Flew into Zurich. After clearing customs (Swiss customs was surprisingly...barely noticeable?), my next order of business was to board the next available train to Geneva. I was able to snap some photos during my 10-minute wait:
When I got to my hotel in Geneva, my room wasn't ready yet. I stepped outside to capture the snowscape. Apparently, I'd gotten there just in time, as Switzerland (like most of the US), hadn't seen much snow at all this season. It was snowing when I landed, and for a day everything looked like this:
This was the view from my room:
Also seen from my room, this apartment building seems to have a lovely garden terrace on the roof--notice the trees growing through the space in the roof?
Before I got too motion sick, I was able to take a few snaps from the train, en route from Geneva back to Zurich after my meeting:
As my flight home didn't leave until the next day, I was able to spend a couple of hours in downtown Zurich:
I wasn't overly thrilled with Zurich, but I did get a good fondue dinner there at this restaurant (apparently it's the place to go for fondue...which you'd think would be around every Swiss corner, but I can assure you it is decidedly not):
And, the view along the river after dark was just lovely:
Many thanks to J for the fabulous new point-and-shoot, which makes taking great travel photos a snap.
3 comments:
Wow, those photos are gorgeous. We laid over in Zurich a few summers ago on the way to Spain and everything looked so sweet and quaint. I'd love to go back.
Beautiful! They look like postcards! As much as I hate snow, I have to say that I like the snowy tree the best.
Thanks ladies :) I am not much of a fan of snow either but I'm a sucker for those snow-covered trees.
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