We spent one night in the small mountain town of Chur, and it was a charming place. We arrived on the Bernina Express from Tirano, Italy, about 5:30pm. The hotel was a short walk from the train station and we were very pleased to find a very modern, very "Swiss" hotel. It felt like an Ikea design through and through. The hotel had made dinner reservations for us, and we enjoyed a nice Swiss dinner in an outdoor patio at a nearby restaurant. The next day we casually walked around Chur, took some photos, and window-shopped a bit before boarding our train for Zurich. We saw our first Swiss chocolate shop, but didn't buy any there. It was tempting!
The other observation we made in Chur was that everything is smaller in Switzerland (and more expensive!). The elevator in the hotel was so small we could barely put both of us and our luggage in it. The water glasses were small at the cafe's and the servings were small with meals.
We arrived in Zurich to high 80's temperatures and discovered that our hotel was not air conditioned. Its actually not common to have A/C in hotels in Switzerland and they just deal with the heat when it arrives. Fortunately, we had a fan in our room and had large windows to open, so we survived. Our hotel was near the Zurich train station and an easy walk. Later that evening we walked down to Lake Zurich and enjoyed a really nice sunset, and walked around the area by the lake.
The next day we took the local train to Lucerne for the day and enjoyed walking around Lucerne, although it was raining and dreary most all day. Most notable in Lucerne was the medieval wall and tower we climbed for a fabulous view of Lucerne, and the wonderful cheese fondue we enjoyed at a restaurant along the water. Lucerne looked to be beautiful, if the day was clear and sunny, so we will have to try again another trip.
Two nights in Zurich and we were off for Paris on the double-decker high speed train.
No comments:
Post a Comment