Next day, Friday, August 27 2010 we woke up in Swiss-Italian Airolo. During breakfast we met a Swiss couple, who traveled on the rail, because it was “free” for them. They pay over 3000 CHF per year each to use the rial system for everyday commute. So they decided to cross Switzerland without a car – rails only. She was originally from New York, and he was native Swiss and worked at some point back in 1990s at on factory in Krasnodar. World is coming together at the breakfast table. The main attraction here is St. Gotthard Pass (over 2000m high) and we planned an extensive walk around all the lakes…
