[Idyllchat] Switzerland Heartland

[Jay Cloidt]

We were on a Swiss Heartland/Ticino sampler late last September. Besides the
round trip to Zurich (we actually did this twice), we had to go from
Hasliburg to Locarno. The cost of the upgrade for our 5 long segments was
about the same as the upgrade to our SwissPass, so we upgraded the
SwissPass. The Heartland trains were not that crowded in 2nd class which I
guess is what you need to know, but the Ticino trains definitely were. We
were definitely happy to have the 1st class ticket on several occaisions in
Ticino or we would have been standing. Although, on the S1 line (Bellinzona
to Lugano and Chiasso), the trains were so new that the smell of the leather
seats in first class gave my wife a headache on one trip.

We planned on hiking the first day we were there. We spent an extra 4 days
in Zurich at the end. Because of this, I never used the luggage transfer
tags. I carried my bags with me to and from Zurich. Being in first class
gave me a little extra room to spread out. Especially on the Luzern to
Brünig leg of the trip where you are on the local trains.

- Jay

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Vance Roy <gigli.saw at sunrise.ch> wrote:

>
>
> On 7/7/08, Shaesq8855 at aol.com <Shaesq8855 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>  We are going to the Heartland Sept 10. We are planning to upgrade to
>> the 1st class ground transportation pass. Has anyone done that and what are
>> the benefits? Shari and Norm
>>
>
>
> In the middle of the summer, that would be worth considering, but after
> school starts, a lot of tourists are not there, The trains can be crowded,
> but not often. Most second class cars are very little different from first
> class now. The locals use second class while your friends from Bombay,
> Tokyo, Bejing, etc. are in first with the Swiss bankers. PC police will have
> to excuse that, but it is a fact.
>
> If you are in the mood or want first class for some other reason, you can
> always upgrade on the train (except for the trains on the honor system). If
> you want to meet and enjoy the Swiss, take second class.
>
> JMHO. Stefan, what do you think??
>
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> Vance Roy
> gigli.saw at sunrise.ch
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