We have been in Switzerland a few days now and slowly getting used to all the differences travelling between countries brings with it. It is really exciting adapting to a different type of lifestyle and customs with everything in different places and doing things different ways. (Bit like going into your favourite supermarket and the new manager has decided to put all the products into different aisles!). Talking of which we went into our first Swiss supermarket yesterday and I now know why the Swiss Army Knife is so popular throughout the world. The Swiss are just so organised, neat, tidy and super clean. At first we thought we had entered a really modern science lab, the place was so spotless and immaculately dressed staff everywhere. A customer only has to look puzzled and a member of staff is there with a helping hand. They left us alone after a while as we looked beyond help!. We just wandered up and down the aisles in awe at the displays but mainly at the prices!. We may not be staying here too long as the prices are twice if not three times as much as we are used to. Having said that as far as the Swiss are concerned there has been virtually zero inflation for many years so things do not go up in price and so wages (albeit very high) stay as they are as well. The whole country seems to run like clockwork and there is even Gym equipment complete with instructions along wooded walks where you can exercise a bit more if you want to. No one, even children and teenagers, are walking along with their faces and gaze stuck to the text keyboard of a smartphone, in fact I haven't seen anyone with a smartphone!. Instead everyone seems to be out and about with their families on the many leisure facilities and cycle networks that criss cross everywhere. Every road but motorways have cycle tracks!. Now there's the chocolate!, well needless to say I found the chocolate display first and we (the Royal we!) are sampling some lovely milk, white and dark Swiss chocolate, thankfully the prices are reasonable inside the country. We also have some of that wonderful cheese to try out over the next few nights.
We are in central Switzerland now and me and my Swiss Army Wife! will be moving towards the North Eastern corner and Luzern, maybe quicker if the pennies are running out but not before we get a real taste of this wonderful country.
Ta ta for now!
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