Inspired by the great British weather I decide to undertake a Railbookers rite of passage – to Italy via the Swiss Alps. I made my way on the London DLR to London City Airport, fantastic for its tiny size and smaller queues, and set off for Zurich airport. The grey clouds and rainy weather melted away as we head over France and into Switzerland, touching down in Zurich airport where the sun most definitely had his hat on. After a 15 minute journey from the airport I was in the centre of Zurich.
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Italy via the Alps – Heather visits Venice, Florence and Rome
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Italy via the Alps – Matt’s Trip to Verona
Monday, April 5th, 2010
“Italy via the Alps” has become perhaps the signature Railbookers holiday in recent times, and it was one I had long been keen to try out for myself. I had had the idea of exploring Tuscany for a while, but had decided to take in Verona for a couple of nights first. I had visited the city briefly a few years previously and been very impressed, and had decided that I needed to return to do it more justice, and this seemed the perfect opportunity.
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Hotel of the Week – Schweizerhof Zurich
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The Schweizerhof Hotel is one of my favourite hotels in our programme. Whether you are spending a few nights in Switzerland or stopping off en route to Italy as part of our popular “via the alps” holidays you are assured of both a warm welcome and quality service. Indeed, if you are breaking your onward journey to Italy this is without doubt THE hotel to stay in.
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