You will literally experience what we mean by this if you travel from Chur to St. Moritz on the Rhaetian Railway. A glance out the window is going to be more exciting for you than the hottest thriller ever was. At least then when, near Filisur, as the train is leaving a tunnel it turns straight onto the Landwasser Viaduct only to immediately disappear once more into the next tunnel after its daring balancing act over the thundering gorge. Now, if not before, you will put down your book or newspaper so you can continue your amazed gaze out the window for the rest of the journey. My goodness, the things those Swiss engineers got up to back around the turn of the century before last in order to conquer the Alps!
With your Swiss Travel System ticket you can climb up into the Swiss Alps without paying anything extra. And even there, right up in the mountains, the Swiss Travel System works to your advantage – there are many mountain-top trains and cable cars where you only pay half price and still get right to the top.
The railways in Switzerland have learned how to climb mountains.
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