Zurich
Travel Blogs from Zurich, Switzerland
Elephants and family connections
... been very nice, a lovely city, except for the massively over the top price tag on everything. The word ‘cheap’ in Zurich is impossible. We arrived in Hongg, after an hour in horrible peak hour traffic that really let down Felix’s ...
Switzerland
... time for the old Abbie to get her skates on and start travelling again, with my first part of my European travels being Switzerland. It was a beautiful country, however unfortunately Phee and I could not afford to saty for very long as it is so expensive. ...
On the road to Switzerland...
... us to Viaden and Eternach - both small towns in Belgium. Then Luxembourg, thru France to Pont Du Massion, final destination Zurich. Our first night was spent in our van on a cliff side opposite a 12th century castle, even though our sleeping ...
Happy Birthday V
... guidebook in English, tips from friends, and most importantly an "it's-going-to-be-great-let's-just-get-there" attitude. At Zurich flughaven the Singapore attendant tells us she cannot do upgrades, but that we will be on the Upper Deck of the new ...
Over the Atlantic
... , they were asking him questions, ver loudly, and I couldn't sleep at all. It was a nine hour flight and then we landed in Zurich. It was nice to get up and walk around and get to stretch. We only had twenty minutes to get from one terminal to the ...
The baby quiz - ended
... ? Your guesses will be collected and visualized on the blog. The prize is a parilla(BBQ) dinner at the new Lüscher home in Switzerland. To enter your guess use the comment button and enter your guesses. For non Swiss participants the prize may as well be ...
Spectacular Swiss!
... ), we managed to get a tram to our hotel. The hotel was a bit out of the city centre, right across from the "Hallenstadion" - Zurich's arena for ice hockey and concerts. But the hotel was almost brand new and the room was plenty big enough. We also had a ...
Take off
Bevor ich meinen Koffer in Zürich aufgeben konnte, wurde ich von einer freundlichen Amerikanerin auf englisch befragt (yep, in englisch - was sonst?), ob ich meinen Koffer selber gepackt hätte. Natürlich! Als sie mich fragt, wann ich ihn gepackt habe, ...
Stop-off
... in the airport, and so had to spend what little we had left of our English money...thinking we would get Euros back. No. We got Swiss francs. Pretty useless when you're flying back via Munich! V Don't like Zurich airport much, humph :( ...
All Good Things...
Not much today. Just a 6-hour train ride to Zurich to spend the night near the airport. I did have a little trouble figuring out if I was on the correct train. It was one of those that separated, and only the cars going the other way were labeled. The ...
Zuerich
I am in the Hilton in Zuerich...I got off the train at the main station and saw a train with Lufthaben written on the side and just ran for it. I got on and then thought....surely the Eurail pass will work this time...and I hope that I am on the right ...
Lucerne to Zurich
... by snow-capped mountains. Highlights included the amazing medieval bridges and old city walls. Late morning we continued the journey to Zurich, and enjoyed lunch in one of the traditional beer halls. In the afternoon, I went exploring through the old ...
We made it to Zurich!
... clean... fast... and you get to enjoy the country side. Much better than a plane.. Jessica and I spent a few hrs in the Zurich train station.. my friend could not pick us up till the evening.. so we did alot of people watching.. its soo interesting to ...
Zwischenstopp in Horgen
Mit dem Flugi gings früh am Morgen von Catania nach Mailand. Dort hätten wir die möglichkeit gehabt, mit dem bus 50min in die innenstadt zu fahren, dann ca 3stunden zu warten und zu hoffen, dass wir noch einen platz im zug nach zürich reservieren ...
Hi-Di-Hi from Heidi land..............
... everything is in its right place...........or so it seems anyway....... And this is what becomes so unsettling ........Switzerland exists in a surreal Hyper-functionality which seems to us so opposed to human nature......There is no margin for ...
I´m all over the place!
... to see. I also went to Albert Einsteins house, where he first developed the theory of Relativity. I felt a little smarter afterwards. Zurich: It turns out that every year on August 12th, there is a HUGE rave party in the streets of Zurich. Thats the ...
The Swiss "ch" is short for...
... weeks we'll be living our normal routines at home, wishing we were still on our big adventure. My final word on Switzerland - I concluded, during one of my scenic train journeys through the countryside, that the Swiss country code of "ch" must be short ...
Vorbereitung
Ich habe mit Schrecken festgestellt, dass ich mich schon von einigen Leuten verabschiedet habe. Das heisst, es gilt langsam ernst und ich sollte nun wirklich mein Tagebuch eröffnen ( Wahrscheinlich wirds eher ein Monatsbuch ;-). Nun, das Rad steht ...
Zurich. It's very Adelaide.
Zurich, Swedenland: http://tinyurl.com/2evr7k Switzerland / Sweden... Kinda like Iran / ...
trip in full circle
DeAR Europe, Back to where i started...loving my swiss hosts..good to see them again..ive had an incredible trip jam packed with unforgetable adventures :)...i loveee the alps soo beauuutiful...all in all though...i think its finally time for me to ...
The Beginning to My New Favorite Country
... the boys winning by one point. We bid my parents farewell around 1pm. They were going to Fussen and Munich while we were staying in Zurich. Having settled into our hostel, I checked out the guide book that was left in the room. I gave a good look at the ...
suppose to have hollidays
Now the 4. September comes each time closer and I've neraly everything organized or bought what I need before I go. I survived the written exames and finished school, only the oral exams made me a bit worry about, because I've simply no time ...
Zurich Blackhawks
... I am leaving. When I asked at my hostel if the wifi was free, I was told that “nothing is free in Switzerland”. I’m determined to prove that theory wrong when I head out to another hostel in a smaller town in the Alps. ...
Day-2: Zurich
The day has started in Zurich, Switzerland. With half the day needed to be spent whilst waiting for the plane to berlin to arive, I didn't know much about Switzerland, but while spending half my day there I fidgured I would go see some of the sights. ...

