Canton de Vaud Travel Forum

hi
We'll be in Vevey for five days at the end of march.
suppose to rain a lot.
what are the best places to go with a kid (1.5 years old)?

Thanks

We're probably going to take the train from Montreux to Lausanne, and then a taxi (to carry our bag) down to the port to store our bag near the ferry. Is there a place at or near the CGN ferry to store luggage? It would be for a few hours mid-morning on a Monday in April.

Apart from the lake, what else is there of interest or a "must see" in Lausanne?

Does anyone know if the Vevey Farmer's Market is open on Tuesdays also during the months of January and February? If so what hours?
Thank you so much!!

I WILL VISIT MONTREUX NEXT JUNE STAYING FOR A WEEK IN THE HOTEL RENE CAPT ,FIRIT TIME IN SWITZERLAND AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT TOURS ,DAYTRIPS, ECT,WHICH ARE THE BEST ONES TO GO ON AND THE BEST TRIP TO FRANCE.
ANY TIPS OR INFO WOULD BE GREAT.
THANKS IN ADVANCE

Hi, I'll be staying at hotel Lausanne Palace and would like to find out how enar is the hotel to the city area of the shopping streets. Thanks.

Is there a train station in Lausanne? I am planning to visit friends of the family in autumn of this year and want to know if I can take a train there, or have to fly to Geneva.If anyone has taken a train from Italy (possibley Rome) to Lausanne or Geneva, how much does it cost?

Hello everyone,

I will be in Lausanne on New Year's eve and was wondering about the best place to go to celebrate. I am hoping for a nice dinner followed by dancing. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance for your help and happy New Year to all!

Cheers,

CE

Could any one tell me what kind of club this is. and post some pics of it if anyone has

thanks

Hello,

7 yrs ago, we lived for aprox. 6 months in Lausanne.

I remember a department store, not very fancy, named ABC in the centre-ville.

I still have some of the merchandise we bought there in very good quality, despite all the wear-and-tear ...

As we plan to visit Lausanne next summer, could anyone please let me know if that store still exists, and if so, provide me with a link ...


Many thanks in advance,
Alina

With so many transportation options available, I need some advice on which I should go for while in Switzerland based on this tentative plan :

1) Land in Zurich, take train from Zurich to Lausanne.
2) Stay in Lausanne for 3 days, visit nearby areas such as Ouchy, Olympic museum, Musée de l'Elysée, St. Francois, Cathedral or possibly further to Chateau de Chillion, Cully and Nyon
3) Train from Lausanne to Interlaken (Stay 4 nites), visit areas around Interlaken and Lucerne
4) Train from Interlaken to Zurich for return flight back to Malaysia

Based on this, should I go for the 8 day Swiss Pass, or Tell Pass, or just buy individual tickets? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

We will be staying in Lausanne for about 3 days, then have another 3 days in Switzerland before flying off to Malaysia from Zurich. Would it be better to stay on in Lausanne and travel to other parts by train over the 3 days, or move to another area (nearer Zurich) for the last 3 days?

Which area would one recommend? Lucerne, Interlaken are some areas that we are considering, or even Zurich itself.

Am looking at the option of flying into Zurich, then take the 2hr train to Lausanne cos there are no direct flights from Malaysia to Geneva. Would like to check though if it will be easy to manage if we have my luggage bags with us. I understand i need to change trains at Bern. Would we need to lug our luggage up and down staircases?

From the advice given on VT, it sounds like we should get the SwissPass for travel around Switzerland if we're going to be there >4 days. Should it be bought online or when we arrive? Thanks in advance for any advice.

I visited Nyon on 30 June 2007, (see my photo). Can anyone tell me if the Chateau is used often for Wedding receptions, as we saw some Japanese guests there in wedding attire, but could not see the Bride unfortunately,and we were also fascinated by the wonderful view of Lac Leman from the top, where the whole lake can be seen from Geneva to Lausanne. However, I did not like the construction work going on in the town with big cranes spoiling the skyline. this is not what we wished to see outside, but the Roman museum was most interesting, and it is possible that legionnaires en route to Hadrians Wall in Scotland, took a long stopover in Nyon, before that long trek 1200kms to the north! Bon chance ! "Sussexman" in UK

Dear friends,

I've been wishing to take my family with me somewhere to nice country for such a long time, but there were just quick business trips. It's really so rare when we have a chance to have a good rest somewhere together. Now we have a chance to go to Switzerland for 5 days, spending 4 of them in Verbier and possibly one in Montreux. As to Verbier - the program is ok, but 1 day in Montreux is my own initiative. We'll be in 3 - me, my wife and 6 years old daughter. We just want to have a beutiful day there. Could someone recommend a good but not very expensive hotel (up to 250-300 CHF) and things to do and to see (we were thinking about Chillion, boat trip along the Lake, possibly going to Lousanne).
I would be very obliget to you all for any piece of advice!

Hi,
I come from sunny Malaysia.

I'll be in Lausanne from Nov 5-20th.
- wondering what the weather will be like
- and during that season, what touristy things I can do?
- will be there for biz meetings (8.30am-5.30pm)during weekdays, and can spare sometime during weekends.
- am wondering what I can do in Lausanne after 5.30pm, and what are possible weekend short trips?
- also wondering, if I am to extend 3-4 days thereafter for a short holiday, what would be suggested areas of visits?

cheers.

am looking for guesthouse/bed and breakfast in lausanne or nearby for my family of 4-wife,2 young girls and me. desire private bathrooms. any recommendations?

Dear friends, I am going to spend 3 days in Switzerland - Geneve, Lausanne, Montreaux...How much money would do per day? I don't plan any special shopping, just a few souvenirs and some food of course. Please give me some idea of the living standard - how much do these cost: a cup of coffee, sweets, a lunch, a travel book? Regards!

hello everybody!
can anyone help me with some details on the hotel schools in Montreux?
any students from HIM or SHMS here ? anyone knows something about these schools? it would be great if i could find a person that is a student in a hotel school.
thank you
Christina

hello dear VTers , its me again keny from malaysia . I will be going to Lausanne , Switzerland for about 10 days and my mum and infamous ( hehe ) VT sister "Rinaneo" is also coming with me. Hope you guys can help us with some of the following questions -

1) How far is Zurich from Lausanne ?

a) What are the mode of transportations available and how much do they
roughly cost ? How frequent does the transportation run ?

b) How far is Milan from Lausanne ? And whats the train fare like ? Any disc
for those > 55yrs ?

c) Which other cities/town ( near Lausanne ) which you would recommend for a
day trip or "1 or 2 days" trip ? how do you recommend we get there ?

with lots of thanks

keny

Hello everyone!
I am going to Montreux on November 17th, and I would like to find a nice but not expensive accommodation for two persons. Has anyone any tips?

thanks a lot
Almudena

we (our group consists of 4 adaults and one toddler)are arriving at laussane on 24th dec night.so we may start our tour from the next day morning. we are coming back on 28th dec.we have a mind to cover till interlaken.how far beyond that point can we cover in this short period?we want to come back at Laussane at each day's tour.kindly inform me how should we plan our each day's(25th,26th and27th dec) schedule?what will be the chepest means of transport?

i will be arriving in Montreux on Friday 1st sept could any-one tell me what the weather is like, i think it may be raining.

I could end up doing many times every month the route Lausanne-Milan with an ordinary car (VW Passat), and I need an IMPARTIAL opinion about the possible routes towards Italy and particularly their condition and practicability IN WINTER (snow, rain, fog, etc...): the Grand S.Bernard pass and tunnel, the E29 once passed Martigny, the routes along the Aosta valley and possibly alternative routes like the E62 from Brig to Domodossola.

I've been told I could manage it in roughly 4hrs but as I said I'd be glad if I could have an impartial confirmation about the winter bit! Anyone done it or know someone I could contact to have more info?

Ta very much in advance to those who might be able to help.

I will be in Lausanne and Ouchy in the middle of August (aug 14-18). Any suggestions on the features of this picturesque part of Switzerland?

I am coming to Switzerland to do some bike touring around Switzerland for about a week, then heading over to Chamonix area. Does anyone know of somewhere around Montreux where I can store some baggage for about a week, and then pick it up when I loop back around to go to France?

i will be going to Montreux in September, and looking forward to being at the Freddy Mercury memorial tribute which is on 1st and 2nd Sept, just wanted to know if anyone has been to any of the other tributes, is it all happening around the statue.

I'm planning to visit Montreux this summer. Accommodation doesn't have a phone line. I will be staying 4 weeks.
Any suggestions on what is the best way to use my notebook to connect to the internet?? One option is via swisscom mobile subscription. Would that be too expensive?

Hi all
Does anyone can recommend me a good budget hotel to me, please.
Or any feedback on the following hotels. Greatly appreciate it.
Hotel Villa Toscane
Hostellerie Bon-Rivage
Hotel Baslertor

I am a Mexican student who will visit Utrecht (Nederlandas) in a couple of weeks, then I need to move from Utrecht to lausanne by train, I wonder if some good friend can help me with this trip.

Thanks a lot