Cultured Travel Guide Books - Switzerland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) |
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Binding: Turtleback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.940474
EAN: 9780756605292
ISBN: 0756605296
Label: DK Travel
Manufacturer: DK Travel
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 324
Publication Date: 2004-12-27
Publisher: DK Travel
Studio: DK Travel |
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Summary: Pretty Good
Comment: The color photos in this travel guide are nice, but it lacks the feature of suggested itineraries or must-sees. Recommended more if you have an idea of where you want to go and what you want to see, and recommended less if you prefer more direction/suggestions.
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Summary: Great guidebook and keepsake
Comment: I've always liked the Eyewitness Travel Guides for their great photos, maps, narrative and tidbits. This one lives up to the series' standard. And these books make a great keepsake after your trip.
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Summary: excellent guide for a week in Switzerland
Comment: We had one week in Geneva and this guide pretty much explained everything there was to see. Well written, easy to use, very well organized, it was possible to get a handle on any large Swiss city in about 30 minutes.
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Summary: Excellent visuals, but missing useful information
Comment: Pros: this guidebook has lots of pictures and gives lots of information region by region, detailed cut-outs of major historical buildings. I also found the pictures in the survival guide section useful, where they describe the various Swiss dishes and food/drink products.
Cons: no information on how to get to different places by train (e.g. from Interlaken to Schilthorn or Jungfraujoch). I understand the guide cannot list train numbers and times, but at least it could have described how to, for example, get from Luzern to Mt. Titlis by train. Train travel is a big part of the Switzerland experience so this seems like a big omission. There's also not much information on hiking, even though this is a very popular country with hikers. An overview map of hiking trails would have been useful. However, there are other guides that cover hiking so this is a minor omission by comparison.
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Summary: Virtual Switzerland in Print
Comment: I had purchased a similar book for my son about France to help him with his French language courses in high school. I ended up spending more time with it than he did, and when I saw the other country titles, I decided to purchase a few more. The Switzerland book is excellent in that it condenses a lot of information into a very portable volume. The photos and illustrations are fabulous and the background historical and cultural information is superb. The listing of accomodations and restaurants also appears to be very well researched and provides a starting point for further Internet research. My favorite part of Switzerland is the Bernese Oberland, and this book provides a genuine sense of what it is really like. I can definitely benefit from this book on future travel to Switzerland. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to know more about the country, as well as for experienced travellers. Well done to the authors, editors, and publisher!
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This winter wonderland offers everything from magnificent mountain scenery, alpine villages, and ski resorts, to chocolate and cuckoo clocks. Whether you prefer to hurtle down the Cresta Run on a tearaway luge or rest and reenergise yourself at a luxury spa, this is the only guide you will need.
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