Marriot Zurich

Our train arrived back at Zurich main and we had a lovely long walk down to our hotel (the Mariott) along the river in the rain! It was pretty wet, but we did have our umbrellas. We had a slight problem trying to figure out the best way to get there, and ...

... Club for tennis only to discover we were lost because we assumed Zurich but instead the street was in Forch, another village outside Zurich. Great tennis and then dinner at a vogue Asian restaurant with our hosts the Pinsker ( both ex HK and friends of ...

... view and impending clouds, we made our way back to the train. On our way down to the city, we were in a car to ourselves, for a little while at least. Once back into central Zurich, we began our walk. ...

... at the top of the tower so you could get essentially a 360 degree view over the city. We could see our hotel, the Marriott, in the distance, the highest building in the skyline it appeared! You could also see the approaching clouds, soon to bring rain... ...

... none. There was a couple of buildings that were 10-or-so stories tall but nothing that stood out. One was a bland Marriott, another a local grocer's offices and the tip of a church. Nevertheless Zurich is a beautiful city. I felt comfortable ...

... , including the Swiss Alps. After we had finished our hike, we had to change hotels since we had only booked one night at the Marriott. Unfortunately the place we ended up, the Zic Zac Hotel, may have been the worst hotel we had ever seen. Every room had ...

... a few are sold in each municipality and the weekend passes go quick!  But Chris managed to find someplace just outside of Zurich that still had 2 passes left when he arrived on Thursday.  There is a train called the Glacier Express that ...

... ; We want to see the Swiss alps.  So, instead of going from Munich to Vienna, we switch and go from Munich to Zurich, Switzerland.    Good point of the night though was that this time CT actually slept, and I didn't.  I think she ...

... me, as was my dad's mom... and so I felt close to them! My heart hurt.  We left early and took the great trains to Zurich. We were on the trains for about 4 hours - enough time to eat and do some homework. We were in a wonderful first class car, ...

    We kind of took a roundabout way on the trams to get to the museum and ended up at the main station where the tourist office was once again, closed...so we made our own way across the street on the north side and saw some ...

    We made our way down Bahnhoffstrasse to the dock and launching point and waited under a tarp with a big group of people. We also saw our duck friends again and some swans. It was pretty much pouring by now and not very pleasant, ...

... in Prague that night and mom picked me up from the airport and we went to the hotel! Let me tell you, staying in the Marriot was such a nice difference from hostels that it was almost unreal. I dropped off my stuff, and proceeded to show mom about how ...

Stop Five: Zurich, Switzerland Our final stop on our 10 day train trip through Europe was Zurich, Switzerland. A German speaking region of Switzerland, Zurich is known as one of the world's capitals for banks and money. However, instead of being on the ...

... until she practically got into the cab with us. Monica mentioned that they could be aggressive in this city. We stayed at the Milan Marriott which is an absolutely gorgeous hotel in the middle of nowhere. My room was fantastic. Big bed, desk, and a ...

... station.We picked up our luggage at the lockers in the train station (only 6 CHF per day) and got on our train to Zurich, which happened to be the exact time for the one I had actually planned on catching...as with the whole trip...excellent timing!! ...

... that mum had booked told us that they didn't have a spare room for us, but they had given us another room at the Marriot hotel around the corner - and from there things started looking up again. We were put into a massive 2 bedroom suite overlooking the ...

... locals surfing the waves made by a dam in the river (video to come soon). The most interesting site was the inside of the church which had the most intricate stone detail I've ever seen. Next we are headed to Zurich, Switzerland to check out the Alps, ...

Okay, heute ging's erstmals in eine ungewohnte Richtung - nach Norden. Zum ersten Mal seit einem Monat wieder geflogen bin ich auch, von Key West zurück aufs Festland nach Fort Lauderdale, an der Ostküste Floridas. Natürlich gab's auch wieder ne nette ...