I’ve been to Switzerland twice in my life, and both were two of my best vacations. The land is beautiful, the people are nice, the food is good, etc. Everyone I’ve come across in Switzerland can speak English (I think they all know it and French and German from school) and are usually willing to help out if you are lost.

I’ve been to both Zurich and Bern, which are two major cities, but that’s sort of relative considering the small size of the country. Both are beautiful and worth a visit. Bern is the capital and has a lot of older buildings in the center of town; very beautiful. Zurich is the largest city in the country, but again that’s relative.

The best thing to see in Switzerland is the landscape. From the Alps to Lake Geneva, just about the entire country is something out of a portrait. The view from the mountains is spectacular, and well worth the drive/walk/train ride/cable car to see.

There’s a glacier up near a town called Saas Fee that they have tunneled into and you can walk around inside. Lots of skiing to do there as well.

The travel inside the country is done mostly by car or train. Most of the roads are small but traffic doesn’t seem to be a problem. The trains aren’t the fastest in the world but they get the job done well and connect the major cities.