Having gone to Milan Italy, Bern and Zurich in Switzerland and Berlin in Germany in 8 days, they are all absolutely amazing places.
Switzerland, is absolutely, positively, motherfucking expensive- and I'm not just saying that because of the US dollar being shit. The US dollar and CHF are actually equal in value-- it's just that Switzerland has one of the highest living standards in the entire world. So, so so very expensive.
That being said, Switzerland is lovely to visit. I partially wrote about Switzerland here (http://sleepyinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/days-3-4-and-5-bern-and-zurich.html) with links to my photos I took. Bern is very touristy with a gorgeous Old Town and the ambiance is downright welcoming.
Zurich is quite pricey. It's a financial center. I mean, so lots of business types. Banks. Clocks. I was suppose to stay in zurich for 2 days but I spent an assload of $$ to get a train ticket to get out of there because there wasn't a lot of stuff that I personally wanted to see.
Berlin is downright awesome if you are into the sort of lefty-scene. There are so many punks and hippie-types. There are TONS AND TONS AND TONS of awesome things to see, for real.
I have friends in Milan, so if you end up in northern Italy at any point before or after your dig, I can get you in contact with them. They will show you an awesome time around the city and feed you and I even met a nice geeky Swiss-Italian boy named Lorenzo who reads tons of comics and anime and lots of other stuff.
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Date: 2008-04-22 10:17 pm (UTC)From:Switzerland, is absolutely, positively, motherfucking expensive- and I'm not just saying that because of the US dollar being shit. The US dollar and CHF are actually equal in value-- it's just that Switzerland has one of the highest living standards in the entire world. So, so so very expensive.
That being said, Switzerland is lovely to visit. I partially wrote about Switzerland here (http://sleepyinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/days-3-4-and-5-bern-and-zurich.html) with links to my photos I took. Bern is very touristy with a gorgeous Old Town and the ambiance is downright welcoming.
Zurich is quite pricey. It's a financial center. I mean, so lots of business types. Banks. Clocks. I was suppose to stay in zurich for 2 days but I spent an assload of $$ to get a train ticket to get out of there because there wasn't a lot of stuff that I personally wanted to see.
Berlin is downright awesome if you are into the sort of lefty-scene. There are so many punks and hippie-types. There are TONS AND TONS AND TONS of awesome things to see, for real.
I have friends in Milan, so if you end up in northern Italy at any point before or after your dig, I can get you in contact with them. They will show you an awesome time around the city and feed you and I even met a nice geeky Swiss-Italian boy named Lorenzo who reads tons of comics and anime and lots of other stuff.
:-)