We arrived in the Hauptbahnhof in Zurich and there was some weird stuff hanging around. I'm not really sure what these things were supposed to be, but it is probably some type of European art that is way over my head.
train station or club?
??????
Anyway, we continued into Zurich and found ourselves in a very cute, small city. It's the biggest city in Switzerland but it only has about 370,000 people. There were hardly any cars in the city - there was one main road along the river and besides that they were all just for walking. The cobblestone roads were adorable! Pretty much everyone walks everywhere it seems. It is super expensive there though. For a small coffee at Starbucks, it was about $4.50! We didn't really eat much because we couldn't afford it. Even the tap water at the restaurant we went to cost money! The first thing we did when we got there was help ourselves to some bratwurst (there is a strong German influence in this part of Switzlerland)
scrumptious
Zurich was definitely a totally different feel from Paris - a lot more small and intimate. Here is a shot of me by the Limmat River, which runs through the city into Lake Zurich
Limmat!
So at this point, we were absolutely exhausted. We had hardly slept on the train (French customs officials were very scary) and we needed a break. Thankfully we had our Let's Go Europe guide book! We found the cheapest boat cruise and went for a cruise for an hour and a half and it was beautiful!
baby Alps
just cruisin' around the lake
The cruise was a nice, relaxing thing to do when we didn't have a lot of energy. Plus, it wasn't that expensive, and Zurich was definitely the single most expensive place I have ever seen. We didn't really do much besides wander around Zurich that night because we had zero energy. I think I fell asleep at about 7, woke up at 11, got a snack, and was back in the bed by midnight. We had a few crazy nights though and we had big plans for the next day! Will tell soon!
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