Monica, look what I discovered in one of the small shops:
I could not help but notice how many of the houses had these special "bay" windows:
That is not all yet - but this post is getting far too crowded with photos. See you tomorrow!
Monday 25 September 2017
September Holiday: Zurich, Day 1 Continued
In my previous post, I told you that we took a train back into the city. There, we walked around and took many pictures. The weather had improved, and we even caught glimpses of sun and blue sky. It was my first proper visit to Zurich, so come along and join me:
Monica, look what I discovered in one of the small shops:
I could not help but notice how many of the houses had these special "bay" windows:
That is not all yet - but this post is getting far too crowded with photos. See you tomorrow!
Monica, look what I discovered in one of the small shops:
I could not help but notice how many of the houses had these special "bay" windows:
That is not all yet - but this post is getting far too crowded with photos. See you tomorrow!
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The bay windows, do you call them "erkerfenster" in German?
ReplyDeleteI just saw this on another blog, so I hope that is right!
I love the photos of the river through the city, it is the Limmat River, isn't it?
I don't think the Aare river is too far away, I have written of that river before on my blog, and I even had a video of it! Remember, the people jumping in? (Not that I have ever been to Switzerland, only in my dreams.)
Lovely post!
Thank you, Kay!
DeleteYes, they are Erkerfenster, and yes, the river is the Limmat. Are you sure you have not been to Zurich? ;-)
I remember your post about the people jumping into the river!
I was surprised at how attractive and interesting Zurich was when I went there. I had somehow thought it would be full of grey bankers and financial institutions. I hope you have time to visit the wonderful private clock museum - Uhrenmuseum Beyer at 31 Bahnhofstr. I'd love to hear what you think about it.
ReplyDeleteJenny, we've been to Zurich only for 3 nights (and two full days, really), returning on the 15th already, and we tried to spend as much time outdoors as possible. This time, the Uhrenmuseum was not part of our visit, but I will keep it in mind for next time - Zurich is only a couple of hours by car from O.K.'s village :-)
DeleteI'm really not sure what I Zurich looked like but I'm not surprised by what I see. There is a certain orderliness in the architecture. I expect it's not like that everywhere and I assume there is plenty of traffic in other parts of the city centre too.
ReplyDeleteIt is a big, busy city, Graham, but you know me - I don't take pictures when there are too many cars and people about.
DeleteWhat I was really impressed with was the well organised public transport. It used to be like that in Germany, but has changed a lot for the worse in the past 20 years.