Switzerland = STUNNING 🇨🇭 | Nobody prepared us for Bern...

[@TheBown1]

So just to give you guys some context. I assume your train ended in Winterthur because it was delayed while travelling through Germany. Our national train company SBB has placed measures in the last couple of years in place because of the terrible on time performance in Germany to stop trains at or a little after the border if they are more than 15 minutes late. The reason for this is that international trains are part of the national schedule as well. Meaning going from place A to B within Switzerland that train might be coming from Germany or Italy. Now if that train is significatly delayed SBB stops it and provides a replacement train so the national passengers aren't affected. Obviously this is still a hassle for international passengers and the guard should have done a better job explaining.

[@qlctravels]

Ah okay, that makes sense. We'll blame this one on the Germans 😁 Thanks for the info!

[@TheBown1]

@@qlctravels haha yes feel free to, it's what we always do as well 😂

[@tinala1014]

It makes me sad if people are offended or take it personal, if stuff like this happens. The conductor was probably frustrated, because changes happen often suddenly because of defects, accidents (sadly quite often) or as stated delays. I live here and am glad you liked it otherwise 🤗

[@brasileirosim5961]

The German trains are often late. Huge problem for Switzerland, where the trains are rarely late.

[@fuchurZero]

​@@qlctravelswell train wise it is always the Germans to blame

[@peterhostettler-vf5qg]

Trains: Relax: At the minimum one train to any destination per hour... if one has delay or messes up, take the next.

[@brasileirosim5961]

I am from Brazil, living g in Switzerland since 1988. I live very close to the Gurten. You guys were lucky to see the mountains, as usually you can't see them. Actually, we are always happy to see this beautiful landscape. Bern is a beautiful place, I love it, especially in summer, where we go to swim in the river Aare.

[@viche1]

I had the same reaction to the Alps when I was in Turin a couple of weeks ago - they make such an impressive city backdrop. I wish the KZbin algorithm was kinder to you - you deserve a lot more views.

[@acdclexu6296]

greatings from Bern. im happy to hear you both liked Bern

[@JkayIsTrying]

Love that you took some time to reflect on taking risks and why they are worth it! You'll find jobs and somewhere to live and you'll forget about the stress of doing that... but you'll never forget about how amazing this trip was! A risk well worth taking.

[@sarahschurch9860]

The underground stores are in the charcoal cellars and the doors are were they used to slide the charcoal down

[@jean-emmanuelrotzetter6030]

The problem with trains from Germany to a final destination in Switzerland is well known to travellers - the German trains are often late, arrive often too late at Swiss border to fit into the dense public transport network timetable in Switzerland any more. So arriving trains are stopped before scheduled destination - at some critical border stations Swiss railway company keeps backup trains to leave the border station on time for the journey in Switzerland, travellers arriving too late on the train from Germany will have to wait for an other connecting train. Tickets are valid for connecting train to final destination. Looks like in that specific case, train was allowed to continue to Winterthur railway node only.

[@Manueelaa]

I grew up in Bern and still live in Bern and I could never live in a place without mountains. I have traveled a bit and places without mountains just feel like there's something missing

[@johnmurray6802]

I’ve enjoyed all your videos from day 1 but this one is my favourite. Not just for the landscape and city but the way you two seem so at ease there. Scary how there is NO snow at all there on Jan 3rd! 😮 Best wishes from Nottingham, UK.

[@qlctravels]

Thanks, John! 😊 Yes, we definitely expected to find snow there, but somehow the first week of Switzerland gave us the best weather we'd experienced since late-November in Spain. Truly bizarre.

[@BelindaBower]

What a beautiful place!

[@acdclexu6296]

these Go Karts on the Gurten are over 20 years there i loved it as kid 😊

[@KoenigMalle]

actually over 45 years ;-)

[@karinnaf1967]

My hometown ♥️💜💙 So blessed to live here, on the foot of the Gurten !😊 🐻

[@garywilkins6282]

Another great video guys. Get yourself a St Christopher. The patron saint of travel.....who knows it may help with your travel days.

[@annaeveline8814]

If you like Switzerland, take a look of "Andri Ragettli" stuff. Great Swiss person.

[@yips_way]

I drove round Europe in 2009 with my then teenage son (wow, 15 years ago, where does the time go) and driving through the Alps along Stelvio Pass on our way to Livigno for an overnight stop was amazing. Every turn was a view that took your breath away. It took us a long time to eventually leave that mountain range as we stopped so many times for pictures 🤣

[@qlctravels]

There's just something magical about them...

[@PatrikWalzer-lt2qo]

If you are tourist and you stay in a hostel or hotel in Bern, the public transportation is free in Zone 100 and 101/city and suburban area. You can take Tram, Bus or S-Bahn. You have an access to an app and a kind of ticket. Thank you so much for your video. Take care. Greetings from Bern❤

[@bradscrazylife4269]

Thanks for keeping me updated while flying to the states from London. Our 2 weeks there was awesome

[@qlctravels]

Glad to hear it! What was your favorite place?

[@bradscrazylife4269]

@@qlctravels St Andrews

[@annaeveline8814]

@@qlctravels If you like Switzerland, take a look at "Andri Ragettli" stuff. Great Swiss person.

[@vibati2889]

Please, get a guide next time. Bern is a very old town (1191) and it still shows. There are so many interesting places to see and you will only find them with a local. Let me know for your next visit...............

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

So glad to see your enjoyment. This free transport for tourists thing in each part of Switzerland seems to be true in each. Basel also had free travel with a hotel reservation and 50% all the museums.

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

The multi level shops is a lot like Chester in England. The prices in Switzerland do sting. Not least the tax not being included in the ticket price. But when wait staff earn about £40k it makes a little more sense why a family burger meal can be £100.

[@qlctravels]

That's awesome! I suppose the prices for everything else in the country counterbalance the free transport, but it's still cool to see tourism being encouraged in that way.

[@music-and-travel]

so, instead of changing in the huge main station of Zurich, you changed train in small Winterthur... this is in fact the better option anyway! Just the information didnt work here!

[@RadioJammor]

Wow, I didn't realise how much life uncertainty you had to return home to, and must have done so, by now. I'm not just interested now in your experiences and reflections of your trip and traveling but I'm going to want to know about the return home and what has become of you both since! I hope it's positive! With regard to Bern & Switzerland, your experiences seem to broadly reflect what others in my experience say - not a particularly interesting place to go but the location and views are stunning.

[@qlctravels]

Indeed, it was an... interesting... few months getting settled post-trip. Perhaps we'll go into detail in a future video about how that all came together. Yeah, Bern itself wasn't a standout, but the overall experience was great (I'm sure our wallets begged to differ). Originally we had more of Switzerland in our route, and we wonder now how a city like Zurich would have compared. I can't remember our exact logic for choosing Bern as our single Swiss destination, but I want to say our research described it in very Bruges-esque terms, and we were probably in Berlin or Prague at the time of booking everything, so the idea of a smaller city likely swayed our decision. Did your comment refer to Switzerland more broadly, or just Bern? Would we have been likely to have a similar experience regardless of where we stayed in the country?

[@ashleydavis6809]

What a beautiful city!❤❤❤

[@patriciakeogh5008]

What a very nice place. I liked the more laid back approach, maybe there’ll be more tourists in the summer months. The bear enclosure looked a bit grim ☹️

[@qlctravels]

Definitely the last place we would have expected to find bears. Not an ideal living situation, sadly. 😕

[@KittensOnTheLemurTree]

The enclosure they showed at 24:40 was closed down in 2009 due to animal welfare reasons. You can see the new enclosure at around 24:31 on the left-hand side, which is around 6'000 square meters or a little over 64'000 square feet in size. It keeps going a little further outside the view. The river was also extended into the enclosure so they can have a swim in natural flowing waters.

[@keithflowers5229]

I think you would have enjoyed a trip to the Lindt chocolate factory. And the Bern city clock tour.

[@TheOriginalJoeBloggs]

Live as expat in Zurich - prices are all relative

[@CalinoFG]

As growing up in Bern, i‘m so happy you liked it hier! Being on the Gurten as kid and still today (59y) it‘s one of the coolest places😍! Hope you will be back one day👍🏼! Greetings from BERN🇨🇭

[@CIAUSCOLOMAN]

You should see the dolomites.....

[@RH1812]

And they say the trains work like clockwork in Switzerland! 😄. Edit…wot? No vehicle reversing sound effect?

[@qlctravels]

😂 Poor Swiss train... It was trying its hardest, but sadly it ended up joining German train and French train in the "public transport that didn't quite work as advertised" category.

[@nashtags]

They do. In France, Italy or Germany, they would have waited hours to catch another train. I bet it was less than an hour in Switzerland.

[@LeCalmar]

That was a german train coming from münich

[@fuchurZero]

Yeah, if you buy a train ticket in Switzerland then you can take any train at any time who goes to your destination, unless you bought a ticket with a very reduced fare, so you are train bound. And as you mentioned, you came from Munich. I guess the train was so delayed ( Deutsche Bahn salutes you) that the Swiss had to end the train in Winterthur so as to not delay the Swiss train schedule. It happens every Day. But as the Swiss railway schedule has trains every 30.min to every destination it shouldnt bei a big problem

[@denizirisozbey1760]

You could have stayed in nice ZÜRICH instead.

[@snakeeyes3308]

Im swiss and i find switzerland so boring and expensive

[@mojin7470]

That really sounds like a YOU problem though!

[@michaelvojkovic671]

All cities in Switzerland looks the same .Bem and Zurich extrem ugly all buildings are grey .

[@Knuesli]

I guess you mean Zurich, KA or New Bern, NC right? I mean beauty is always in the eye of the beholder but calling Zurich and Bern ugly cities is just your opinion, which by the way is not true. Just out of curiosity, have you ever been there?