Looking for wisdom from those that have been there before ;)
My daughter and I will be in Switzerland, mostly in the mountains (falling back to Luzern and …? when we come down from the huts), for about 40 days. For the first 2 weeks my wife will be with us. We will be flying into and out of ZRH, but will not be staying in Zurich for any real amount of time.
We have been going to Switzerland for years and I am hoping that the accumulated knowledge of this group can help this trip be a bit more memorable, and FUN, for the little person!
We have been to Switzerland and the Alps (huts) twice before with her when she was 3-1/2 and then 4-1/2 and she was a trooper each time. She even made it up to the Hirli for Basecamp Matterhorn. Each time she took twice as many steps as I did and only complained 1/2 as much ;)
That being said she still likes to stop at every playground and whatnot in the towns and in the mountains. We try to make sure that we stop at most of them—we feel that to make the trip fun for her then the trip has to ‘bend’ around her a little bit, what she likes, her stamina, her energy. In a way, we just have to think about what would be fun for her and try to mix that into the big picture.
After Mom leaves we may even camp out some, otherwise we will mostly be staying in SAC-CAS huts in the mountains and hostels in town. I plan on picking up a little potty from Ikea outside of ZRH (6CHF, and well spent) like we have the last two times (I wish I could take a port-a-potty for me) and that should help with camping pottying but still a little hassle to clean.
ANY tips? Children in Switzerland, camping, fun things to do (boats, lifts, etc.)? Dads with children (bathrooms with dads and little girls in Switzerland)?
Additional twist: I am celiac but she is not, just fyi. Lucky kiddo :)
Thanks!