We were originally intending to spend a full week in Lake Como at the beginning of June this year. We've been to Rome (although wanting go back before I die) and Venice. I was content to spend the full week there, rent a car, and day trip into Milan and maybe find some other towns worth a half-day trip and otherwise chill on the Lake and its surrounding towns. BUT, my wife screwed that up. She pulled up Rick's comments on Lake Como tonight and then stumbled on his discussion of JungFrauJoch (sp) and now I'm hooked on wanting to experience that on this trip.
But, it's a four-hour drive, or more, plus I see it is a several hour event between the ascent, time at the top, and the descent. Now, I'm wondering if I can split this trip up, spend three days in Switzerland, grab their unlimited rail pass (seems to be a third-party vendor supplying a 3-day pass) and site-see around part of Switzerland from the comfort of a scenic train trip, too.
I also, about that time, found this forum and the recommendations that 4 days in Como is all you really need. Am I stretching this vacation too far to try to spend a few days in Switzerland? Anyone ever try anything like that and have recommendations on what not to miss in Switzerland? Or what little towns, or little cities, around Lake Como not to miss? Or how to best procure this 3-day multi-mode travel ticket from a legitimate provider for trains, boats and busses in Switzerland? Can you rent a car in Italy and return it in Switzerland? Or do I drop the car in Milan and train to Lauterbrunnen and then just rely on Swiss public transport and fly out of Geneva? Is this too much for this forum and "one" topic?