Wisetrips Travel Blog

Monday, January 6, 2025 Rail travel from Otztal to Zurich  At the  Otztal Train Station , we waited for the train bound for Zurich to pull into platform 3 at 16:14. Once the train arrived, we boarded the 2nd-class wagon #307, seats 41, 42, and 43.  Our 3-hour journey to Zurich was uneventful. On the train, I watched an episode of Shogun on my iPad Pro and read some of Ian Fleming's Biography. Our train pulle…

For our winter vacation, we planned to visit Austria's Tyrol region (via Zürich, Switzerland), where we could ski at the famous St. Anton am Arlberg , Innsbruck, and  the  Solden Ski Resort (Längenfeld ).  Inna purchased tickets on the Swiss Air flight LX039 departing at 19:30 from San Francisco. Our itinerary was as follows: Date Location …

After a delicious breakfast at our Hotel Bristol, where I had cold cereal with milk, chocolate croissants, and hot black tea, Inna, Alex, and I dressed and walked to the Verbier Gondola for our trip to Lausanne. To get to Lausanne, we needed to take the following trains: 9:34 Gondola from Verbier to Le Châble (arriving at 9:42) (platform 50) 9:48 Train from Le Châble to Mar…

I have always dreamed of snowboarding or skiing in Switzerland, so when an opportunity presented itself, I decided to seize it. From the many possible Swiss resorts, I selected Verbier  based on feedback from a Swiss citizen who has lived there. My alternatives included Zermatt , Chamonix in France, and St. Anton am Arlberg in Austria. Since I originally planned to take the train…