We went to Zurich for a few days before heading on to Tanzania. We wanted to check out this beautiful city and explore the area.   Today we decided to explore downtown and the old centre of the city.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland  and is located at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich.  The lake provides a beautiful backdrop to the city and the Alps in the distance.

We walked through the old town centre exploring the narrow streets. There were plenty of shops, restaurants and unique stores.

We did some window shopping but did not go into this particular store. 

The old town is quite quaint and we enjoyed exploring the area. There were lots of beautiful views along the way.

There are some nice park areas along the Limmat river which flows through the city. We walk along the river and explored some of that area.  

What we found interesting was the large number of cyclist and bike lanes in the city. It reminded us of Amsterdam, in a way. Lots of people on bikes and bike lanes on almost every street. The city is very green focused and the public transit system is awesome. There is a great bus, tram and boat system that connects the city as well as surrounding towns.  You can buy a ticket for 24 hours for a little over 8 Francs and use all the  systems as many times as you want within the 24 hours.  

We took the tram to some of the areas of the city. We also enjoyed a boat ride across lake Zurich admiring the views. It was a great way to spend time seeing the city. 

 

After exploring the city for several hours we decided to have lunch and take a break. 

After dinner we headed back to our hotel to rest up and plan our next day. It was a great first day in Zurich. 

“Bleiben Sie bis zum nächsten Mal sicher und gesund.”