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    Switzerland with Kids

    July 1, 2013

    |

    Alexander Medvedovski

    Here is the itinerary I put together for my clients with two kids, boy and girl. They rented a car in Germany and traveled to Switzerland.
     

     

    On the way from Darmstadt, Germany you can stop in Basel

     

     

    Ideas for Basel

     

    1) Doll House Museum

    http://www.spielzeug-welten-museum-basel.ch/en/

     

     

    2) Basel Zoo

    http://www.zoobasel.ch/en/index.php

     

    3) Animal Park

    http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http://www.erlen-verein.ch/&act=url

     

    Ideas for Lucerne

     

    4) Transportation museum (Lucerne)

    http://www.verkehrshaus.ch/en

     

    5) Cog train from Brienz

    http://www.swisspasses.com/classicrail/packages/brienz/index.htm

    You can get to Brienz from Luzerne

    by car (37 km)

    by train

    by steam boat

    http://www.bls.ch/e/schifffahrt/fahrplan.php

    6) Glacier Garden - museum, maze, garden - can be a good place for kids

    7)  The Picasso Gallery

    http://www.rosengart.ch/picasso_en.php5

     

    8) Pilatus Railway - the steepest cogwheel railway

    http://www.pilatus.ch/en/railway-cableways/cogwheel-railway/

     

    Day trip to Zurich

     

    9) Zurich Zoo

    http://www.zoo.ch/xml_1/internet/en/intro.cfm

     

    10) Toy Museum

    http://www.zuercher-spielzeugmuseum.ch/index_en.html

     

    11) Zoological Museum

    http://www.zm.uzh.ch/index_en.html

    12) Museum of Modern Arts

    http://www.kunsthaus.ch/en/

     

    Day Trip to Montreux - super expensive resort town where a tiny ice cream can cost you $10 (it is what I remember the most), but it can be fun

    128 km from Lucerne; 95 km from Geneva

    You can go to Montreux  on your way from Luzerne to Geneva

     

    13) Swiss Museum of Games - can be fun for kids

    http://www.museedujeu.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=201&lang=en

     

    14) Chateau Chillon - Swiss most famous castles where Lord Bayron was imprisoned

    http://www.chillon.ch/en/index.cfm

     

    15) Food museum - can be fun, shows where food comes from

    http://www.montreuxriviera.com/en/culture_leisure/museums_culture/Alimentarium

     

    16) Swiss Vapeur Parc - Miniature wonderland. Because your son loves trains. It can be great place to spend time

    http://www.swissvapeur.ch/en/

     

    Ideas for Geneva

    17) Musée d'Historie Naturelle

    18) Animal park

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ville-geneve.ch%2Fthemes%2Fenvironnement-urbain-espaces-verts%2Fparc-animaux-bois-batie%2F 

     

    19) Barbier-Mueller Museum - Masks museum

     

    20) City parks - 1/4 of the city is in parks

    21) Trains and trolley tours

    http://www.trains-tours.ch/en/trains-trolleys-tours.html

    22) Forestland park & playground

    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestland.fr%2F

    23) Boat trip on a lake

    24) Ride the train

    a red and black solar powered train that runs from along the lake’s left bank from Jardin Anglais to Parc Eaux-Vives.

     

     

    25) Chocolate factory tour

    http://www.chocosuisse.ch/web/chocosuisse/en/other_services/visitations.html


     

    Interesting links about Geneva

    http://www.newlyswissed.com/?p=10310

     

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/travel/05kids.html?_r=0

     

    More about Geneva

     

    Geneva

    Activities

    http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g188057-s401/Geneva:Switzerland:Family.Travel.html

    Sunny Day:

     

    - Jardin Botanique http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/

     

    -In the summer, go the the Place de Nations to play in the water fountains. Dont forget the bathing suits.

    Rainy Day:

    - Museum of Natural History. http://www.ville-ge.ch/mhng/

    - Get onto the yellow public transport boats and cross from shore to shore until they get tired.

     

    Restaurants:

     

    Chez Ma Cousine, Rue Lissgnol 5, where you get delicious roast chicken with potatoes and salad (under CHF 15). Two other Chez Ma Cousine restaurants exist in Geneva, one in the Old Town and one in Petit-Saconex. http://www.chezmacousine.ch/ for more details.

     

    Sushi Boky - South East Asian.  Walk out the front of the railway station and turn left (Rue de Lausanne).   Walk about 50m and it's on the right hand side, tucked into the tall building next to Mc D's.

     

    Luigia - somewhat expensive, but kid-friendly pizza place

    http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g188057-d1938459-r126484301-Luigia-Geneva.html

     

    Good website for family restaurants, but not sure if they are all in Geneva

    http://geneva.angloinfo.com/af/474/geneva-family-restaurants.html

     

    Top 10 restaurants for different budgets

    http://www.resto-rang.ch/index.cfm?lang=EN


     

    Accommodations considered

    Accommodation options

    Luzerne
    Great apartment to rent
    https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1122784

    Holiday Inn Express Luzern - Neuenkirch - $150

    https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/906365

    https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/947330

     

    Geneva
    Great apartment to rent
    https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1027939

    http://www.venere.com/vacation-rentals/gaillard/geneva-residence/?sd=25&sm=06&sy=2013&ed=28&em=06&ey=2013&pval=2&rval=1

     

    http://www.venere.com/vacation-rentals/ferney-voltaire/vacation-rental-ferney-geneve/?sd=25&sm=06&sy=2013&ed=28&em=06&ey=2013&pval=2&rval=1

     

    http://www.venere.com/inter-hotels/saint-julien-en-genevois/inter-hotel-rey/?sd=25&sm=06&sy=2013&ed=28&em=06&ey=2013&pval=2&rval=1#overview

     

    http://www.venere.com/vacation-rentals/divonne-les-bains/residence-zenitude-la-versoix/?sd=25&sm=06&sy=2013&ed=28&em=06&ey=2013&pval=2&rval=1

     

    http://www.venere.com/vacation-rentals/gaillard/park-suites-elegance-gaillard/?sd=25&sm=06&sy=2013&ed=28&em=06&ey=2013&pval=2&rval=1

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