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Switzerland with Kids
July 1, 2013
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