up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let s head to zurich for something a little more underground. i m on a journey from switzerland s capital, beginning with a drive two hours south west, because i ve heard that all around this country is a vast network of bunkers some of which are open for travellers to explore. among them are old military forts, which you can still see hidden in the mountainside. glorious view. ..if you have a sharp eye. so, i ve been given a pin that tells me that there s a bunker basically here, somewhere. it s camouflaged. so, there s going to be a trick actually finding it. i mean, this stretch of mountainside just does look like every other stretch of mountainside for mile
the chairmanship of the bbc. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show. this is no ordinary cellar door. no. ..i m in switzerland going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. sightseeing non stop. absolutely spectacular mountain views. ..ona train breaking new ground. this is where the magic happens. and up high in the alps. up here, it s peaceful. the views, you don t get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we ll be taking a bird s eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let s head to zurich for something a little more underground. i m on a journey from switzerland s capital, beginning with a drive two hours south west, because i ve heard that all around this country is a vast netw
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oh, wow, look at this. it s right in the middle of this massive complex, isn t it? and you d never know if you re just driving through. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland, or more specifically, week from switzerland. i m on a journey from switzerland s capital, beginning with a drive two hours southwest, because i ve heard that all around this country is a vast network of bunkers, some of which are open for travellers to explore. among them are old military forts, which you can still see hidden i ve i v e been given a pin that tells me there is a bunker basically here somewhere. it s camouflaged so that is going to be a trick finding it. this stretch of mountainside looks like every other stretch of mountainside for miles and miles in the right direction. hopefully, we are in the right place. you shouldn t search for military bunker still in use, but what i m looking for is something else. in recent decades, some of the bunkers have