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Smart Travels--Europe with Rudy Maxa
Switzerland & the Alps
Season 4
Episode 407
The Swiss Alps reverberate with cowbells, accordions and laughter. Beginning in Interlaken, the “town between two lakes," Rudy sails across glacial Lake Brienz, takes a heart-stopping gondola ride in Lauterbrunnen Valley and hikes past flower-filled meadows and mountain chalets. In Zurich, he savors Swiss chocolate and cuisine.
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