Lausanne metro M2 line is crowded during mornings and evenings rush hours and is better to avoid!…read moreDon't expect the same from local people here if you come from Swiss German part or countries like Japan! Even crowded people are scared to be touched and try to impede that with paranoid angry looks! A tip stop moving inside metro car if there isn't any empty space left! Passengers who are coming in shouldn't squeeze you! However atmosphere is uncomfortable and very aggressive! There had been disputes too! Beware of pickpockets! It's a very important metro line connecting Ouchy "373 meter" (Geneva lakeside) to train station (Gare CFF Lausanne) and direction downtown till last station Croisettes "711 meter". It shows how hilly Lausanne is. Walking to downtown from train station resembles to climbing mountain. Automated and telecommanded metro M2 cars are 2,45 m wide and 3,47 high. Local people and train passengers use M2 for daily business.

Our tour group reserved a train car for the trip from Lucerne to Montreux, Switzerland…read more Swiss trains ran on time to the minute, and we were lined up ready to go, when our tour leader, at the last moment, boarded a different car from where we were standing. Critical mistake, as we went from front of the line to the second half of the party of 42 boarding. Of course the first 22 people took all the front facing seats, with we having to get back facing seats. And no changing train cars as our tour group had seats reserved only in that train car. We ended up having to twist our necks for the next 4 hours to take pictures between the photo bombing trees of waterfalls, snow covered mountain peaks towering over luscious green alpine valleys, with immaculate swiss chalets dotting the countryside. And whoa if you have motion sickness, as backward facing seats only exacerbate the condition! Trains have comfortable angled seats, similar to front car seats, complete with tables. Windows stretched the entire length of the car, and vertically from seating level to wraping around the curve of the ceiling edge. Best views were on Lake Geneva, on the incline down to Montreux, the Swiss Riviera, with calm deep blue green waters, with mountains in the background. Even in Switzerland nothing is perfect. Once we got to Montreux and the rail yards, you had graffiti covered bridges and delivery transport!

A highlight of our recent trip in Switzerland was our several day adventures on the MOB Golden Pass…read moreLine. We had purchased a Eurail Pass to use on our 4 country trip and I knew the Golden Pass was going to be one of the highlights. I not only found it to be much easier to book than the trains in Italy or the UK but I found it to be cleaner and they ran flawlessly. We used the MOB ( Montreux Oberland Bernois) first class Belle Epoque car to go from Montreux to Zweismman via Gstaad just for the pure scenery and then we did the Prestige Class car to Guyeres via Montbovon for the pure luxury and again ALL scenery. It's relatively easy to book on the MOB site with a Swiss Rail pass or Eurail Pass but you must book a seat reservation for 1st class in the Belle Epoque car ( which feels straight out of the Orient Express!) or the Prestige Class Car. You will pay an up charge and to me it was worth it. We just used the MOB Golden Pass last week ( March 20-22) and the Zweissman to Interlakken Ost was not in service due a service issue. We did run into an issue on the way back from Zweissman and had to get off the train at Montbovon wait for a bus and ride a bus to another stop and then get on a random train because of a rail issue. That was not fun as the roads are super twisty; there was no refund or apology and I suppose one should feel safety is the upmost importance but I did find that annoying. We used the other MOB Golden Pass line one day to go up to Rocher de Naye via funicular and again the scenery is superb. This funicular climbed and climbed via rail and if you have ever or NEVER experienced the Swiss alps, you should just once in your life. This is one way to see it in all of its beauty and glory for the heaven that it is. The trains do run on time and the service is standard. Except for the day we had Prestige Class, we had champagne in that first class car there was no snack etc. so bring your own-- first or second class. I still recommend this as a way to see Switzerland landscape and its alpine glory for all that it is. We hopped off in a village and had lunch in Haut de Caux and hopped back on after a lunch of fondue and feel we lived a dream. Even the Montreux station is pretty!

You just have to try these bus boats named after seagulls. They are great fun and you get to see…read moreGeneva from the lake. There are at least 4 routes and some of which have boats every 10 minutes, some every half an hour. Your all Geneva transport card is valid on these boats (and the card is free is you are staying at a hotel, hostel or camp site - just ask at reception).

I will take a funicular anytime the opportunity presents itself, especially when the thing I want…read moreto visit is at the top of a very steep hill. And for about 3 euro, it's not a bad deal. There isn't much to see whilst you are on your way up to Fourviere because you travel through a tunnel but keep your eyes open for some art and sculptures that are in the nooks in the walls. I'd suggest riding up one side and down the same so you get to see both sides of the wall. I'm also pretty sure I saw an open toilet with a sink so, hey you may get quite the view in here. The funicular comes pretty often so we didn't even check a timetable. We just showed up and waited. Very easy.

I LOVE funiculars. They always get 5 stars…read more In spite of the "name of this business", there are 2 funiculars. F1 - a single 2m track up Fourviere and the fancy church ( https://www.yelp.com/biz/basilique-notre-dame-de-fourvière-lyon-2 ). F2 - a more traditional 1m track with a mid-point where the up and down cars pass each other. This is the Mimes-St Just funicular.