The Flippie is one of Switzerland's little known scenic trains. It offers great views of the Lower Malcantone area and its wotten-waven willages, including: Cademario, Gaggio, Cimo, Vernate, Agnuzzo.
I love taking the Flippie on a Sunday morning, because it's quiet and I can relax with an Italian-language newspaper.
The Flippie is a great way to get to many pawsome trails.
From the FLP station of Cappella Agnuzzo, for instance, one can access Lake Muzzano, the Herman Hesse walk, and the Agra Panoramic trail.
You can purchase your ticket from the machines on the platforms.
Big dogs pay half price,
and little dogs travel free.
Technically, a little dog rides free if inside a pet carrier...
or at least snuggled inside Dad's jacket.
The Flippie has been around since 1912, which makes it 100 years old in human terms, or 700 years old in canine terms. The Flippie is wotten-waven!
Could I ride free if my mom snuggled me in her jacket? That's how I'd prefer to ride anyway! Boxers are lap dogs. :)
ReplyDeleteCasey, you're such a cute dog that they should pay YOU to ride the Flippie :)
DeleteThe Flippie looks like an awesome way to get to adventures!
ReplyDeleteIt's a pawesome little train!
DeleteWow! I want to ride on that. I never been on a train.
ReplyDeleteMost likely, I had never been on a train either before my furever parents adopted me and took me to Swisslandia :)
DeleteEveryday I get more jealous of your traveling adventures! I spent a semester in Florence and got around Italy a bit, but would love to do more!
ReplyDeleteI think it looks very nice to be cuddled in a jacket like that! Better than sitting by yourself for sure. (And a better view of outside.)
Cuddling in a jacket is great, especially if one is a snuggle bunny like me!
DeleteThat looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteDachshund Nola
It's wotten waven :)
Deleteso pawsome!!! i wish we had a flippy and beautiful scenery to look at...lol! you are one lucky pup. :)
ReplyDelete♥yuki and rocket
The Flippie makes me wag even more!
DeleteYour travels look like so much fun!!! I've never been on a train before.
ReplyDeleteThe best part about riding the train is snuggling in dad's jacket :)
DeleteWhat a neat little train. It's great that you are allowed to ride it. Dogs are allowed on the buses around here but not trains. I wish! We would love to ride the train to Portland with Chester and Gretel.
ReplyDeleteDoggies should be allowed on all trains, because they make everyone's life brighter and better.
DeleteI think its awesome big dogs are allowed on the trains. Around here dogs must be in carriers on trains so big dogs are not allowed unless they are service dogs.
ReplyDeleteIt is totally awesome (and pawsome). My parents have several photos of big dog on trains -- we need to start sharing them :)
DeleteDear Tootsie, would you like to exchange lives? I'm always so envious of how dogs can travel on public transport in Europe, not to mention cross borders. What's this about BigDogs paying half price though? NO fair!
ReplyDeleteIt is totally not fair, Georgia. Discrimination based on size!
DeleteThe flawed rationale is that big dogs take up a significant amount of space, though not as much as a human; hence the requirement to pay half price.
J'adore !!!
ReplyDeleteJusqu'à quel poids on peut voyager gratuitement ?
Est-ce que Tootsie aime les contrôleurs ? hihi
C'est ne pas une question de poids, mais de taille.
DeleteSelon les règles des CFF:
"Si votre chien ne mesure pas plus de 30 cm au garrot et que vous le transportez dans une cage, un panier ou un autre moyen approprié, il est considéré comme bagage à main et peut voyager gratuitement dans les compartiments voyageurs."
C'est très rare de rencontrer les contrôleurs sur le Flippie; en fait, je ne les ai jamais rencontrés :)
For the benefit of our anglophone readers, I'm going to translate MademoiselleBlume's comment and my reply.
ReplyDeleteOur friend MademoiselleBlume wrote:
"Adorable! What is the weight limit below which dogs travel free of charge?
Does Tootsie love conductors? lol"
My answer:
"It's not an issue of weight, but of size. According to the rules of the Swiss Federal Railways:
'If the wither height of your dog is below 30 cm [just under one foot] and you carry him [or her!] inside a cage [?], a carrier [my transcontinental home], or another appropriate container, he [she!] is considered carry-on luggage and may travel free of charge in the passenger cars.'
It's very rare to see a conductor on the Flippie; in fact, I've never seen one :)"
I am new to your blog and looking forward to getting to know you. I love Switzerland and I love Italy... so wonderful to be able to travel on the train and in such gorgeous places.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's great to be a little dog, because I'm portable as well as personable :)
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