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Old 08-19-12, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Or good parts of either country to visit?
My favorite pass in Switzerland was the Grosse Scheidegg, which connects Grindelwald (just south of Interlaken in central Switzerland) to Meiringen. It's closed to cars and the scenery of the north face of the Eiger is stunning. The gradient starting from Grindelwald isn't too steep.

The small canton of Appenzell has lovely bucolic scenery, and the large canton of Graubunden in eastern Switzerland has some great scenery, less traffic than most of Switzerland, and an abundance of passes.
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