my only experiance with switzerland was zurich, day long stopover and i found it very beautiful but very expensive. I was working in italy at the time and can highly recommend italy. I think the best time is around may, not too hot but everything is in bloom and in venice the canals don't stink as much yet.Switzerland, Ireland or Scotland I'd love to go see. The wife isn't much of a traveler so lots of pictures of those places will have to do for me. haha