We arrive on a Friday morning from east coast US. in late July. Although well-traveled older teenagers, my boys have never experienced the European Jet lag. I'm not sure how we will ALL be feeling that morning as we arrive at 11 AM (5 am for us) (We have certainly had many 4 am wakeups for flights, so maybe I'm worrying too much.) We are spending a week in Argegno on Lake Como and then weaving back through the alps to catch our return flight from Zurich. We chose Zurich as an airport as it was substantially cheaper than Milan and nonstop which is appealing. It also, of course, offers us a glimpse at Switzerland.
My question: Originally, I thought we would just "take it easy" in Zurich, maybe do a scenic boat trip or something on our first day. Boys might be bored but at least we could chill. Then catch the nonstop at 11 am the following morning to Como. But then, as soon as I make peace with this itinerary, I wonder if I'm making a mistake. Am I wasting valuable time?
Should we push to Lucerne that first day, spend the night and train from there the next day? Am I missing an opportunity to take a scenic like the Wilhelm Express? We want to be in Argegno by late afternoon Saturday to hook up with our friends for happy hour. :-)
My kids are FAR more interested in outdoors than indoors. No shopping. No museums. Mt Titlus is appealing but seems too far to try to push on that first day.
As a mom, I guess I worry about how we are all going to feel that first day. They could likely have far more stamina than their dad and me. Who knows..... but I would appreciate anyone's input? We are a blank slate that first 24 hours.
