My First Encounter With Swiss Trains
Arriving at Geneva Airport, I found it difficult to find the information for the trains to the City. I eventually found the station and bought a ticket that I hoped would take me to the centre.
But finding the right platform was difficult, and eventually,a whole party of us, led by a Russian translator from Chelyabinsk, where the recent meteor landed, got on a train to the city.
Incidentally, she’d managed to get a free ticket, as opposed to my one, which cost three or so Swiss francs.
More information or someone to ask, would have helped. Gatwick, for instance isn’t perfect, but at least there are a few staff to help. Remember I can make myself understandable in French and can read it pretty well, except in Montreal. But that is another story.
Behimd all of this was my worry, that I’d heard that Swiss ticket inspectors, were rather hard in dealing with supposed fare dodgers. They don’t use the approach I found on Southern.
The Anonymous Widower 
Inside every Swiss person there is a policeman trying to get out.
Comment by John Wright | May 20, 2013 |
This one has backfired. Luckily I knew about it, so was very careful.
Here’s the BBC on it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21294241
Comment by AnonW | May 20, 2013 |