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Lädt ... Slow train to Switzerland (Original 2013; 2013. Auflage)von Diccon Bewes (Autor)
Werk-InformationenImmer schön langsam: Eine Zeitreise durch die Schweiz auf den Spuren von Thomas Cook von Diccon Bewes (2013)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This book does what it sets out to do - comparing and contrasting travel in Victorian times with the present day. The notion is a good one, following in the footsteps of the first organised Cook's tour to Switzerland, bringing out how much the country has changed - becoming immeasurably wealthier. ( ) I certainly would not have read this if I hadn't lived in Geneva for three years. If I had started it, I would not have finished it. As it is, I did get through it although I often was irritated by the author. I should have skipped the epilogue. I also marked down for the stupid font (in the German edition). The weird question marks detract from reading. I'm biased! Switzerland is my favourite country outside the UK, and this book describing two parallel journeys 150 years apart concentrates on my favourite areas, Geneva and the Alps, the Bernese Oberland and Lucerne and its surroundings. I was astonished at the level of hardship gentile middle class travellers on Thomas Cook's first tour were prepared to endure; the length of their traveling days was frequently 14 hours and upwards. This is a nice gentle read which informs as it entertains. A wonderful book about the first group of British tourists who traveled to Switzerland in an organized tour by Thomas Cook. Arriving by train in Geneva, the small group undertakes a demanding journey of marches and train trips across the Alps via Interlaken to Lucerne. The most surprising fact is how much of the present tourist attractions were already available in the mid-19th century. The large number of British visitors started a virtuous circle that allowed for more investment in tourist infrastructure (hotels, transportation, attractions) which in turn led to a further increase in demand. Like most group tourists these English men and women hardly encounter the natives in their timetable driven hunt for sights and attractions. In contrast, today's travelers will bring along more than two pairs of underwear. As the baggage was often sent ahead, they had to make do with one pair of daytime underwear and another one for the evening ... The past is a strange land. A great read only marred by quite a few easily avoided historical mistakes (e.g. Napoleon was in Egypt during the Swiss campaign!). Highly recommended. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and a half later, travel writer Diccon Bewes, author of the bestselling Swiss Watching, decided to go where she went and see what she saw. Guided by her diary, he followed the same route to discover how much had changed and how much hadn't. She went in search of adventure, he went in search of her, and found far more than he expected. Slow Train to Switzerland is the captivating account of two trips through the Alps: hers glimpsing the future of travel, his revisiting its past. Together they make a journey to remember. This is a tale of trains and tourists, of the British and the Swiss, of a Victorian traveller and a modern-day Englishman abroad. It is the story of a tour that changed both Switzerland and the world of travel forever. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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