First tip to Venice would be to reach there before sundown and get a map! It's really difficult to look for the hotel once it gets dark especially if it is not along lited areas. We had much difficulty rolling our luggage on stone pavements, carrying it through bridges, searching for the hotel and on top of that, in the dark! It felt like we have gone back to a different century.
In Venice, you can either walk or ride the water bus. And if you are interested to take the water bus, it would be advisable to get the Tourist Travel Card or else it would cost freaking EUR7 per trip.
You don't need to plan much for Venice. Just make sure you make your way to the main tourist attraction, St Marks Square, where the Basilica, Bell Tower, Museum and Clock Tower is. Right next to that is where the shopping is. You should just talk a stroll around even if you are not interested to get anything. And of cos, like what everyone says, you should experience getting lost in Venice. That's not difficult at all! The alleys looks the same everywhere and this is one place where the map comes in very handy. You may even stumble upon some hidden gems on the way, like the Rosa Salva cafe! Their lasagna is absolutely delicious! And oh! Please try hot chocolates in Venice too! That's where I fell in love with hot chocolate drinks.
Anyway, 2 days 1 night in Venice is definitely do-able, if you are just interested to go around the island.
Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe, a must-see tourist attraction in Switzerland.
My #1 advice to Jungfraujoch would be to please check the weather online or with the hotel front desk before buying the tickets there. You don't want to be end up paying for such an expensive ticket just to look at fogs.
Realising this, we stayed in Grindelwald for 3 days in case the weather was foggy on the very first day, we can still hope to catch a sunny day the next day. And yes, we were lucky enough!
We used the Swiss Half Fare Card to get 50% discount on the ride to Jungfraujoch or else it would have costs us CHF177 each for a return ticket. The journey from Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch took about 1 hr 20 min (Grindelwald - Grund - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfraujoch), with a train change at Kleine Scheidegg. The journey itself was very scenic. Some of the train carriages at Kleine Scheidegg are reserved for travel tours, so just make sure you don't accidentally hop into the wrong carriage and get kicked out!
Once at Jungfraujoch, maps are displayed to direct you on where to go. The place is pretty organised and it's quite impossible for you to get lost there. It took us about 2.5 hours to cover the place. And if you are thinking whether you'll be starving up there, fret not...there are 2 cafeterias there, one serves Indian cuisine and another serves Swiss. However, another alternative is to bring cup noodles along! We were drooling over Asians who were having their soupy cup noodle in the cold weather!!! *slurps*
On the ride back, we took an alternative route (Jungfraujoch - Wengen - Lauterbrunnen - Zweilütschinen - Grindelwald) to check-out the different towns and stopped by Lauterbrunnen to check out the waterfalls.
It was indeed an experience to be surrounded by greeneries and nature. We will definitely visit again!
