Blogs from Zürich, Zürich, North-East, Switzerland, Europe - page 3

(Na vegre elkeszult a husveti utazasrol szolo blogbejegyzes...kisse lusta vagyok mostanaban :) Egy ideje gondolkodtam mar, hogy el kellene mennem Liechtensteinbe - valahogy misztikusan hangzott. Meg is neztem, hogy lehet oda legkonnyebben eljutni, es a gep kidobta, hogy Zurichen keresztul. Mivel meg ott sem voltam, husvetra beterveztem ezt az utat. Mivel Britanniaban a Nagypentek is munkaszuneti nap, ezert csutortok este repultem, es szerencses modon a London City Airportrol, ami a munkahelyemtol kb 20-30 percre van csak, vagyis kenyelmesebb volt az ut. Egy kellemes vacsorat kovetoen elhelyezkedtem a viszonylag kicsi British Airways repulon (Embraer 170), ahol mindket oldalon ket sorban voltak szekek, de eleg kenyelmes volt az ules. Gurulas kozben lattam valamit, es ez alapjan helyesbitem egy korabbi megjegyzesemet: mikor Amszterdamba repultem, irtam, hogy a gep aljan, oldalt volt ... read more

Our first day in Zurich was a wonderful change from the day prior of frantic buses, taxis, and planes. First stop was of course breakfast and caffeine, so we headed toward the city center to Babu's Cafe and Bakery. As we'd later learn, caffeinating in Switzerland is not cheap - an espresso was usually around 4 francs, around 5 bucks, drip coffee didn't seem to exist, and cappuccinos and lattes were around 6 francs, 7-ish dollars. Anyway, at 9:30 on a Sunday the city seemed still asleep, but this place was hopping. We kept it simple with coffee and pastries - I had a Swedish saffron bun with raisins and slivered almonds, and my macchiato came with a lovely heart swirled into the milk foam. Satisfied, we ventured further into the city into the Altstadt (Old ... read more

Not having enough time to make any stops, I was forced to take pictures of the Alps on the trains from Luzern to Bellinzona and Lugano to Zürich. The train travels through central Switzerland and through the Gotthard Tunnel, which is a 9 mile long rail tunnel. Going south, the tunnel begins in Canton Uri in German-speaking Switzerland, and ends up in Canton Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part. The 3-hour train ride from Lugano to Zürich allows one to experience the ontime perfection and efficiency of the Swiss trains, the beautiful Swiss landscape, and the tunnels and highways through the mountains, signs of Swiss engineering. I had only 2.5 hours in Zürich, making a long stop on the ride home from Lugano to Eichstätt. Being the only place in Switzerland that most Americans can name, you ... read more

The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.... read more

We got to Zurich at just after 7 and got some food before trying to find our hotel. We tried to get a cab, but when we explained the hotel to the driver, he told us that it was in the old town and no cabs could go in there. So in the light rain, we walked and followed the phone GPS directions towards our hotel. We eventually got there and were really grateful to get out of the rain. We checked in and stayed in a room called Saga, named after the band. We then settled in and headed for bed shortly after. Tuesday arrived and we got up early in order to get cracking on the first day of Zurich! We got ready and walked down the street and found a little café for ... read more