This being our first time to Switzerland, Tannis and I didn’t really know what to expect with Zurich. We heard it was expensive (which it is), we heard it was very pretty and beautiful (which is also is), and it’s a cute little city of only 380,000 people situation on it’s own lake.
It was a hot day (25c). Zurich is more like Stockholm than London. Good clean streets. No garbage. First class public transportation (London has good if noisy trains).
It’s a very pretty city. It has an Old Town, like Stockholm’s Gamlastan. With a canal going through it, several old churches, and a lovely walk way on each side which Tannis and I took in our first afternoon.
Zurich is expensive! Right up there, maybe even more than Olso. The currency is the Swiss Franc (CHF), and things here are basically double what they cost back home in Canada.
Needless to say, Tannis and I didn’t feel like paying a lot for an expensive lunch, so we instead went to the local Co-op and take our lunch and ate along the canal instead.
After that Tannis went back to the hotel to checkin, and Jon went on to visit the National Swiss Museum. Which I will save for another post.
But after a good day of walking, it was back to the hotel for a swim, and then just enjoying the sunset from our balcony over looking the city.
Couple other thoughts and first impressions on Zurich. When we first got to the city, it seemed rather dead. Like no one was around.
This could have been because we just came from London, which is like crazy town, but it seemed that the city no one was hear, and the only people wondering the streets were other tourists.
Seems lots of Swiss take their holidays now, and that not as many people to visit. Still very nice. Was also a relief to be around fewer people, in a quieter city after London.
Also this city is clean. Like Stockholm clean. Much different from London. They obviously clean the streets here daily, and for such a small population, they have an extensive rail network. Very easy to get around.
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