Does anybody else remember the opening to Cabaret?
Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome!That’s all I could think of on the train from Paris to Zurich. Every announcement was in German, then French, then English. The very first announcement was Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome and I thought we were getting ready to see a free show!!! We didn’t.
I got to Zurich and, just as I had heard, everything is in German. Now, the only German I know is what I was able to absorb at the feet of my grandfather Herman. Unfortunately, my grandfather Herman died when I was little and I never actually met him, so I didn’t absorb very much. Fortunately, Switzerland put the multi in multilingual, so I have had no problem communicating.
I’ve just been here a few hours walking all over town – there’s not really that much of it. Lots of clocks and old buildings. (Including an old building with the largest clock face in Europe.) Okay, it’s a little nicer than that. Some of the buildings are pretty cool. I’ll go into more detail in an all-inclusive Zurich post that I type on the train to Munich, with pictures and everything.
The hotel is literally a five-minute walk from the train station. Talk about convenient. Any closer and I would be checking in to my hotel while I’m still in on the train.
It’s beautiful, from what I’ve seen, but I’m not sure what to do to spend an entire day here. The Swiss Museum is across the street from the train station and I’ll probably check that out in the morning. Also, I’ll probably stroll by the lake. I’ve already been through Old Town a few times. Like I told you, it’s a pretty small town.
If you have suggestions, I’ll take them. Otherwise, you’ll probably here back from me from Munich with any Zurich stories I may have.
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