side arrangement.
@@Fan652w As does the railway station. At least pre-Schengen.
Merry Christmas Scott. Thanks for the content... you have introduced me to some amazing places..
Another great video Merry Christmas from a couple of miles north in Bankie Land 🙂
Hello Scott, I am one of the 10% who are subscribers. I am watching this in Melbourne (Mornington) on Christmas Day. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Best wishes 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️ from 🇦🇺.
Not video related but just finished the book really enjoyed it ❤
Thank you for taking the time to write it
That video brought back a lot of happy memories for me as I did the line in July 1983 to ride on the old trains from the 1910s which were about to be withdrawn. Great viewing for me for Christmas Eve - thank you and more of the same please in 2024!
Interesting
I actually enjoy watching
Will watch more
Thank you
A new subber
Agree about Swiss trains have done several journeys using the great value Swiss Rail Pass although disappointed in the free coffee in 1st Class served in flimsy small cup. Rest of Switzerland and its trains EXCELLENT.
I enjoy your videos very much,danke sehr, greetings from Köln ❤
I liked your video of planes, trains in scenic Switzerland. Love from Broxburn, Scotland.
My German girlfriend and I went to a tourist information bureau in Zurich to ask about something, and she had to ask the woman to repeat it in English.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you Scott for another brilliant video Happy Christmas to you and your Family
Happy Christmas Scott! Great trip. And I agree about how clean Switzerland is. Everytime I visit I always think somebody's been up all night scrubbing it to within an inch with a bloody toothbrush! I live in NL and it's fairly clean and tidy, but it couldn't hold a candle to Switzerland.
And the other surprising thing is that all your trains ran on time. On a Sunday! This almost never happens here as there are always maintenance issues being dealt with at the weekend.
Another lovely trip is Tirano to Chur. Both towns are interesting. You've probably done it already but if not, you can put it on the bucket list! All the best with your channel for 2024!
It should be stressed that one of the reasons why Swiss public transport is so good is that the ''Taktfahrplan' (Hourly train/bus on all important routes) runs 365-days-a-year. Yes, they will be running today, 25th December!
Nyon is my hometown, nice to see you explore it. Early summer or September are better to see the lake and catch a boat over to Yvoire in France.
I used to work in the Travel Centre at Waterloo in the late 80's/early 90's and the Thomas Cook timetable was our Bible. With all the little Swiss private railways you could do a similar trip every Sunday next year and not finish them all. I particularly like the line just up from Nyon that goes to both Biere and Apples!!
Correction, the line to Biere starts from Morges, some way east of Nyon. Perhaps more importantly, while Thomas Cook no longer exists, but the European Rail Timetable still continues. The compilers staged what might be best described as a 'Staff Buyout'.
Loved that Scott. Reminded me of great Swiss rail journeys that used to alway be on tv. You even got some of the music. Merry Christmas.
I would! Life is about experiences and travel is one of the better experiences even if its just to view a mountain
Hi Scott. Recommendation for you. Try the flam railway. Fly to Oslo or Bergen, train to Myrdal and train to Flam. It’s outstanding and would like to see you do a video of this!!
Just for your information, there is a Migros at the Geneva and Zurich Airport. There the prices are normal.
merry xmas
We did this trip last year at Christmas!! ☺️ top tip for you Scott, Liverpool oddly have very regular services to Geneva, twice a day in fact so we did 6am out and 8pm back one Sunday. You are right about the prices, not cheap at all whilst you are in Switzerland but wonderful all the same
I live in Switzerland and will have to go check it out, I’m a sucker for narrow gauge trains
Merry Christmas to you Scott . Can't think of a more masochistic way to enjoy the yuletide than go visiting the country of the Helvetii where retail prices are ballistic and you're always watching the mercury go south . Anyways it's a learning curve and I enjoyed it with caveats ; always a pleasure to see the Swiss trains in action and Xmas shopping. Keep challenging yourself.
Interesting video.Yes Scott, only you could think that trip up! Thank you for enduring the journey on our behalf.
Hi Scott wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas 🎄 and New year can't wait for the new video.
HAPPY XMAS Scott.Thx for all the vids.
Great Video, already subscribed. Switzerland is beautiful, but pricey. Have a Merry Christmas. Thanks for all yourbwork
What a great spectacular trip, Scott. I love the fact that you always go off the beaten track on all your adventures. Nyon looked like a beautiful town.
Switzerland joined Schengen years ago, as did Liechtenstein. Your passport check was to enter or leave the entire Schengen area, of which the UK is not a member. Flights within Schengen do not have such formalities.
The lake is actually called Leman but yes, everyone calls it Lake Geneva.
A very enjoyable trip Scott, thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
All of it seemed extremely worthwhile to me. A great watch, cheers!
Best choice you made getting the earlier train
The narrow gauge line used to cross the border into France running to Morez
SNCF have a standard gauge line to Morez crossing many viaducts. The service is sparse in an isolated part of the country.
Actually, travelling on that narrow gauge railway in the mountains was a real treat, and I would do it too. Well worth the journey, and if it was steam hauled even better. Thanks for losing a night's sleep just for us Scott, and Happy Christmas to you and your family.
It was a great trip, with fantastic scenery. Just goes to show what you can find if you do go out and explore
I'm lucky enough to live an hour and three quarters from Geneva by train. With my railcard it costs me a grand total of €4 return. I love Swiss trains and have recently visited the RhB and MGB at Chur and Brig respectively. I only stayed for one night but, yes, it can be extortionate. I always stock up for the train and go to a supermarket for evening supplies to eat in the hotel room.
As regards connections, I was quite tense about only having 10 minutes in Zurich to change trains. I asked the conductor if it was doable and he very confidently said "no problem!". As it happens, he was absolutely right.
Had to laugh. Proper meal for a Scot...pizza and a beer. I would have thought haggis and a whisky.
Any travel for any reason is a great idea. Reliving an old memory is a fantastic idea.
Just read your book it’s a amazing
I'm very tempted to do this myself. I've often gone for day trips by plane. Didn't think Geneva was possible but seems it is.
Ahhh, Geneva - spent a lot of time there over the last 20 odd years, some good times, some bad. Too pricy by half. Fun facts on the airport - the terminal building is in Switzerland, but the runway in France. As you go out of the airport in the bus to the city there is a tunnel under the runway into France, and about a kilometre beyond it a supermarket where many Geneva residents do their weekly shop as it's much cheaper than the local Co-op. And Swiss railways are the best in the world, IMO. Thanks for sharing, Scott.
Super little train! Really enjoyable trip! Thank you for taking us along. Holidaying in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, I am a sucker for narrow gauge trains, funiculars, gondolas, chairlifts - anything that gets me up higher. As a person who loves borders have you visited Dreilandereck (near Basel) where three countries meet? Basel Airport has it's own border situation, make sure you come out into the correct country! PS I have just bought your book - not started yet, but read the end first, you must have got home....maybe that is another book?
In small towns in Switzerland shops are shut on Sunday
Between Geneva and Martigny, almost every town has a narrow-gauge railway that goes up somewhere. Especially in Aigle, where three narrow-gauge railways meet, two of which wind through the streets of the medieval town before heading up into the mountains.
Lovley scenery a few years ago om a shearings holiday we took the train from Cher to innsbruck it was spectacular with plenty of snow hope To go again soon ,happy Christmas to you thsnks
Me and my dad would as we like trains 😊
Great video. Yes I would go that distance to travel on an unusual railway but I would book myself into a hotel whatever the cost. No one seems to have noticed what appears to be a minor error - in the introduction at the beginning you say you are at Glasgow airport whereas everything else indicates that you were actually at Edinburgh.
Great video Scott, I'm glad the exchange rate worked in your favour, the wife and I spent 2 weeks in Switzerland in November and the exchange rate was a 1,77 Canadian dollars to the Franc. We loved Switzerland...but the cost of food alone could have bankrupted us lol. Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
When a Canadian says that...
Another really interesting jaunt Scott.keep them coming!
Brilliant video as always!! Excellent views and scenery especially with the snow.
Have found the same as that lounge at some of the ones in the UK.
wishing you a very Merry Christmas, hope all is well and take care
The communal part in the double decker is because of the door motors under it. Normal seats can not be installed. Funny that on the NStCM you went the first time with new trains and now again with new ones. Sad that you missed the old stock for about 1 year. They were iconic 1914 built ones. Thanks to my dad i could ride those old faithfulls. The split Hotel was built in the year France and Switzerland swapped some land. It was built exactly in the time between signature and the time it officialy happened.
Superb! Great trip and great video. Cheers, Scott.
For a moment I wondered why you were talking about German, when you were in the French part of Switzerland. But then you explained that you overheard a conversation between two German-speaking women. Before I went to live and work in Switzerland (the part you were visiting), I was given a book entitled "Living and Working in Switzerland". The only thing I remember from it was the statement: "Swiss German... not so much a language, more a throat infection"!
Another great video Scott, Nyon looked so interesting and what a lovely Christmas Market you found. I do admire how you manage all your journeys as you make it seem so effortless, and La Cure looked beautiful with its gorgeous scenery. Have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2024 and hopefully, many more amazing and interesting places for you to plan and visit for all your subscribers, including me, to enjoy 😊
I miss the trees on the swiss christmas market!
Love this Scott, your adventures make this expat in America homesick for European adventure. Happy New Year mate 🎉🎉🥃🥃😊
I did a 7 day Swiss 1st class rail tour in Feb 2020 and the snow and scenery were beautiful. I was glad I had the 1st class ticket as it effectively guaranteed me a seat on some very busy trains. It also provided a big discount on most mountain railways and gondolas.
“… you must be new to this channel!” Priceless! 😂🤣😂. Great video, loved it! I wish I could do a trip like this- looks like so much fun!
Great video, keep it up. Always welcome in the Hague 😊
Switzerland is lovely, but a bit pricey, but worth it 😊