Sorell Hotel Zurichberg Zürich
Orellistrasse 21 Zürich, Zürich, 8044, Switzerland
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Arriving Zurich, Switzerland with Sylvia
... autumn day one could imagine. So picture this lovely afternoon and the two of us walking the through the green hills and the woods of Wetzikon. I think I'm in heaven now, Can't really get much better than this.... Until we drive to the hills to see the view over The Lake of Zurich in the setting Sun. woe Sylvia, I don"t know how you're going to top this ...
Hiking in the Swiss Alps!!
... there were chains and ropes in place so that it would help you up the mountain.
When we got to the hut we could see where we had started and it was amazing to see how far we had climbed in so little time. We had a beer to cool ourselves down before beginning our decent back to the start. Tom and myself decided to go at our own speed which was considerably faster (we ran) than the girls and we made it to the bottom 40 minutes before the them. ...
Old friends in old cities
Our around-the-world plane tickets required that we stop in Europe, and Zurich seemed as good a place as any. Jonathan has strong professional connections here, and one of his oldest friends lives here, too. So Jonathan, never at a loss for energy, booked himself over the course of three days giving a a research seminar at ETH-Zurich, teaching a master's class at University of Zurich, and giving a research seminar at ...
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... to pick it up quickly. I was so embarrassed, and the sales assistant came up to help me pick it up. 'I'm so sorry!' I cried out in German, my face bright red. She smiled at me and put the brooch back on the shelf. She then said something else to me in German, which I didn't understand. I smiled at her and kind of shrugged, then went to walk away. She followed me, touched my shoulder and said in English with a thick accent 'it's ok, the bird didn't fly away.' Cute! ...
Unplanned Exploration
... trip are, what am I okay with? Is what I'm doing good with me? Now, I think (and have been told) that I have a pretty good moral compass and a good heart. Shouldn't that and my own judgment be enough to guide me? Once I stopped overanalyzing things (which is my natural tendency) I was able to get some perspective and figure out what was best for me. It's funny how much clarity you can gain by not thinking so much.
Anyways, I got back to my Zurich ...
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