Zurich

Zurich: beautiful, eclectic, expensive!

We soon found out that Zurich was the most expensive place we had visited. We had to do the switch from Euros to Francs which were about equal to American dollars but the prices on things were pretty outrageous. We found out that most of Zurich's work force lives outside the city due to the high cost of living. On Thursday, we got a view of the office workers headed to the train station at the end of the work day. ....looked like a bunch of bees flying out of the hive. It was all over in about 10 minutes....amazing!

Zurich is a blend of old and new. It is set on a river and lake and the views are amazing. Many of the streets in the old part are windy and have cobblestones. There are lots of little outdoor cafes where you can sit and people watch. We spent Wednesday afternoon walking all over the city to check it out and take pictures.

Kelly, Georgianna, and Anna decided to eat lunch at McDonald's but Robin, Claudia and I wanted something a little more native so we chose an outdoor cafe for lunch. Food was great but prices high. Our waiter was named Gabriel and spoke perfect English since he lived in the US unti age 15. He was actually born in Brazil, moved with his family to California and then onto Zurich. His plans was to leave at the end of the month to attend school in London. He was a polite, friendly young man who made our lunch enjoyable.