Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"randee" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > Is the station higher than Gornergrat station?
    > --
    > wf.
Jungfraujoch stn: 3454m
Gornergrat stn.: 3088m
Jungfraujoch being the highest station in Europe while Gornergrat is the
highest in open air.
Bernina Hospice 2257m is the highest station on a through railway in Europe
and isn't using cogwheel. Lowest point for a railway in Europe is
possibly the iron mine in Kiruna at -360m.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"Alan S" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > It sounds good. Could you give some idea of when the snow
    > starts to clear in that area? I'll be arriving in
    > Switzerland around the last couple of weeks of May. Is that
    > too early?
Snow is definitive clear in the lower parts of Switzerland and it may be a
fine time but beware that in the Alpine areas with high altitudes the snow
melting time is around May-early June. It's a terrible time and best to
avoid, many hotels are closed.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

<[email protected]> wrote:

    > Also the hightest train station in the world is
    > the Jungfraujoch. Train goes there.

I believe that in South America there are much higher train stations.

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Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"Luca Logi" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Also the hightest train station in the world is
    >> the Jungfraujoch. Train goes there.
    > I believe that in South America there are much higher train stations.
--------------------
About 27 lines in the world are higher than Jungfraujoch.
Being in Peru,Bolivia,Argentine,Equador and U.S (Manitou&Pike´s Peak
Colorado)
Highest ever is the copper mine Collahuasi,Bolivia reaching 4826m but
closed.
Highest with passenger trains are Condor in Bolivia 4787m and Galera,Peru
4781m.
They are however all to be beaten by the new Chines railway to Lhasa,Tibet
under construction and partially reaching altitudes above 5000m

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:46:29 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
<[email protected]> wrote:

.
    >They are however all to be beaten by the new Chines railway to Lhasa,Tibet
    >under construction and partially reaching altitudes above 5000m

How do you mean *partially* reaching? It either reaches or it doesn't.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"nitram" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:46:29 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > .
    >>They are however all to be beaten by the new Chines railway to Lhasa,Tibet
    >>under construction and partially reaching altitudes above 5000m
    > How do you mean *partially* reaching? It either reaches or it doesn't.
-----------------
Part of the line reaches altitudes above 5000m, other parts below.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:23:41 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"nitram" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    >news:[email protected].. .
    >> On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:46:29 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> .
    >>>They are however all to be beaten by the new Chines railway to Lhasa,Tibet
    >>>under construction and partially reaching altitudes above 5000m
    >> How do you mean *partially* reaching? It either reaches or it doesn't.
    >-----------------
    >Part of the line reaches altitudes above 5000m, other parts below.

Ah! :-)

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

In article <[email protected] >,
[email protected] (gordon) wrote:

    > If you only had time to stay at one location in Switzerland for a few
    > days where would you choose to base yourself?
    > --
    > Gordon Thomson

Are there parts or cities where one language is more widely spoken than
the others?

Are there German or Italian or French cities in Switzerland?

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"poldy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > In article <[email protected] >,
    > [email protected] (gordon) wrote:
    >> If you only had time to stay at one location in Switzerland for a few
    >> days where would you choose to base yourself?
    >> --
    >> Gordon Thomson
    > Are there parts or cities where one language is more widely spoken than
    > the others?

Yes there are

http://www.eda.admin.ch/washington_e...ur/langua.html

    > Are there German or Italian or French cities in Switzerland?

No but there are cities where one language is more dominant
than the others.

Keith

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

I hope they supply Oxygen to the passengers... Jungfraujoch was
'dizzying' enough... as I discovered walking the stairs from level
1-5...<g>

Tim K

"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:23:41 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >"nitram" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
    > >news:[email protected].. .
    > >> On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:46:29 GMT, "Lennart Petersen"
    > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>
    > >> .
    > >>>They are however all to be beaten by the new Chines railway to
Lhasa,Tibet
    > >>>under construction and partially reaching altitudes above 5000m
    > >>
    > >> How do you mean *partially* reaching? It either reaches or it
doesn't.
    > >-----------------
    > >Part of the line reaches altitudes above 5000m, other parts below.
    > Ah! :-)

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

It was a wonderful time for me even though some trail walking plans I
wad were dashed... Don't scare the OP off; he can improvise and may end
up better off like I was! The lightly occupied (Carlton) hotel was
glad to have me for 42 SF for a nice (non ensuite) single; heck, the
killer breakfast buffet in a *beautiful* room made this one of the few
classy respites of my backpacking trip.

Tim K

"Lennart Petersen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > "Alan S" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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    > >
    > > It sounds good. Could you give some idea of when the snow
    > > starts to clear in that area? I'll be arriving in
    > > Switzerland around the last couple of weeks of May. Is that
    > > too early?
    > Snow is definitive clear in the lower parts of Switzerland and it may
be a
    > fine time but beware that in the Alpine areas with high altitudes the
snow
    > melting time is around May-early June. It's a terrible time and best
to
    > avoid, many hotels are closed.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"Keith W" <[email protected]> wrote in news:d4ekcc$hct$1
[email protected]:

    > "poldy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >> In article <[email protected] >,
    >> [email protected] (gordon) wrote:
    >>> If you only had time to stay at one location in Switzerland for a few
    >>> days where would you choose to base yourself?
    >>> --
    >>> Gordon Thomson
    >> Are there parts or cities where one language is more widely spoken than
    >> the others?
    >
    > Yes there are
    >
    > http://www.eda.admin.ch/washington_e...ur/langua.html
    >
    >> Are there German or Italian or French cities in Switzerland?
    >
    > No

Techincally, yes.

Campione is Italian
Busingen am Hochrhein is German

;-)


    > but there are cities where one language is more dominant
    > than the others.

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

In article <[email protected]>,
poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Are there parts or cities where one language is more widely spoken than
    > the others?
    >
    > Are there German or Italian or French cities in Switzerland?

You obviously haven't read much about Switzerland. The answer to both is
yes, of course.

--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar)

You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument
is that reason doesn't count. Isaac Asimov

Erilar's Cave Annex: http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo

Re: Visiting Switzerland
 

"Alan S" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:24:29 +0100, "Keith W"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>"gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected] .com...
    >>> If you only had time to stay at one location in Switzerland for a few
    >>> days where would you choose to base yourself?
    >>> --
    >>> Gordon Thomson
    >>When I did this last year I stayed in Lauterbrunnen in the
    >>Bernese Oberland. Its less tacky and overdeveloped
    >>than Interlaken or Grindelwald but still handy for
    >>road trips and the Jungfraujoch and the scenery
    >>is gorgeous.
    >>Keith
    > It sounds good. Could you give some idea of when the snow
    > starts to clear in that area? I'll be arriving in
    > Switzerland around the last couple of weeks of May. Is that
    > too early?

At lower elevations it'll be long gone but many of the higher trails
may still be snowbound. That said there's still plenty to do
and see with almost no crowds.

Keith



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