After lot of pondering over the topic - where to start from - I have decided to start from my current location Zurich , Switzerland. Zurich is the financial hub of Switzerland . Most prominent is the Banking and the insurance sector. No wonder on weekdays in the central Zurich you will see people predominantly in Black suits only.
There is a huge lake - Zurichsee( See means lake in German) and along its sides - left and right are cities ( actually they are small so I think in some other countries could be known as suburbs ) The right side is the one which more sunlight so that area is a little more expensive than the left side . The left side is equally beautiful . There are boat rides , dinner boats , wine boats, party boats, canoe , small fishing boats, private boats on this lake .They start from Burkliplaz – the starting point of the Lake and end at Rapperswill- also known as city of roses. From the lake you can see the beautiful alps – snow capped and shinning like mirror.
The trams are the lifeline of Zurich. You can conveniently travel from one point to other in the canton of Zurich by Trams . Of course there are buses and Trains . Everything in Switzerland is on time. It is wonderful ! Also never forget to take ticket while traveling as there is a heavy fine if you don’t !
The spring / summer is the time when it is so colorful around. Flowers and greenery around, fests, BBQs, fairs, festivals, lot of tourists, cheerful faces and colorful dresses. I will post the photos in summer but now it is winter – chilly , cold , foggy ( we hardy see the sun) The first year I was here I longed for days to see the Sun in the winter .. But I finally started liking it …It is the best when it snows in the winter. Everything is White and even the sun shows up (just as the source of light without its heatJ )
The language here is Swiss German . Even high German works but I don’t speak both fluently. But luckily most people do know little bit English here and even they understand my broken German !
The photo here is taken from Uto Klum, Uetliberg – also known as the Top of Zurich. It is a hill with the best view of Zurich. Also a picnic spot with restaurant and a cinema hall and a tower to view the surrounding scenery. Also it has many walking trails and biking trails . Well but took the train there and then climbed to Uto Klum. It was a good exercise . We did promise eachother that we will come here every Saturday early morning huffing and puffing ..Hehehee.. But we are still planning to go there again !!!!!
Its great to be back. I want to take care of my much neglected blog. This is a feature I want to add to my P&A journal. The colours of Life . Have you noticed the colours around you. I am a person from colourful India living in B&W Zurich. People here wear so much Black or grey it is amazing. My father actually thought this is some kind of dress code here .:))
