Zurich: Cheese, Potatoes And Pork

"Please adjust your seat and tray table as we are preparing for landing"' - could there be a sweeter sound?

Lost And Found

Astrologically (another passion of mine) the planet Mercury is retrograde (means it travels backwards seen from Earth) for another couple of weeks, and that usually means that there will be challenges with communication, technology, and travel. Unfortunately, Andy's luggage didn't make to Zurich, and they could not tell us whether it still was in Vancouver or in Zurich. Luckily we were spending a couple of nights in Zurich, and luckily I had a set of Andy's clothes in my luggage - he probably would have been a popular photo opportunity walking around in a T-shirt of mine in Zurich! The luggage was delivered just after midnight  the second day, and just in time for our departure then next morning.

Zurich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, and has around 390,000 inhabitants. The Old town 

has the highest concentration of clubs in Switzerland (no we didn't go!), a shopping mile, and a plethora of cultural offerings. And all of this against a medieval background: contorted, narrow lanes and guild and town halls from the Renaissance period.

Accommodation

We had booked a room in a private house through Wimdu.com, and it was a very convenient location just 10 minutes walk from the railway station, and 10 minutes walk from the old town. Our hosts were very nice and accommodation in every way.

Cheese And Beer

The Swiss food is very sturdy and heavy on pork, potatoes and cheese, but as it was raining both days and we were jet lagged, it was nice with some solid food. One night we had two typical Swiss dishes: cheese fondue and raclette, and we enjoyed cooking our own food. 

We also found a very nice dark beer, we both liked. Andy liked it so much he even learned to pronounce it, "dunkles bier", and he later took this picture!