By 2.00 PM we finally arrived at
Zurich. Right away you can see the Limat River flowing through the city. Our
first stop is the Church of Our Lady (Fraumünster). This church is well known
for its stained-glass windows or better known as Chagall windows in honor of
the artist who created these windows, Marc Chagall. So this church is similar to the church in
Bulach (see post Switzerland Day 1). It has a clock tower with a Neo Gothic
detail. This church is also one of the
symbols for the city of Zurich.
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| Right across from Church of Our Lady (Fraumünster) |
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| Chaggal Windows Source: www.google.com |
Another church that you must
visit in Zurich is the Grossmünster Church. This church is located right across
Fraumünster, all you have to do is cross the bridge over Lake Zurich and you
can see a tall Romanesque like twin towers. The inside of the church is really
large and here comes the best part of the church, you can climb hundreds flight
of stairs to the top of the tower. The stairs leading to the top of the tower
is really narrow and it goes up in a circular motion all the way to the top.
You might feel suffocated at first but then you get used to it. Once you’re at the top, you can finally
breathe the cool air and enjoy the spectacular view of Zurich.
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| Grossmünster Church Source: www.google.com |
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| The view from the top of the church |
If you are really into big
churches, you can also visit St. Peterskirche as it is one of the three major
churches in Zurich.
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| St. Peterskirche |
Like other cities in Switzerland,
the Old Town is one of the main attractions. The town has many alleys to
explore with different shops and restaurants around the corners.
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| Old Town Source: www.google.com |
Last but not least, we visited
Lindenhof. This part of the city is the historic home of the Roman Castle and
Empire. It is situated on top of a hill. When I read it on the internet, I thought
it would be in a form of an old fortress, but now it is actually used as a
park. Many people come to just sit around, enjoy the view of the city,
etc. There is also a small playground
for little kids to play.
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| Lindenhof Source: www.google.com |
So that is the end of our day in
Zurich. You can also visit Zurich’s Historical Museum, but we decided to skip
it because we will be visiting a lot more museums in Italy. You can also go to Lindt’s Chocolate Factory.
We also skip this because we have visited the same Lindt Factory in Germany,
but I recommend all of you to visit this factory once you’re in Zurich.
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| Lindt Chocolate Factory Zurich Source: www.google.com |
Coming up, I would like to post transportation around Swiss, the food and also people in Swiss. Oh, and I will
also post my trip to Italy as soon as I can. Stay tuned fellow travelers!
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