sandybem56
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I am hoping to book the Heart of Alpine Europe holiday next week to go next May. It looks fantastic. Has anyone been and tell me a little about their experience.
RogertheRed
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I have done this trip and thoroughly enjoyed it. A relatively leisurely holiday with no early starts. Excellent scenery and good excursions. Slight downside is that the hotel is about 2 kilometres from main part of town if it is still the same one.
RogertheRed
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Further to my previous post may I suggest that you take Swiss Francs as well as Euros as a couple of days are spent there. Although some places accept Euros the rate is not the best.
AnnF
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I did this holiday in September 2012 and enjoyed it very much. Unlike Roger the Red I found it fairly hectic - no early starts but by the end of the week it wasn't just me feeling "If it's Tuesday it must be Brussels" and there was some debate about what we had seen or done when! We packed a lot in and I don't remember there being a free day in the programme.

On the way from the airport the Tour Manager told us that Feldkirch is a municipality of (I think) 5 villages around a central hub. The hotel is on a bus route which runs fairly regularly, at least during the day, and on one evening some of the party took a taxi into "town" for a night out. There is a branch of Lidl about 10 minutes' walk from the hotel (turn left on the main road in front of the hotel and the supermarket is up on the left-hand side) where most of our group headed regularly for water, beer, fruit etc.

I agree with Roger that it would be best to take Swiss Francs as well as euros. Switzerland is not in the EU and although some places (but not all) accept euros they will give the change in francs.

I'm not sure if the point has been covered elsewhere but do take a comfy pair of shoes as there is a lot of walking, climbing on and off boats, trains and cable car cabins - high heels and flip flops are definitely out during the day.

Have a lovely time.

Ann

janib
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Went on this holiday last September. Wonderful time with so many forms of transport, snowballs on top of one mountain, cheese and supposed beer tasting. The recent Glacier Express crash was where we caught this train at Tiefencastel. Glad none were Just Youers- have some wonderful pictures taken out the windows. Remember to have your passport stamped at Vaduz, I think a couple of Euros. Swiss Francs definitely although you can use Euros in Switzerland, they always give you change in Francs.

Four countries, lots of great scenery, food is amazing and go for the afternoon tea and cakes in Appenzell. Take notice of Feldkirch and Bregenz for James Bond.

Jan

sandybem56
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Thank you everyone for your info about the Alpine Hol. I am going to book it this week and Im looking forward to it even more now.