leeleelala
Nov 4 2009, 03:26 PM
Hello all,
I'm a Canadian with C4-T11 but I'm really independent. I could walk with a walker but I'll be travelling in my electirc wheelchair.
I'm trying to find accessbility information about individual cities for my trip (first time since I'm in a chair for 2 years now!)
So far, I decided to travel to:
Munich-->Vienna-->Zurich-->St. Moritz -(Glacier Express)->Zermatt-->Geneva-->Home
Anyone have any accessble touring information on these cities? I would prefer some hands on experience information.
Thanks
leeleelala
Nov 7 2009, 03:09 PM
Anyone have any experience to these destinations in December?
guido
Nov 7 2009, 06:48 PM
QUOTE (leeleelala @ Nov 4 2009, 03:26 PM)

Hello all,
I'm a Canadian with C4-T11 but I'm really independent. I could walk with a walker but I'll be travelling in my electirc wheelchair.
I'm trying to find accessbility information about individual cities for my trip (first time since I'm in a chair for 2 years now!)
So far, I decided to travel to:
Munich-->Vienna-->Zurich-->St. Moritz -(Glacier Express)->Zermatt-->Geneva-->Home
Anyone have any accessble touring information on these cities? I would prefer some hands on experience information.
Thanks
Hi Leeleelala
Just been at a trade show in Germany recently and the good thing is that there were quite a few stands that were advertising accessible tourism / accommodation in Germany, Austria, etc...
Unhelpfully for you, I didn't grab any flyers as I didn't have need.
You could start your search with http://www.germany-tourism.co.uk/EGB/pract..._travellers.htm and fan out from there. You'll find that every town has a tourist information office and they all speak english.
There is a great chain of budget hotels called B&B which really impressed me in Leipzig: clean friendly, most wheelchair accessible shower room that I found in the city, and only €35 per night for a single. Don't know how accessible hostels are, but for the money, this place beat all others I tried, hands down.
Like all places that offer wheelchair accessible accommodation, you may want to ask a few questions like: flat floor shower? etc...
Don't know about the places you're visiting but Leipzig is really friendly towards accessibility, and I guess that is a national culture?
Also this hotel was at the exhibition and really looked as if they had gone the extra mile, though haven't been there and know noting of prices: http://www.hotel-braeuwirt.at/en/default.asp
Hope this helps you get started.
Best wishes
Guido