Written by frangliz on September 12, 2009
- My first experience of the city of Zurich was the central railway station, or Hauptbahnhof, and it did not endear me to it. I arrived on a train from the airport at an underground platform...
Written by frangliz on September 6, 2009
- Having planned a short trip to Zurich, I scanned the shelves of my small local library for guide books and found just one on Switzerland. I decided to see if Amazon had any specifically for...
Written by SeenThat on August 13, 2007
- I arrived at Zurich as an invitee of an international corporation. At the time I was unaware to have been chosen by them to perform a technology transfer for my country; eventually that led to...
Written by Tolik on July 30, 2002
- Swiss Federal Railways SBB offers a range of passes to suit the travel requirements of most visitors. The Swiss Pass entitles the holder to unlimited travel for 4, 8 or 15, 22 days or...
Written by LenR on June 12, 2004
- Church spires are a feature of Zurich and the souring Fraumunster is the most delicate. The church was established in the 13th century on a site that had been a convent for noblewomen since 853....
Written by LenR on June 12, 2004
- This Romanesque and Gothic cathedral is the city’s most famous landmark and it utterly dominates the landscape of the hip and trendy Niederdorf area. It was started in the 12th century on the site of...
Written by Sierra on November 1, 2005
- continued from part 1You can see the striking twin spires of the Grossmünster rising above the city nearly everywhere in the city. According to legend, Charlemagne had hunted a stag all the way from Aachen...
Written by mcgujer on September 11, 2000
- This walk just next to the Swiss National Park is best done in June, when the alpine region is in full bloom. This could easily be the region were 'Heidi' was living. Wild flowers, a...
Written by mcgujer on September 11, 2000
- Besides Interlaken, the tourist destination that cannot be skipped is Zermatt, featuring the most famous of all Swiss mountains: the Matterhorn. This short walk can be seen as an homage to it. From the end...
Written by mcgujer on September 11, 2000
- The Great Aletsch Glacier (or 'Grosser Aletschgletscher') is, with a length of 22 km, Europe’s largest glacier. It starts at the Jungfraujoch (the so called 'Top of Europe' – cramped with thousands of tourists during...
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