Zurich

Zurich I remember as a beautiful Swiss city by the lake. The most beautiful it is in the summer when the local swimming pool is open. There are no chlorinated pools, but natural beaches and direct access to the crystal-clear lake. The water in Zurich is so clean that one day in the summer the city even organizes mass swimming in the river. A lot of Swiss people pack things into a waterproof inflatable bags, and at the top of the river they jump into the water and let themselves be floated by the flow until they catch them at the lower end. It’s an unique experience!

 

This time, however, is summer gone and a cold autumn is here. Even so, I am looking forward to remembering the picturesque ancient streets that remind me of Bratislava in many ways. For my walk around the city, my two colleagues from Morocco and Kazakhstan join me too. Although we are equipped with a map, I know we can not get lost in Zurich. Everything is alongside the river. At the upper end of the city, there is the main station, where we can get the tram back to our airport hotel, at the lower end, the river flows into Lake Zurich. The romantic streets of the Old Town span around the Town Hall and the Rathaus Bridge in the middle of the city. Above the bridge, there is a beautiful Lindenhof park with stunning views overlooking the city promenade along the river. We stop for a while and enjoy the view, swinging in the air. And then we walk down the streets. Just the smell of the cheese fondue stop us. The restaurants’ terraces are still open to the streets, people bent over the pots and dip their pieces of bread in melted cheese. The Cheese fondue is a Swiss specialty and you can not get around Zurich without tasting it. Same we do! It is a delicious end of our little city tour…