Four hundred and ninety-eight chapters first arrived in Switzerland
However, Hong Tao walked around the yard twice with the 60-liter mountaineering bag on his back, and then began to negotiate terms with Pan, shamelessly upgrading Qiongyou to another level. At least in terms of transportation, he must not walk too much!
This is not because Hong Tao is too weak. A large bottle of Coke is 2 liters, and 60 liters is 30 large bottles of Coke, which is a total of 5 boxes. One liter of water is almost a kilogram in weight, and 60 liters is 60 kilograms. Even if it contains clothes, shoes,
The proportion of tents and sundries is relatively light, even if it is one-third, there is still 20 kilograms. It is no problem to walk a few hundred meters, but Hong Tao really can't bear to carry 20 kilograms and 40 kilograms of things for a long distance.
From this point of view, the physical fitness of the Chinese people is generally weak, national fitness is nonsense, and the national focus on money is pretty much the same. Needless to say, adult men in Europe and the United States, like rich girls like Pan, can only walk a few miles with a 60-liter mountaineering bag on their backs.
Kilometers are not difficult. In our country, it is estimated that 80% of young and middle-aged men have to lie on their backs, and 99% of women cannot even carry them on their backs.
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped! Pan was not afraid of trouble and money, and ran to buy three 40-liter hiking bags and stuffed them for Hong Tao and Wang Jian. Everyone carried their own things, and they were not lenient.
I would like to praise Germany's high-speed trains again. The punctuality rate is extremely high, and the error can be calculated in minutes or even seconds. Take the ICE made this time as an example. The ticket says that the train departs at 10:01 a.m., and it is within one minute.
The train departed and arrived at the station at 6:00 pm. It was exactly 6:00 when the train stopped on the Zurich platform. Hong Tao couldn't be more satisfied that he could reach this level after a journey of more than 800 kilometers.
Switzerland is not an EU country. This is related to its neutrality policy. According to its constitution, it cannot join any political and military-related organizations, except for the United Nations. However, it has joined the Schengen Agreement. It is said that it was also very popular during the referendum.
It didn't go well, and the supporters ultimately won with a very slim margin.
However, Switzerland has only been a member of the Schengen Agreement for a very short period of time. It officially joined in May 2007, almost a month before Hong Tao came to Europe. Therefore, when passing through the German-Swiss border, there were still police from both countries boarding the car for inspection.
Passengers' documents are not so strict, and most of them just glance at them and it's all done.
The first thing after getting off the bus is to go to the bank window in the station to exchange Swiss francs, and then buy a Swiss National Railway pass. This pass is called Swissyouthpass, which is equivalent to the European train pass and can be used at an agreed time.
During this period, you can freely take trains, ships and buses of the Swiss National Railways. There are also certain discounts on private railways.
Hong Tao and the others bought a 4-day pass, which costs 198 francs. They plan to stay in Switzerland for about 4 days. With this pass, I can travel all over Switzerland with one ticket.
When Hong Tao first arrived in Switzerland, his first impression was that the Swiss were too rustic. Except for the aunt at the bank window who could speak a few words in English that sounded like French, almost everyone he asked spoke German or French. But Pan corrected him in time.
Regarding this misunderstanding, she said that in fact, most Swiss people can speak English, but they just don't want to speak it. In Chinese, they are pretending to be grandsons.
Switzerland is a multilingual country. There are 26 cantons in the country, 17 of which speak German. However, this kind of German is not the same as the German in Germany. It is called High German. As for the difference, Hong Tao can't hear it, anyway, he can't even hear it.
People like him who don't understand German can tell that the German spoken by Germans and the German spoken by Swiss are two different things.
Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel and Vaud in the west of Switzerland are French-speaking cantons. They are basically French in France, with little difference.
Ticino is an Italian-speaking area, and Italian is also spoken in the four valleys in the southern part of Graubunden. In addition, some people in Graubunden speak a local dialect called Romance.
Since the economy of the German-speaking area is very developed, most residents of the French-speaking area, Italian-speaking area and Romance-speaking area can speak German. Generally, people coming to Switzerland can travel to all places in Switzerland as long as they pass the customs in German.
Although it sounds confusing, for a person like Hong Tao who comes from a huge country, how dare he speak confusing words when he speaks only 4 languages? I left Beijing, and when I arrived in Yanqing, I couldn’t understand the locals. Then I went to Miyun.
It still sounds strenuous, let alone if you go to Tangshan and Leting in Hebei Province, it really fits the saying: ten miles have different pronunciation, and a hundred miles have different customs.
Zurich is located in the northern part of Switzerland and belongs to the German-speaking area. It is the largest city in Switzerland, but it has a population of only more than 400,000. It is also an international financial center. It is located at the northern end of Lake Zurich, and the train station is actually built together with the international airport.
This is the first time Hong Tao has seen such a design. The Swiss can really save space!
The first and most impressive sight when leaving the station was the big clock with omega and a big Ω written on it, as if to remind Hong Tao that you have now reached the clock kingdom, should you contribute your strength?
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Coming out of Zurich Main Station (the collective name for train stations and airports), you are basically in the city. There are many railways and buses to the city center that you can take. On the train, Pan booked a hotel.
The backpackers hotel called Beaver is located on the east bank of the Limmat River.
Hong Tao and Wang Jian had a double room on the 3rd floor, and Pan had a single room on the 2nd floor. There was neither a shower nor a toilet in the double room, which was worse than a small hotel next to the train station in China.
However, the price is quite cheap, 98 francs per day, not including breakfast. Pan's room is slightly more advanced, with a toilet and shower, and the price is 90 francs, not including breakfast.
Although the price is cheap, the hygienic condition of the room is not bad. At least the sheets, sheets and pillowcases are changed every day. The summer here is not hot and there is no need for air conditioning. Hong Tao and Wang Jian agreed that it is acceptable. The most important thing is
There is the Limmat River outside their window. It can almost be regarded as a sea view room. The scenery here is unique.
After worrying about accommodation, it’s almost 7 o’clock in the evening, and now it’s time to find a place to feed our stomachs. Since we are traveling on a budget, we can’t go to those big restaurants and hotels to eat, although everyone is not short of money.
, but it has been agreed in advance that apart from purchasing tourist souvenirs, food, accommodation and transportation will all be strictly required according to the minimum standards!
Come out of the Beaver Hotel and walk north along the road to Zurich Main Station. You will find a street called Niederdorf, which is a riverside street with the Limmat River on the left and shops all next to each other on the right.
At this time, the sky had just darkened, and all the lights in the store were turned on. The colorful lights reflected on the river were very beautiful.
This place is not only a feast for the eyes, but also a feast for the stomach. There are many bierhalles on the roadside, which should be called beer halls. They serve a local Swiss dish called Rosti, which is baked potato chips with tenderloin and sausage, plus a large
A glass of beer only costs 17 francs. It's not bad, mainly because it's cheap.
There is also a kind of tavern called a wine tavern. If you go into this one, the food and drinks there are quite expensive, at least for people who are traveling on a budget.
"There is a high-end restaurant opposite. If you are not used to this, we can eat there, but you have to carry your backpack the whole time tomorrow!" The three people sat at a table by the river, eating from their plates.
While enjoying the meal, Pan saw the scenery on both sides of the Limmat River. When Pan saw Hong Tao staring longingly at the other side of the river, he thought that he was not used to this kind of food, so he planned to make an exception.
"It's delicious. The roasted potatoes are very fragrant. I'm not looking at those high-end restaurants. There were two blond girls who passed by just now. The one with really long legs!" Hong Tao refused to accept this mercy.
"Okay, we've been eating this every day these days. It's delicious and cheap." Pan knew that Hong Tao was deliberately irritating her, but he wasn't angry either. He used his fingers to smear the last bit of vegetable soup on the plate into his mouth.
"I said, can you please stop messing with her? You can suffer the consequences, and you have to drag me along with you. How can you still poop after eating this thing!" Wang Jian became anxious when he heard Pan's harsh words.
, a belly full of roasted potatoes and pork tenderloin, it’s not a bad meal, but we herbivores can’t bear to eat it every day!
After dinner, it was completely dark. The three of them started to spread along Niederdorfstrasse, then turned to the station square, and then entered Bahnhofstrasse on the other side of the river.
