St. Gotthard Zürich

so... es nochet... no die letschte Sache schnäll erledige.. ond scho gli stoht d'Sabine do zom öis abhole! - be dene doch öppe 7 Grad ond dem Räge verosse eschs om so schöner chöne mer ed wärmi! Es sett aso am Mettwoch doch 37 grad warm wärde en darwin.... :O)

so... i ben no a de letschte Vorbereitige ond denn esch es bald sowiet ond mer chöne go. Es esch chum z'glaube aber de Roger esch ab 7ni uf ond no es Gschäft go die letschte Sache erledige... - hoffe er chonnt bald weder hei ond helft mer nochli.... <br>Bes Bald!

I had never thought of travelling to Zurich only to take part in the Street Parade. But back in 2008 some friends wanted me to go there and I did not regret it. It is a real special parade with many friendly people in a very nice city near the Lake Zurich. The central station was also decorated and used for the party, and during night time the big station hall became one of the largest dancing clubs in the world. I can only tell people to go there and enjoy the great ambiance!<br>

... bus and we all piled in and went to the shooting range. To be honest I did not really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised with the whole setup. This was a professional run operation, the range was about 10 minutes drive from the hotel and is located in an underground bunker. The bunker is in the inside of a mountain, so it is quite cold. The range is a purposely built for shooting, we was taken around and shown all the facilities, it was very impressive. There was two ...

... and start laughing. It was pretty funny and we looked absolutely ridiculous! Traffic caused us to get into Zürich after dark, which made it really difficult to find where we were going. Not to mention that Zürich is located in the German speaking section of Switzerland, so the street names are a million letters long. Luckily, Chris, speaks ...

Just a day trip to see this old city. Lots of brightly painted buildings with ornate oriel windows. Most of the windows were carved with scenes or fancy designs, sometimes painted, sometimes both. Lots of fountains and statues. Found a chocolate shop and pigged out.

... ovat klassikoita. Taytyy kuitenkin myontaa etta Shifting Identities nayttelyn ja maahanmuuttodokumentin jalkeen oli hieman vaikea keskittya taiteen klassikoihin enaa. Myoskaan shoppausinto ei ollut korkeimmillaan. Kavelimme kuitenkin museossa kaynnin jalkeen mainstream ostoskadulla Bahnhofstrassella, joka on taynna kalliita merkkiliikkeita. Tanaan voisi kayda hieman vaihtoehtoisemmilla shoppausalueilla, ehka sielta loytyy jotain kiinnostavampaa.

After nearly missing our train in Munich on Tuesday morning (surprise, surprise), we were on our way to Zürich! I was so excited for this part of our trip because most of my extended family live in and around here, and I rarely get to see them. We were met at the train station by my aunt Angelika, uncle Heinz, and little cousin Jael, who took us back to their home in Hombrechtikon, a small town just outside of Zürich. After a little bit of catching up, my other cousin Jana ...

... and ice on the trail at the higher elevations we made it up there in about 50 minutes. At the top we climbed the tower (all ten of us!), enjoyed the views, had a light lunch in the self-serve area, and then took the S-10 back to the Zürich HB. The kids had a great time together, as did the adults. After sharing some local yummy chocolates, we ...

... it.<br><br>Notes on our way back from Lucerne: It is a lovely Old World city. The wooden bridge over the lake with its paintings of the history of Lucerne was really impressive and beautiful. Considering that it was done over 300 years ago is amazing. The Jesuit church, just a short walk from the end of the bridge, was just as impressive. The painted ceiling, the side altars, the main altar...WOW! It was glorious. Walking ...