We arrived in Zurich to a steaming hot Summer's day. It was about 30 degrees at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and the sun wasn't going to set until 10. However, we knew the weather was going to turn over the weekend so we rushed to our B&B, dumped our bags and headed out to explore. We were staying a little out of Zurich (because it was a little cheaper) but wandered back along the Limmat towards the middle of Zurich. The Limmat is the river that flows out of Lake Zurich. I think everyone in Zurich was well aware of the great weather and they were out swimming in the Limmat, BBQ'ing a few bratwurst or just enjoying the weather.
Outer Zurich along the Limmat
This is me swimming / hanging on trying not to get swept into Austria. Below is in Zurich looking out into Lake Zurich. They love a good tower in Zurich, and will probably put a clock on it.
The sun finally setting around 10 ish.
A cool city to wander around and a real taste of Europe. Cool streets and alleys. High density of buildings but each manages to have it's own character. Plenty of money in this town being the home of Swiss Bank Accounts. It can't be Europe without turrets, cannons and cannonballs. Unfortunately this one doesn't have much of a history and they actually built it as a museum.
After a couple of days exploring Zurich, we headed out to Viv's home town of Aarau. A cool medievil town complete with city wall. After a quick walk around there was not much more to do than eat, drink and talk.
This is the old part of town and these buildings date back to the 1600's. Very cool part of town with massive detail on the gable ends, as below.
Alex, our tour guide. Wandering around, getting lost and getting found again.
Of course food was high on the agenda too. Bratwurst, bread and mustard is so simple and so good. We also sat around and ate a massive cheese fondue. And of course, the cheese was good as well.
On our final day, we escaped the city and went up the nearby hills to get a great view of Zurich and the distant alps.
Lake Zurich and the Alps
And to complete our Swiss expedition, we did manage to find a cow, that must think it is in heaven.
Once again, more photos to look at in the album below. |
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