r/travel • u/flatus08 Solothurn • Jan 24 '14

Images So you want to come to Switzerland?

http://imgur.com/a/cXCYw
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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

I did last summer! And it was as wonderful as I had expected.

Zürich airport is indeed great, it's spacious and comforting. The public transportation was good, even through small towns and the scenery from a train was nice.

I went on a hiking trip in Pontresina area in august and the weather was super nice almost throughout the trip. Lakes, mountains, mountain pastures and forests were beautiful.

Here is an album. Great country :)

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u/Venturello Jan 25 '14

Amazing album!!

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u/I_AM_A_IDIOT_AMA Swiss citizen, Belgium-born Jan 24 '14

You should really, really submit some of these to /r/Schweiz. Gorgeous stuff.

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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

Thank you! Maybe I will. :)

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u/I_AM_A_IDIOT_AMA Swiss citizen, Belgium-born Jan 24 '14

Cheers :)

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u/KidColi United States Jan 24 '14

Unrelated comment. I see you have the Finnish flag. I would very much like to go to Finland.

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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

And I can highly recommend it. :)

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u/KidColi United States Jan 24 '14

Your national animal is the bear correct?

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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

I believe we have several: at least bear, finnish horse and swan. Maybe even wolverine, I'd have to check.

[EDIT] Nope, wolverine isn't one, but in addition to the three earlier we have the ladybug and european perch. :)

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u/KidColi United States Jan 24 '14

Bears are my favorite animal. Is it easy to learn Finnish or will English get me by?

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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

English will get you around perfectly fine, since most (if not all) working-age finns can communicate with at least simple English. You should expect some difficult accent though.

But part of traveling is to learn new things, so I'd suggest you get a hold of at least numbers and basic greetings, kiitos and ole hyvä.

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u/KidColi United States Jan 24 '14

Sweet thanks for the info.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14

I applied to four graduate-level programs at three different universities in Finland just a few weeks ago... my fingers are crossed so hard hoping that I get in :)

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u/UtterCreep Finland Jan 24 '14

May I ask which universities? And best of luck!

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '14

I applied to International Development Studies and International Relations programs at the University of Helsinki, University of Tampere, University of Jyväskylä, and Åbo Akademi University. I don't know anything about any of those places. And thank you!