Warminster Train Station
26 Haziran, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
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 muchOkumaya devam et
Jack Dugan's at PHL
26 Haziran, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
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 immersingOkumaya devam et
Met my honey
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
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 andOkumaya devam et
Zurich HB
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
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'sOkumaya devam et
Bahnhofstrasse
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
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 retailOkumaya devam et
On the Waterfront
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
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. InOkumaya devam et
Home sweet home
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
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 wasOkumaya devam et
Weinerstrasse
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
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 - ourOkumaya devam et
Abendessen im N-68
27 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
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 placesOkumaya devam et
Serene Zurich morning
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
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,Okumaya devam et
Streets of Zurich
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
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 toOkumaya devam et
Zurich HB and Reiz Hats
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
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 rightOkumaya devam et
Lindenhof
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
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 hasOkumaya devam et
Streets 2
28 Haz–3 Tem, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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, andOkumaya devam et
Fraumunster
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
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 foundedOkumaya devam et
Fraumunster 2
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
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 aOkumaya devam et
Chagall Windows
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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 leftOkumaya devam et
Fraumünster's former cloister
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
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. TheOkumaya devam et
Limmat river
28 Haz–2 Tem, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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 theOkumaya devam et
Early afternoon thirst quench
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
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 theOkumaya devam et
Brasserie Louie
28 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
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 verreOkumaya devam et
On the way to Cape May
29 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
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
29 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
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' eyesOkumaya devam et
Kriens
29 Haziran, İsviçre ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We take Bus #1 from train station to Kriens, which is a municipality weather of Lucerne. It is here that we pick up the cable car ride to the mountain.










































































































































































































































Safe travels! [Jeanine Belinger]