Hallo, Zürich!

So Zürich was the first city we explored after we landed in Switzerland. It is located in the north-central of Switzerland and at the northwestern of Lake Zürich. Being the largest city in Switzerland (and the capital of the canton of Zürich), it is a hub for roads, railways and air traffic. Both Zurich Train Station and Zurich Airport are the largest and busiest in the country. It’s only around 10 ~ 15 minutes train ride to travel from Zurich Airport  Statation (German: Zürich Flughafen) to Zurich city.

The busy Zurich Train Station:

This is also where you can get a SBB Swiss Travel Pass, the super convenient all-in-one  travel pass mainly catered for international visitors in Switerland. Basically, it allows the travellers to hop on and off any trains, buses even boats freely at a fixed price. Many options are available depending on visitors’ needs (1st or 2nd class cabin, monthly pass etc).  

Moving on to the old town of Zurich…

It’s a beautiful sunny day and isn’t the view of River Limmat just like one of those scenes from fairytales? While I walked down the streets of Zurich on foot (because I also wanted to check out the local shops and cafés), but visitors have the option to take the Limmat River Cruise tour past the most beautiful sights that Zurich’s Old Town offers.

There are many cafés, restaurants and all kinds of shops/boutiques along River Limmat, but of course I had to find a good café to have my daily dose of coffee. I finally chose a spot by the river at Rathaus Café , it serves coffee and alcoholic drinks. The staff is friendly and helpful and of course, the view was amazing.

As you can probably see from my sleepy eyes, I was still trying hard to recover from my jet lag *yawn*. SO yup, coffee and more coffee! >.<

After having a Latte Macchiato at Rathaus Café, we headed to the famous Zürich Opera House (German: Opernhaus Zürich). Tickets can be booked via the link.

Finally, a street shot of Zürich to conclude this post. See ya next time. 🙂