... I managed to get a position as a night porter at a Swiss hotel in the resort of Davos. Arriving there was an amazing experience: the railway ran through hills and canyons, past gorgeous valleys and flowing rivers with wispy white clouds floating above them, right through the Eastern Alps ... Read review
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I worked in the hotel Schweizerhof on the Promenade and couldn't believe my luck: the hotel was gorgeous; I had a nice little apartment upstairs with all the facilities; the work was fun and if I got bored during the long night I could sneak into the indoor pool for a dip, or nip upstairs to watch MTV long into the morning, keeping a close eye on the hotel with my mobile phone and pager, which ... ...whole summer.
Davos in the summer is very hot, but you can easily cool off with long Alpine walks in the fresh mountain air or a dip in the outdoor pool over by the Kongress hotel. Davos Lake is a postcard picture, with huge hills and mountains all round and a forest built up on the southern bank full of cheeky squirrels and happy little birds.
The place is well worth a visit: if you don't like sunbathing or relaxing ... more
A friend recently told me that he doesn't believe Switzerland exists. The idea of a mountainous land where cheese, chocolate, clocks and boy scout knives are the main exports and there are no less than four main national languages is perhaps difficult to picture, but I can assure everybody that Switzerland does exist, and that it's the most beautiful and tranquil place in the world!
In 1997, at just 19 years of age, I decided to bite the bullet and spend a summer working abroad. I managed to get a position as a night porter at a Swiss hotel in the resort of Davos. Arriving there was an amazing experience: the railway ran through hills and canyons, past gorgeous valleys and flowing rivers with wispy white clouds floating above them, right through the Eastern Alps via Landquart to the town of Davos Platz.
I worked in the hotel Schweizerhof on the Promenade and couldn't believe my luck: the hotel was gorgeous; I had a nice little apartment upstairs with all the facilities; the work was fun and if I got bored during the long night I could sneak into the indoor pool for a dip, or nip upstairs to watch MTV long into the morning, keeping a close eye on the hotel with my mobile phone and pager, which were connected up to the switchboard and front door respectively; and more importantly, I got plenty of time off to enjoy with the other English-speakers there!
I met around seven other English-speaking people, all working in the resort as waitresses, waiters and porters, most of them from the United Kingdom and Ireland, and we had a whale of a time for the three months we were there. The holiday fever took us by storm and we danced, drank, laughed and had wild relationships for the whole summer.
Davos in the summer is very hot, but you can easily cool off with long Alpine walks in the fresh mountain air or a dip in the outdoor pool over by the Kongress hotel. Davos Lake is a postcard picture, with huge hills and mountains all round and a forest built up on the southern bank full of cheeky squirrels and happy little birds.
The place is well worth a visit: if you don't like sunbathing or relaxing in the mountain air, then why the hell not for starters, but if not, there are plenty of great little pubs like 0815, the Red Light, the Chaemi Bar, and the Cabanna Club. Scala and Carlo's offer delicious food, and there's a cinema, ice rink, sports complex, and cable cars galore. Bugger Ibiza; Davos wins every time!
Advantages: Too many to mention! Davos is aimed at the tourist, yet has a homely feeling about the place. It offers everything you can wish for. Disadvantages: When it rains, it rains! Remember to bring your plastic mac.
I've been to Davos on three separate occasions, all lasting three weeks. The first time I went I was just 14. The last time I visited Davos was this summer (2000) at the age of 19. Davos offers so many things to the tourists. Fantastic transport services, free use of transport within the area for all tourists, and they always run on time. There is a huge sports centre, which includes an ice rink which is also open during the summer. There are many ... ...The main shopping street connects Davos Platz with Davos Dorf. It offers shops ranging from designer names to the more local high street names. There is also a cinema which screens many films, often dubbed or subtitled, recently released. During the summer, Davos has late night shopping nights where many of the shops open up again and the entire shopping boulevard is closed off to traffic. These nights always fall on Fridays and start around 19:00 ...
afbotter 30.10.2000
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Advantages: Beautiful country Disadvantages: Quite expensive and very cold in winter
The last eighteen years Switzerland was my home, so I should be an expert on this theme. Let?s see what I can tell you about this beautiful country.
Weather:
Spring/Summer: Switzerland is a few degrees Centigrade cooler than England, except the region next to Italy ? Tessin. In all other counties it is between 12 and 24 degrees during this seasons, in Tessin it is between 14 and 28 degrees.
Autumn/Winter: This seasons are quite cool, especially in the skiing-regions (Davos, Arosa, Verbier, Nendaz are some of the biggest ? and dearest). Temperatures vary from minus 10 up to 10 degrees Centigrade.
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Switzerland may be very small, but it has four (!) official languages. So it should be no problem to speak English to everyone, as well as German and French. The fourth language is dying, so you want really find people ...
