The journey to Geneva was another scenic train ride from Zermatt (train has slowly become my preferred method of travel). Switzerland was the one place we decided our Global Eurail Pass was not a great deal and we would have needed the Swiss Pass to make it worth it. Switzerland was beautiful, but without a doubt the most expensive part of our journey, and I think if we were to do it over again, we would have budgeted through this country a little more extensively.   While on this train ride, we made a surprising discovery that I was not able to put together until it was too late for a picture. WE WENT RIGHT PAST PRINCE ERIC'S CASTLE! The castle Disney based Prince Eric's castle off of in "The Little Mermaid" is called Chateau de Chillon , located in Veytaux right off of Lake Geneva. When we went past the castle I literally said "wow that looks like Prince Eric's castle", and lo and behold, it was! I'm just sad we didn't get a better picture ...

We left Venice around 8am, and took the train toward Switzerland, but first, we had another layover. Our train arrived late in Milan, which meant our two hour layover turned into about an hour and 15 minutes. Instead of metro-ing it to The Milan Cathedral, we decided a bit of chill time in Milan's version of Central Park would be a better idea. The three trains we took to get to Zermatt were nothing short of interesting. On the international train from Italy into Sweden, we saw passport control arrest two people without tickets, passports, or luggage. Once we arrived in Brig, we had to take the Glacier Express scenic train to Zermatt, where Mike was totally loving every minute of it. {Pro Tip: By taking the Glacier Express, you are killing two birds with one stone. You get the beautiful train ride, similar to the Gornergrat scenic train experience, but without the hefty price tag}  We finally arrived in Zermatt, which was a very intimate lit...