Zurich

Tuesday

Well they say the places you expect nothing from usually provide you with the biggest surprise. Zurich, to a certain extent did just that..... We arrived in Europe’s banking capital and jumped on the train from the airport to the main central station. Once again all the signs were in the native language and in English so this made it really easy to get around.

Our hotel was right next to the main station and to the left was a lane way filled with restaurants & beer halls. Eureka!! We checked in and decided to go for a stroll along the Limmat River which was full of swans, the clearest water I have ever seen and topless girls sunbaking in the women’s only swimming pool. Jane pulled me away from there and we hit a local beer hall for tea. Weiner Schnitzel time! The Swiss/Austrian/German people really know how to make a pork schnitzel.

After having our fill we continued down to one of the main shopping strips and jumped on the big Ferris Wheel (the Zurich Eye) to get a view of the city and decide what it is we want to go and see. From here it was back to the hostel for a well earned sleep.

Wednesday

We booked a tour a few days ago as we didn’t think there would be much to see in Zurich. It started off as a tour of the city then hit the countryside taking in Heidiland (the place where Heidi lived... see children’s story books for more info) before venturing further east to Liechtenstein for a short stay. The tour of the city was a little long and thanks to a woman who couldn’t follow simple instructions like when to be back on the bus. As a result Liechtenstein was cut down to a 30 minute stop over in Vaduz. If I see her around there will be words.

In the end a pretty disappointing day but we did get some great pics on the way home. The scenery was superb.

Thursday

We were flying out from Zurich at 9:00 pm so we spent the morning and most of the afternoon looking around the city and checking out the shops. If I had to say anything about Zurich it would be this...... a Night Club is not the sort of night clubs one would go to with your girlfriend and get a small loan if you want to eat here. At maccas a big mac meal was the equivalent of $18.00... Needless to say we stayed well clear of any junk food like that.

Next stop.... Vienna!