Warminster Train Station

My son-in-law David graciously picked me up at home and drove me to Warminster Train station.
Here we are - me , a suitcase, a duffel bag and my belly.
Hopefully, the last one won't get too muchBaca lagi
Jack Dugan's at PHL

Easy peesy breezy. Lots of new things to learn traveling (everything is pretty much self-serving tap-n-go) but made it through bag check in and TSA in a snap.
Figured I'll go Irish before immersingBaca lagi
Met my honey

Reasonably easy flight
Came in good 45 minutes earlier, breezed through Passport Control (no customs)..and then waited 30 minutes at the baggage claim 😡
At the same, Laurie got to the airport andBaca lagi
Zurich HB

Zurich Hauptbahnhof is Zurich's main station, often abbreviated to Zurich HB. It's a major terminus used by almost all trains serving the city and you'll often find yourself changing trains here. It'sBaca lagi
Bahnhofstrasse

Bahnhofstrasse is the city's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retailBaca lagi
On the Waterfront

Wiled some time away at the
Bürkliplatz - a well-known public square situated at the southern end of Bahnhofstrasse. It opened in 1887 and is the ideal spot to sit and relax under the trees. InBaca lagi
Home sweet home

I tell you it's hard to walk the cobble stoned streets with luggage.... especially uphill 🙄
But I decided that we should try and come in ahead of "scheduled check-in" time and the key wasBaca lagi
Weinerstrasse

We decided to take a walk to a small grocery shop nearby for some simple provisions for tomorrow's and Sunday mornings breakfasts.
There are just some of the buildings along Weinerstrasse - ourBaca lagi
Abendessen im N-68

Ok so finding something to eat is quite a challenge.
To begin with there is not much around us so we had to go downhill to town ( meaning we'll have to climb back up).
Then there are lots of placesBaca lagi
Serene Zurich morning

Beautiful morning sunny weather
The birds are singing
The Swiss Alps with snowy peaks can be glimpsed way there yonder on the horizon
And a simple breakfast on the balcony of baguette, roasted meat,Baca lagi
Streets of Zurich

The day was absolutely GAW-jas so we decided to simply walk a whole bunch of streets, gawking at the store windows, soaking up sunshine and all that
The Mühlesteg Love Lock Bridge: A Testament toBaca lagi
Zurich HB and Reiz Hats

The first agenda for today was to walk back to Zurich HB and reasonably get ourselves situated with trains schedules and platforms. It's a pretty big place and we wouldn't want to scramble rightBaca lagi
Lindenhof

The Lindenhof ("linden yard") is a moraine hill and public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland. It is the site of the Roman and Carolingian era Kaiserpfalz around which the city hasBaca lagi
Streets 2

Sunlit strasses, beds of flowers, a Tiki bar that dates back to XVI century, a burgomister and Opera Haus (Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, andBaca lagi
Fraumunster

The Fraumünster (German pronunciation: [fʁaʊ̯ˈmʏnstɐ]; lit. in English: Women's Minster) is a church in which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was foundedBaca lagi
Fraumunster 2

With 6.959 pipes, the organ at Fraumünster is the largest in the canton of Zurich.
In the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance the Fraumünster is listed as aBaca lagi
Chagall Windows

The choir of the abbey includes 5 large stained glass windows designed by artist Marc Chagall and installed in 1970. Each of the 5 has a dominant color and depicts a Biblical story. From leftBaca lagi
Fraumünster's former cloister

Frescos by Paul Bodmer and Anne-Marie Bauer (I wonder what's going on between the snake and a frog)
Inner court
Scary heads (one looks like Tchaikovsky)
The Crypt Museum

The Crypt has made public since 19 June 2016. The oldest part of the church preserved the abbey's Holy Relics until the Reformation in Zürich banned the Roman Catholic veneration of saints. TheBaca lagi
Limmat river

The Limmat river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From there flows in a northwesterly direction, continuing a further 35 km until it reaches theBaca lagi
Early afternoon thirst quench

They have these Strong Women displays all over the city (I'm sure you noticed Albert Einstein's wife's at Lindenhof)
Then I'm not sure if Winnie stayed at this house or just gave a speech where theBaca lagi
Brasserie Louie

As you well do, or perhaps do not, know Switzerland is a land of 2 cultures, so tonight we decided to "explore the other side " - gastronomically that is.
Pour Madame : Salade Niçoise avec un verreBaca lagi
On the way to Cape May

Well... no, of course not
We are actually off to Lucerne
The weather is beautiful in both places with Zurich clocking at 90° and Lucerne slightly cooler.
Wilcommen zum Luzern

And just like that, we are in Lucerne 😁
The weather is absolutely beautiful, the birds are chirping..
Our 1st "perfunctory" glimpse at Old Town Lucerne, so we spy with our senior citizens' eyesBaca lagi
Safe travels! [Jeanine Belinger]