September 18, 2024

September 18, 2024

We were up early to catch our flight from Berlin back to Zurich. It left on-time flying over Stuttgart, Germany en-route. After landing we took the tram to our nearby hotel. We left our luggage and set out to explore downtown Zurich.

We walked from the main train station down Bahnhofstrasse. Aimee window shopped along the way, but she said prices were steep. My comparison is ice cream cones. They are about triple the price in Berlin. Zurich should be pronounced Too-rich. Last night we ate the last of the Laderach chocolate we bought at the Zurich airport twelve days ago. Despite the cost we stocked up for the trip home.

We passed several churches with tall clock towers. In the former cloister of the Fraumunster we saw some nice frescoes on the wall. We also passed a dozen water fountains. Zurich is supposed to have 1200 in the city. We turned around once we hit the shoreline of glacier-carved Lake Zurich.

We returned following the Limmat River. We climbed Lindenhof hill topped by a small park. It is the historical center of the town. There was a fort at its peak until the end of the Middle Ages. All the streets surrounding the hill are narrow and winding. We had lunch on the way at a cafe. We both had a tasty Caprese salad sandwich. Aimee is going to try and duplicate it when we get home.

We finished back at the train station which has a statue of Alfred Escher in front. He pioneered the Swiss Rail system. To get the necessary funding he also founded the bank Credit Suisse turning Zurich into a financial center.