Switzerland plan high speed metro

[NotAllThere]

Spent a few days in Belinzona/Locarno/Lugano recently, loved it down there. Ticino is beautiful indeed.

But Basel gets more sun. Though it does resemble Sheffield.

[bobhope]

Basel is in the German part, Bellinzona in the Italian, 'nuff said.

[Bod]

But Basel gets more sun. Though it does resemble Sheffield.

I got horribly lost in Basel, but in my defence it had been a long day, driving down from Baden-Baden through the forest.

What surprised me was that our car was searched as we crossed the Rhine, the Swiss official was friendly enough though.

[NotAllThere]

Basel is in the German part, Bellinzona in the Italian, 'nuff said.

Only just. And most of the blue collar and shop workers are French or Italian.

Basel is culturally and historically closer to Alsace than to Switzerland. They only joined Switzerland because it was either that or be part of France or Germany.

[tim123]

...ah

Myth 1 ....Switzerland is building huge underground Railway system.

Myth 2......Every Citizen has access to a nuclear bunker in their back garden.

Myth 3......Switzerland is clean and tidy.

Don't know about the tidy, but it's certainly clean.

You can tell instantly when you have arrived in Italy, even if the border is the middle of the countryside.

tim

[Francko]

Basel is in the German part, Bellinzona in the Italian, 'nuff said.

Yes so Basel looks like Sheffield and Bellinzona is a beautiful town with beautiful castles and beautiful weather.

[Francko]

Don't know about the tidy, but it's certainly clean.

You can tell instantly when you have arrived in Italy, even if the border is the middle of the countryside.

tim

When you finally stop seeing zombies and start seeing normal people, that's a clear sign, yes.