Switzerland & France

 Switzerland & France

Day 1, 13 June 2015, Lausanne City Center

We took Royal Air Maroc to fly from Casablanca to Geneva. From Geneva Airport we took train to Lausanne. We stayed in Agora Swiss Hotel. This hotel was in walking distance from train station (Lausanne Gare) and metro station Grancy, so it’s very convenient to explore the city by public transportation. The hotel also gave free Lausanne Tranport Card, that we can use for public transportation. This card gives free travel on Lausanne’s public transport system in zones 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19. The card is issued by the hotel on check-in and is valid for the duration of the reservation, including the day of departure.

Since we arrived afternoon, we decided to explore one place. We took metro to Laussane Flon Metro Station. Across the station, we can visit Place du Flon, where we can find shops and café. We walked back to station and walked to Rue Saint Laurent. Here, we can see Saint Laurent Church. Around this area, there were plenty of shops, café and restaurants. We continued walking until we reach The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne. From here, we can see the panoramic city view.

Volendam and Edam

18 July 2015, Volendam and Edam 

Today, we visited some town near Amsterdam. From Amsterdam Central
Station we took bus from bus terminal that located behind train station. We
bought bus pass that allowed us to stop at some town. First, we stopped at
Volendam.



Volendam is a
fishing village, just around 20 kilometres from Amsterdam. It is a
very touristic spot with a great view and lots of shops. Besides the the souvenir
shops, there were also shops that provided costume for tourists to wear and
take photo. Just walked around the area, we can see small canal with houses
along the canal.