• Castles and Christmas
    Lammat river, alschstadt Zurich.
    Grossminster Church, where Anabaptism both began and encountered first persecution.We got to hear organ rehearsal. Nice free concert.Statue of Charlemagne that used to live upstairs but now is in the crypt.So much military and nationalistic imagery, not surprising that Anabaptists were resisted.Powerful architecture is almost a thing of the past.Detail of Jesus saving Peter on the massive bronze doors.The Good Shepherd.Some of the windows are made not of glass but of agate slices.A great place for dinner.The logo.Dad's meatloaf and raclette croquets.Inventiveness is so important.Random civic art.Tasis Middle School Choir, from U.S.One of the big reasons to visit the Zurich Christmas Market.Grossminster over the Limmat.1Memorial to Felix Manz, the first Anabaptists killed for his faith. Drowned in mockery.Monument to Manz & Co. in the shadow of the church that betrayed them.Clock towers in Switzerland are everywhere, for good reason I'm guessing.The Dude is happy to be at Harry's Home for the evening.Dad and LPD enjoying a cuppa.We neglected to tell Dad he would be "backpacking Europe".In Zurich Bahnhoff Christmas Market, the mascot "angel" is huge, the chandelier is huger.Swiss trains are awesome.

    Zurich for the evening

    Dec 2–3, 2025 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F

    Stopped in at the home of Anabaptism, stayed overnight in a suburb, Dietikon, which is not a convention for people deliberating over meals and snacks.