lake como, berner oberland, vienna

montuigi,

I'll have to give some thought to your travel questions.

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To answer the travel question: Switzerland fits very well between the Italian lakes and Vienna. Depending which lake you visit, you could head to either the Berner Oberland, Lucerne, or the area around Pontresina. That is, if you go to Lake Maggiore ( like Stresa) you head northnonnthe train via Brig to Spiez, then east to the Berner Oberland. From there continue east into Austria. If you go to Lake Como, from Como town you take the train north into Switzerlandnonnthe main Milan to,Zurich line, but change at Arth-Goldau and go to Lucerne. If you go to Varenna on Lake Como, take the train north tomTirano and pick up the Bernina Express to Pontresina. This is eastern Switzerland and very close tomAustria so probably the best choice interms of travel convenience.

You could travel to Lake Como for a day or two (if you do, be sure to check out the gelato shop at the top of Bellagio (it is worth the walk uphill). Then, if you take the Bernina Express, you can stop for a layover above Pontresina at Muottas Muragl. It is accessible by funicular railway from a train station between Samedan-St. Moritz and Pontresina on the Bernina Express line (request only stop so be sure to puch the GREEN button on the train). This was one of the most romantic places I have been: http://www.muottasmuragl.ch/en. Then continue the B. Express and the regional train to Vienna. Maybe a stop in Innsbruck or Salzburg along the way?