Day 1 (Travel Day, October 1, 2008)

The main purpose of this vacation in Switzerland was to visit some very good friends and secondarily to do some hiking in the Bernese Oberland.

We took Air France from Philadelphia to Paris, then a small CityJet from Paris to Zurich. That route to Switzerland offers a nice low flight over the scenic French countryside, and weather permitting provides a great view of the Alps from the air. The state-of-the-art architecture in the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris is worth seeing. Terminal 2E has recently reopened after collapsing in 2004.