Zurich to Geneve (Geneva)

On my way back from Vienna to Lyon, I literally had to cross the whole of Switzerland from the East coast to the West...from Zurich all the way to Geneve. By this, i mean travelling from a very German speaking region of Switzerland to a very much French part of la Suisse. The 3 hour train ride was one of a kind... the journey starts off very German as there are lots of passengers travelling from one Zurich to Bern (two German speaking cities). However, from then on, French takes over and you will tend to hear the typical Swiss-French. The language of newspapers change throughout the course of the journey... It is not much of a surprise to see the person opposite you reading a GERMAN newspaper, speaking FRENCH with the person beside him, and ordering his coffee in ENGLISH.

For those who speak French, they will often giggle when the annoucement says that the train will stop at 'Lausanne, Geneve,.... et Geneve a l'aeroport' hahaha...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ. A very good example of Swiss-French... Inside the train you will find that all signs are written in four different language: German, French, English, and Italian. So when you come to Switzerland make sure you take a train from Zurich to Geneve...