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Recommended books for further information: There are hundreds of books on Switzerland. Michelin Red and Green guides are my favorites but there are many other good ones. The books that you see listed here are those that I have personally used and am satisfied with, and/or are from publishers whose other travel books are reliable. I am a consumer when it comes to travel guides, and a critical one. Notice that I do not recommend any Frommers, Dummies, Steves, or other inferior guides. For some of the reasons please go to the hoi polloi. As one example of a substandard guide, a 1,384 page book titled Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2013 has about 50 pages on Switzerland. However, there is not a single word on Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, and scores of other well known places. That's like leaving Chicago, New Orleans, and Newport Beach out of a USA travel guide. Instead the 50 Swiss pages are on Gimmelwald (NOT Grindelwald) and surroundings. So what's with Gimmelwald? Steves says "For some travelers, there's little to see in the village. Others (like me) enjoy a fascinating day sitting on a bench and learning why they say 'If heaven isn't what it's cracked up to be, send me back to Gimmelwald.'" What a choke. Steves recommends that you spend thousands of dollars to go sit on a bench and stare at the sky at some unknown crossroads? There is more. This "best" book did include enough pages to promote his ridicuously expensive whirlwind guided bus tours, videos, backpacks, sink stoppers (I'm not making this up!), and Steves' other branded products. Huckster Steves is strong on self promotion but weak on meaningful content. For the good stuff, the links below take you directly to a page at Amazon.com. That page details the book or map, and in some cases includes readers' comments and sample pages from the book.You then have the opportunity to add the book to your shopping cart and buy it. Amazon.com pays a small commission to Enjoy-Europe.com when you click a title here and then order the book. Note: emphasis in the titles is mine -- to help you in finding the information you need. Don't worry too much about publication dates. Many books are updated every three to six years. The monuments and cathedrals haven't moved in 500 years! |
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Welcome to Switzerland. Have your passport ready and make a Customs declaration as you enter at the Geneva train station Cornavin.
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Who wrote this? Home and general index. |
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Learn the basic infrastructure:
Elementary Travel Information for Europe |
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Austria
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France
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Luxembourg
Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia |
Spain
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Airlines to Europe
National Tourist Offices City Tourist Offices City Information and Tours Country Information and Tours Luggage and Backpacks Discount Air Travel |
Villas and Homes for Rent
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Photography
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Amsterdam
Anne Frank Huis Rijksmuseum Van Gogh Museum |
London
British Museum Buckingham Palace National Gallery Natural History Museum Palace of Westminster St. Paul's Cathedral Tower of London Westminster Abbey |
Paris
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Arc de Triomphe Tour Eiffel Hôtel des Invalides Musée de l'Armée Opera Montmarte Cathédrale Notre Dame Musée d'Orsay Musée du Louvre |
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Exchange rates, weather, maps: Be informed before you go. |
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Money Exchange
Currency exchange rates, including the euro, British pound, Swiss Frank. |
Weather in Europe
Current European weather conditions and forecasts. Good luck. |
Maps and Time Zones
Free online maps of Europe. Guide to setting your watch ahead. |
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Queen's Day
Holland hosts a great one-day party, annually on April 30. Here is the action in Haarlem and Amsterdam. |
Keukenhof
A beautiful huge tulip garden blooms during middle spring. We made a leisurely bike ride from Haarlem. |
Bull Flight
My daughter Stephanie enters the ring and encounters a baby bull in Spain, then flies for her life! |
O hey Europe Stephanie's Blog. A 22 year old spends a month in Paris, with a weekend diversion to La Baule on the Atlantic coast. | ||
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