{"id":1401,"date":"2017-10-08T16:04:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T16:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2018-02-11T20:11:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T20:11:24","slug":"switzerland-beautiful-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland&#8211;A Beautiful Country!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Coffee in Gornergrat, Zermatt, Switzerland.\u00a0 Mount Matterhorn is pictured in the background.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I recently traveled to Switzerland and had an incredible trip! \u00a0I will separately write about each segment of my trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/08\/19\/american-airlines-767-300-review-business-class\/\">American Airlines 767-300 Review &#8211; Business Class<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Airlines JFK Flagship Lounge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/\">Switzerland Overview &#8211; A Beautiful Country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/\">3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat and Zermatt, Switzerland (Review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2018\/02\/11\/driving-furkapass-switzerland\/\">Driving the Furkapass, Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once I landed in Zurich, I picked up my rental car and drove to Zermatt, a small town in the Swiss Alps. \u00a0The views along the way were amazing!\u00a0 I booked a &#8220;Whatever car is leftover&#8221; category from Dollar Rental at the Zurich Airport.\u00a0 &#8220;Unfortunately,&#8221; only a BMW 1 series was available.\u00a0 It was a great car, especially at a price of ~$40 per day.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\">Takeoff and Arrival<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The views on arrival to ZUR were amazing!\u00a0 You can see the snow-capped Alps to the South.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1408\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/20170527_015149\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495849908&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000537634408602&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170527_015149\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1408\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_015149-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon landing in Zurich, I rented a car and drove to Zermatt, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\">Driving<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Google Maps said the drive would take 3.5 hours but the closed mountain pass added an additional 90 minutes on my drive.\u00a0 Fortunately, the views on my drive were awesome!\u00a0 Green grass valleys were surrounded by jagged, snow-capped mountains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1409\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03434\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495859011&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03434\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1409\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03434-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The roads wound through the mountains, often popping in and out of tunnels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1410\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03435\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495859857&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03435\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1410\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03435-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saddle-back roads were often used to scale the sides of steep mountains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1411\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03450\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495863009&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03450\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1411\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03450-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\">Furkapass:\u00a0 Attempt 1<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Given that Zermatt is nestled deep in the Swiss Alps, you must traverse a mountain pass to reach the town.\u00a0 Unfortunately, all mountain passes were closed on my way to Zermatt but I was unable to read the signs that warned of the road closure.\u00a0 I drove for an hour down a very sparsely populated valley before reaching the closed mountain pass.\u00a0 As a result, I needed to drive back to Interlaken to drive my car onto a train that would take me through the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1415\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03452\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495869890&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03452\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1415\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03452-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mountain passes are free but the car train was not.\u00a0 However, I was surprised at its efficiency.\u00a0 It started moving soon after I arrived and the disembarking process was similarly smooth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1416\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03453\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495869899&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1416\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03453-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The views from the train were amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1417\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03454\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495869916&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03454\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1417\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03454-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\">Interlaken<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The photos don&#8217;t do it justice but Interlaken looked gorgeous.\u00a0 The water was bright aqua.\u00a0 The mountains were perfectly covered in dark green plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1412\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03686\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496048859&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03686\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1412\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03686-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The city appears wedged between a mountain and the lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1413\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03695\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496049226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03695\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1413\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03695-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The marina is barely hidden by the highway guardrail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03696.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1414\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/dsc03696\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03696.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496049235&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03696\" data-image-description=\"\" 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