So where was I??? Oh yeah…

Swiss trains are legendary for their punctuality. You could set your $15,000 watch by the arrival and departure of an SBB Metroliner. Of course affording that watch would be a bit more difficult after buying a couple of train tickets. As we learned, EVERYTHING in the country of holy cheese is expensive, including using the public bathrooms. The cost is evidently based on the severity of your business. For men, it’s one franc to stand at the urinal, two if you need to sit down. Ladies get a little break, it’s only one franc for whatever it is that ladies do in the ladies room. It bears repeating my new found mantra: Switzerland is a Very Expensive Place. They should put that motto on the flag somewhere.

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“Ladies and gentlemen,” the typical pre-flight spiel started as Fiona and I settled into our seats, “welcome to EasyJet. I’d like to inform you that currently the plane is being refueled, so please leave your seat belts unfastened.” At this point the flight attendant has my attention, as he pantomimes unbuckling a seat belt, “in case we need to get out of the plane quickly.” He follows that last statement with a pantomime of jumping out the door.

Fiona and I looked at each other, knowing that we were in for a vacation experience of a lifetime.

Leavin' on a Jet Plane

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