Another Side of Switzerland | Beyond the Tourist Zone

[@Seanney25582]

Nothing beats a Friday evening by the couch and watching Gabriel travelers recent travel Vlog

[@lizziebeggimbo]

As someone from the UK, I can't get over how clean and peaceful it looks there. Even the train looked spotless.

[@mikeykeyes]

That's because Swiss are not hoons like the British. Regardless of what the Official British version to the world shows- superior to everyone- in reality the English people in particular are completely uncivilised. Just watch their behaviour on the sporting fields for example and the "tourists" -

[@sirapos6550]

I was surprised to see graffiti though. I thought graffiti would bring the death penalty in such a clean looking place. I hope the street artists who made it are still alive.

[@tobimael]

@@sirapos6550 there are actually a loooot of graffitis everywhere here in switzerland. most of them look kinda cool tho ngl

[@Mad_Flavor]

@@sirapos6550 the Hip hop Culture is big in switzerland

[@sirapos6550]

@@tobimael Thanks for the answer. Well, you should try Athens, Greece, to realize how a place full of graffiti looks like,lol. I was seriously to see some outlaw graffiti in Switzerland !

[@SevenLowe]

UA-cam recommended this video this morning so I watched it & realized I only live an hour away from Avanches. Since it’s open Sunday we made a day trip there & it was quite nice. The disc golf was gone, but the beach volleyball was still going. 😂

[@kostasg7109]

Theatre is half an amphitheatre. Amphi in Greek literally means double. Theatre is for speeches and plays, while amphitheatres are more for ‘sport’ venues. There are many Roman sites spread all over Switzerland by the way, some of which are more spectacular than the one you visited.

[@oldchannellll]

Love the longer videos, and the message of leaving the "tourist zone." I really think it is a shame how many people go on vacation just to sit on a resort, but to each their own. Keep pumping out the awesome videos Gabe, I can't get enough

[@jedailprod]

Great to see you in Avenches, I haven't been there for 30 years.

[@user-vf8bx8zw9p]

Dear Gabriel . have been watching your channel for about four years. Love your videos , Mandy and Denis from Australia.

[@david1george]

Just to note, if it says 1916 at 39:26, it's not an excavation site. WW1 broke out in 1914, so they're not going to be doing archeological excavations in 1916. Switzerland viewed Germany as a threat and over 2/3rds of the men were conscripted into military service. The country's human resources would be focused on building vast tunnel networks, trenches, and fortifications in case the country was invaded by Germany.

[@hetty43]

Switzerland is interesting and great to visit. Great video. Thanks.

[@hbtravelstravails3385]

Regarding your Swiss Travel Pass, you have free transport on trains, buses, and ferries. Some cog trains and gondolas are not fully covered but typically are discounted by half. You also can gain free admission to most museums. Also, I should mention the SBB app is excellent. You can put in your destination and it will show multiple ways to get there, with, of course, exact times! You can even filter by mode of transport. It really makes it easy to get from here to there.
We recently spent about double your price for a 15-consecutive-day pass and we definitely got our money’s worth, taking multiple expensive trains and ferries, along with the discounted gondola fares. Keep up the good work, and we hope to see you on the road someday.

[@harryrambler]

Love the shirts. Even Switzerland doesn't upstage them! 😂

[@sumostorms]

Very interesting unknown part of Switzerland! Thanks for shining your light on these treasures! Cheers Gabe 🍺🍺

[@paulgilliland2992]

So cool seeing that nicely preserved amphitheater in Switzerland. Beats getting cooked alive at the broiling Colosseum in Rome.

[@JennyGunner-ge3lz]

Wonderful to see these little hidden gems very interesting the Roman museum really enjoyed this I love how the Swiss towns have those water fountains they have then in Germany too

[@jackallen83]

Wow love these longer videos, thanks for the entertainment Gabriel 👍🤠

[@BenEncounters]

When you come back to Bern, you have to go down the river from Interlaken to Bern on inflated boats, it's actually the best outdoor experience I have done in my home country!

[@joydeeproy1580]

Roman ruins in Switzerland is very fascinating indeed. More fascinating information can be obtained from the book - Asterix and Obelix in Switzerland by Gosciny and Uderzo, for those who are interested.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I agree, I read those books when I was a kid.

[@Deadfoot-Dan]

Thanks Gabe for spending time in that museum and showing us those artifacts, I love ancient history and especially am fascinated with the Roman Empire. Seeing all of that on display there was wonderful, and I'm glad you made the trip there for us to see it too.

[@mf5531]

agreed!

[@horseplop9]

This is a really cool video. Off the beaten Path in Switzerland. Never seen this yet

[@underwriter53]

Best vlog yet of your Switzerland series! The museum and environs of Avanche were amazing!

[@gorviv529]

This was really interesting. I think Gabriel has found a new place in Switzerland to hang out in and explore. Thanks Gabriel, and thanks to the viewer that suggested Avenches.

[@PhilippeNoth]

You must be the first vlogging visitor I see who knows about Avenches and goes out of his way to visit this little town. ‎😃 This alone deserves respect!
Maybe Martigny (Latin: Octodurum) would have been easier if you travelled from Zermatt to Bern: it hosts a Roman amphitheater too + the Gianadda museum.

[@elizabethcraig5825]

Incredible video. Gabriel will someday be remembered as not only the traveler but also his archaeological finds on his hikes. Thanks so much for sharing!😊❤

[@user-wl4un4iq6w]

nice day trip ! many swiss people are on summer vacation. but its usually quiet here. enjoy your stay

[@effie-montreal]

Avenches was a really cute town enjoyed the walk thank you Gabe😀😀😀

[@dominiclavu193]

Watching this video brought back memories of my Roman and Greek history classes at UC Davis in the 90's. Thanks to you and the person who brought the Roman site up!

[@dream.machine]

It looks amazing over there! That was so much fun to watch you traverse Switzerland. It was absolutely beautiful that day.
I had never thought about Roman Ruins in Switzerland either! 😅 Fascinating video.
Congratulations ahead of time on 600K Subscribers! 🎉 You deserve far more with how long you've been at this. You are a fantastic traveler and travel UA-camr!

[@123bwlch]

It's on the border of Italy if they invaded France and Britain then.......

[@juvvalan1654]

Very good video Gabriel. I never would have imagined that Switzerland would have Roman ruins

[@alaxeasfikas6299]

I love watching you. I am from Greece. I Enjoy all your greek episodes very much cheers 😊

[@gsmmasha]

Incredible looking town and museum, many thanks for sharing 👍

[@ladyblabla3611]

Europe city centres are often so beautifull. Really the heart of the city and often car free. I think the US should copy this format.

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Another excellent Switzerland vlog

[@ronrash5895]

Totally awesome video!!! I love the ruins!!!

[@czabatrans4420]

Hi Gabriel, check out the High Tatra mountains in Slovakia, on a smaller scale it’s also a great place to see and much cheaper. They have many trails, a lake called Štrbské Pleso, cableways, small surrounding villages via a tram, really cool. You take a special lift from Štrba called the zubačka.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

That sounds like a good plan.

[@Ojstra]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideos , if you go to High Tatras in Slovakia, Štrbske Pleso with lake and ski jumping hill is amazing but the most imposing and spectacular is the cable car ride from Tatranska Lomnica to Lomnicky Štit (to the peak of 2,634 metres high with amazing views to all of the mountain range). However, this ride to the top of the peak must be booked some days earlier in advance on the VT (Visoke Tatry) website as the last third to the top (from Skalnate Pleso to Lomnicky Štit) has a capacity of only 45 people per hour. Nearby, just on the Polish site of border, another amazing (the best foothill) view to the High Tatra highest peaks are at the lake Morskie Oko (Two Mad Explorers had a good UA-cam vlog from there and many other parts of Poland as they were in the country for like 3 months). Of course, Slovakia is full of surprises - 2 hours away from Visoke Tatry, near Prievidza in the Trenčin region, there are beautiful sites of village Čičmany (very unique of black&white painted houses in traditional patterns) and one of the most beautiful romantic castles in Europe in Bojnice.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

This is a good one. You picked up quite some knowledge of Roman ruins during the years.

[@millvee1005]

Probably not a big deal but I've never seen streetlights hanging like that by wires, I'm an electrician so I notice those things, what a very beautiful city would love seeing it during the winter.

[@mikefreeman9251]

The curse of being an electrician even on vacations your noticing things

[@s125ish]

Common in Europe to hang on wires

[@effie-montreal]

Gabe found this information on the site you went to............The first truly documented excavations were undertaken on the site at the end of the 18th century : from 1786, the Bernese architect Erasmus Ritter (1726-1805), responsible for listing the antiquities of Aventicum

[@usbankusa]

Thanks for the nice and interesting tour.

[@swissarmyknife7670]

there are much bigger roman cities in Windisch (Vindonissa) and Augusta Raurica close to Basel

[@Ojstra]

When you said about Roman ruins in Switzerland, my first thought was Augusta Raurica near Basel. But Avenches seems even more interesting as the former capital of Helvetii, amazing. Nice video and all well in next country.

[@SOUTHALLAlanTMobilityScooter]

An amazing video, thank you.

[@karlvolkert9024]

if you are already in switzerland, a visit to the city of Trier in south-west germany with the famous porta nigra city gate (unesco world heritage site), imperial thermal baths, amphitheater etc. is a good idea, and not forgetting the birthplace of karl marx.

[@vlad.bozdog]

The swiss pass is not just the train. You should take advantage of the transport using cable train to get to some peaks

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Hi Gabe, thank you for showing us interesting places. I like that clock I think there Simler one in Prague. Chaos

[@splixxer4815]

I think the disk golf thing was for a tv show. That's why there was a guy filming it the whole time.

[@pamhegarty4626]

You should try heading up the mountains pass very value then . Love your series

[@eugeniastravels8954]

The earth has so many beautiful things. 😍

[@annejobe1553]

Thank you so much for your beautiful videos. I'm from Switzerland and never visited Avenches. Shame on me ! 😅 Maybe what you didn't know is that they give all sorts of concerts in the roman theater in the summer. But not this year I think as they are planning some work in the theater. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to Switzerland despite the prices. I know it's awful ! 😮 Look forward to your next videos. I'm now one of your followers. Greetings from Geneva ! ... Anne

[@michaelsaayman2802]

The clock looks similar to the one in Prague

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Gabriel, it's amazing that even you are still surprised by what you see. They knew you were coming to play the California disk golf champion from 2015-2019 but they cheated and placed moving wheeled targets. No surprise to see Roman ruins around Europe many parts of Europe for over 5 centuries saw the Romans. No tourists around the town aside from that just a quiet village real shame. I'm sure there must be some nice restaurants.

[@TheUnknownTraveler]

nice place again! :)

[@letsexploreandtravelonadis6424]

I you're a good swimmer, I would suggest floating down the Aare River in Bern. It a very popular fun activity in Bern.

[@wacky6136]

Beautiful place.
Few people.

[@wildwisdomjourneys7221]

Hi Gabriel, Those digital faces with moving eyes in rooms of the museum remind me of the same sort of images that act as ‘digital guides’ in the Singapore Museum. When you touch the images there, they talk about what you’re seeing in that room. I wonder whether the faces you saw actually serve the same purpose.

[@debabanerjee9131]

Another great video of epic proportions...amazing images...and yes the little information I could find out from Albert Einstein documentary...Einstein used to live in an apartment (in Bern) and he would gaze at the medieval timeclock from the window of his apartment until one day he created his world famous Theory of Relativity involving space time...

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Wow, that's pretty wild to think that the clock in Bern could have been a factor in his insights.

[@tad27612]

He also thought about the tram lines and thought about them approaching and being at the speed of light.
He worked at the patent office in Bern.

[@debabanerjee9131]

yes truly amazing history involving that medieval timeclock in Bern

[@tanveerhasan2025]

Hello! I am missing your vlogs about my country. Love from Dhaka, Bangladesh!

[@Ojstra]

He was there for the first time this year: ua-cam.com/play/PLLAwF-SG0S-699r5M6_pN1cuJ3cVdaLbR.html

[@jillyfarley4823]

Surprising ...its not full of history tourists....fascinating & extensive display of artefacts and social history.....who knew? Switzerland isn't just stunning scenery....

[@raphaelongoogle-zu5jl]

Have you heard of Augusta Raurica? Another big Roman site...

[@pasqualeabarno]

Super 👍👍👍

[@samantha1877]

Way cool...

[@djoldskool5763]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Off the beaten path is often best.

[@DiariesofanAddict]

nice :)

[@frederickvondinkerberg7721]

The dates would most likely be when they were excavated/rediscovered

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, that makes sense.

[@TransparentMediaTruth]

Believe the pinecone is supposed to represent the pineal gland 🤔

[@alex182618]

No need to carry beer in a brown bag. I guess Switzerland is an open carry state.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

52:55 -- What is in that cute little glass, please?
I saw the main course of course, at the tail end of this video.
I am a FOODIE -- I love to know what folks eat, even if the meat you are served looks ... RAW! 😱

[@TheManuel012009]

Wowsers Gabriel you are a brave man paying these prices for 1 bedders. You are taking a big hit for the subscribers. 99 mbps is pretty good though with the more important 30 Mbps upload. Don’t forget to upgrade your passwords to at least 12 characters 🙌

[@rimzalia1362]

Maybe...you should explain how you store your video data files..in the Cloud or laptops SSd ..or something else...

[@drothers999]

Wasn’t that large clock in Bern where Einstein developed his theory on time?

[@jesusm2159]

Saludos

[@icecycle8642]

There are actually some roman ruins in bern, but it is very small

[@johnthe3rd707]

Nice almost an hour, have you done one close to 2 hours yet? Gabriel Traveler the movie at that point.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I think this is my longest video: ua-cam.com/video/qVbMF71ZLVA/v-deo.html

[@armancompany7546]

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[@huhwhat9830]

In Europe during the HIGH season in one of the extra expensive countries..Gabriel High Roller Traveler

[@pompom365]

Enjoy Italy

[@thortessem271]

Good morning from Arizona 98 degrees at 9 AM

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I recommend using a sauna. When you come out it will feel cool by comparison. 😛

[@keangwooichoo6138]

I did not know roman buildings existed there.

[@nancysotomayor3196]

"Astrolabio" , can Bring the constellations...

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Nice video again Gbrilel !!!!

[@Johnny-Michael]

The cost of one week in Switzerland is like 8 weeks in Bangladesh !

[@Mad_Flavor]

Quality has a price, its normal

[@flashgordon8792]

Gabe loves his Swiss beers! 😂❤

[@HYPA]

First booooom!!!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Second.

[@licuta7376]

👍

[@Crankbait4444]

You haven't had cheese fondue yet???

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Many years ago. Despite being a cheese lover, I'm kind of ambivalent about fondue.

[@tad27612]

​@@GabrielTravelerVideosThen do beef cooked the same way. But cheese fondue is best in winter, imo.

[@sirapos6550]

I instantly recognised it as a dolphin, look at its mouth. Why did you think it is a dragon ? (the creature depicted in the mural)

[@thierrytraveler]

When are you going to spend more time in France? There are plenty of Roman history in France

[@claudiaberger9639]

40:44
There is a saying in German.
Glauben heißt, nichts wissen.
I guess means I don't know. 🤭

[@keangwooichoo6138]

I guess a Swiss travel Pass, people paid in advance a lot of money upfront

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

First

[@bahionic]

Are you headed for Tour De France?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No, I'm not following it at all, no idea where it's happening right now.

[@Ojstra]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos , today (on Saturday) is a stage in the French Vosges mountains (above Alsace region) which is only some kilometres from Basel (the finish line is like 79 kilometers away), that's why that question made sense in some way. :) As you showed Basel on the map in this Avenches video, there is not only border with Germany, but also border with France, so Basel (the Swiss capital of pharmacy and city of Roger Federer) is like on the tri-border area of Switzerland, Germany and France. However, German and Swiss German are dominant languages there in Basel as Alsace region in France was also predominantely German speaking during the history with German architecture in towns, although it was many times changed from German to French crowns and after WWII French became more dominant language there to this day. Vosges and Jura mountains made language barrier (German-French) more clear.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

@@Ojstra I was thinking of trying to visit Basel as well, sounds like a nice city. But not enough time in the day.

[@Ojstra]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos , yes, Basel is a nice city, also has a nice old town (with some such different red historic buildings), there are spectacular Augusta Raurica roman ruins, but is often overlooked by tourists and is not in their itinerary as it is labelled by many as an industrial city and is not near the main tourist sites in the Alps. Of course, it is never enough time on trips to cover all, but maybe interesting to know if you are anywhen near again.

[@cross75man75]

They're Roman ruins all over Switzerland.

[@tombuddy100]

Travel pass costing $270 being valid for only three days does not make much sense in terms of saving money.
In order to pay off, you would have to be constantly travelling by train across Switzerland for three days in a row, which is not very practical.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Exactly. In retrospect it was a bad deal that cost me money, I'll explain more in another video.

[@M10n15u3h5]

dauphin is dolphin

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks, makes sense.

[@cryptoyani9325]

Are these ruins actually real ones, I really doubt it !

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yes, they're real ruined ruins.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

I have a question (Ha, ha when, don't I?): When you are filming and narrating (as you do so well!) how do you know which people will mind being filmed and who will not? Oftentimes, when I see your videos I also see people glaring at us (at you, at your camera) and I wonder if you will get into any kind of trouble. I always hope that you will not. How do you know how to gauge peoples' reactions, Gabriel?
(Frankly, I think you are quite brave!)

[@556suppressor]

I don't think people care because he is just a tourist documenting his trip or vacation.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

@@556suppressor
Thank you for this input of yours.
I will let Gabriel answer this question of mine as he is the one doing the filming.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's definitely not an exact science. I walk a fine line of trying to be considerate of people around me and not make a fool of myself, while also trying to just do it and not worry too much about what other people are thinking. Not sure if you've seen this video, but there have been some very awkward moments: ua-cam.com/video/4yyZlXCOjqI/v-deo.html

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos I will check it out. Chances are that I have seen it though because I have faithfully followed your work ...

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Yeah, I saw it, Gabriel! I knew I had.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

They repaired it for safety reason

[@harryrambler]

first (without capital letters) ❗😂

[@narendrarana5638]

❤👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳

[@thefoodyoumaylike1293]

Hi

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hi there, how's it going?

[@thefoodyoumaylike1293]

@@GabrielTravelerVideos Everything is going fine and I like your videos👌🙏

[@enigmaforrest]

They are North American Bison.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison