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Ha yes! But the bus is cheap!  My husband catches the bus back from work and the cost of the annual bus pass is only 500CHF all in - not bad - 5GBP per week(ish).  We only run one car as we don't need two - but to amuse you even more, the road insurance is 900GBP - 1900CHF per year (fiddle! - but we are fully comp!).

There are pros and cons of living here, but that is another story. It is safe though, which with young kids, I value.  Skiing is fab too - we went to Austria too this year - very nice.  Kids are becoming rather good now!  We're off camping in the summer -we want to explore round Lake Geneva (or Genfer see as they say around here).

If anyone wants any CH info, just post.

HTH

Hi HTH

I know no-one can predict the weather, BUT; for a trip at Easter (leave in a week's time, can't wait!!) to the aforementioned Camping Jungfrau, what would you suggest we take clothing and bedding wise. I can't decide if we need the full-on down parkas, or what. Sun hat or balaclava? And what about hat-wise for the daytime   ?  Suncream or wintergreen? Wellies or flipflops?

And thanks to earlier posts, I've got my two vignettes, and I won't be importing meet or booze! And I'll start indicating on roundabouts....

Thanks.

First if all sorry to JMELO for hi-jacking your orginal thread!

Heidi- My family and I are moving to Basel in July and would appreciate any general help/info regarding life in CH! We have one 14yo son who cannot wait to get there so at least that is one thing that we don't have any concerns over.

Thanks in advance for any info,

Again sorry for hi-hacking!!!

Reagrds,

Karen

Trekkin Trekkie - Easter is easter anywhere. Pack everything! It is very cold up the Jungfrau so you will need layers for warmth.  Last week it was 22 deg but this week has been colder. I'm afraid I can't really advise!

rhodemi1 - You need to read "Living and workingin Switzerland" from cover to cover before you come.  There are various other books which are quite amusing - ticking along with the swiss, xenophobics guide to the swiss etc.  I live on the north German/Swiss border.

Here are some web links

http://www.xpatxchange.ch/

http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=100

http://www.wetter.ch/

http://www.englishforum.ch/  (this is a bit of fun - don't take it too seriously!)

The advice I can give you is that, Switzerland is very safe (kids walk to school on their own from age 6). The swiss are hard to get to know and quite conservative. They abide by rules at all times (I'm in the german part - Basel may be slightly less formal). Always shake hands with everyone when meeting or leaving!(even if your neighbour!).  Other tips - do not speed. There are cameras and the faster you are over the limit, the higher the fine. (A friend had 1000CHF fine - ouch).

If you want to know anything else, then just post

HTH

A couple of years ago we were rained off a site at Geneva and went to stay in the mountains near Gruyere Castle. at Chatel St Denis.  It is really pretty and very clean (not a very big site but ideal if you want peace and quite and a good family holiday).  A great place to stay to go to Geneva, Interlaken and Bern.