It was not clear to me until the week was finally finished how cool Zurich was. Originally, it was just an ideal train stop on the way from Munich to Lausanne. In the end, it was one of my top three cities from our Swiss- Austrian tour.
We got off the train thinking we had close to an hour to catch the train to Lausanne knowing that one left every hour, so it would be okay if we missed the first one. Wandering through the area close to the station, I immediately was not a fan of Switzerland for their poor placement of crosswalks and lack of street signs, problems that occur in every city in Switzerland.
While I am on the topic of problems: Construction. It was a joke in Berlin that everything was under construction, but after the first day of Swiss sightseeing, it was reality. From this point on, everything of any importance to see was at least partially under construction. This is a running joke, because even this morning, when I dropped Molly off at the Prague Castle, part of St. Vitus Cathedral was being worked on. So frustrating! At least everything will be pretty for peak tourism season...
Anyway, Zurich. Walking down the river toward the Lake, the city got more and more beautiful. The city was really centered around the coast of the lake. There were plenty of boats out and people seemed to walk or bike everywhere. Everyone was so laid back and seemed so relaxed which is quite different from the hustle and bustle of Prague. Though we were really only there for two hours, I feel like I got a good idea of Zurich. I would love to go back for another few hours, though I am not sure that too much time is really needed. After getting lost (we had no map for Zurich), we finally found the train station and got on the appropriate train on the way to Lausanne, our destination for the night.
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