In Baden, we had taken the town's one taxi (ok, perhaps overstated. but we literally called a taxi twice, and got the same guy.)...hiked for four hours worth of kilometers, taken a local bus, then took a local and regional train...only to arrive in Zurich, needing a tram to transport us to our Platenhof accommodation. The crisp night ride through the city was Spitze (tops!)...we then slept, a lot. The morning light brought into focus the almost hodgepodge architecture here. It feels German, and yet, Italian...or French, and yet, something altogether new. Almost every building has a different feel to it: slightly different structure, angle, window, banister, staircase, lighting, railing, relief, rooftop, chimney, etc. I’m beyond happy to be in Germanland, the Deutsch music to my ear (even if delivered with a funny accent here). The
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