Zurich, part 1

In spite of the many (MANY) delays, Carl and I were finally en route to Zurich.

After bad coffee and actually surprisingly good Indian food (for an airplane) we arrived, 5 hours late (groan), in Switzerland.  Our airB&B, we discovered, is really nice and right in the city.  We dumped our stuff off, changed, and headed out into the city.

I had no idea what to expect of Zurich.  I literally did no research (except that there is a zoo- more on that later)...  So I have been so pleasantly surprised!

The city is very green- lots of trees and grass.  This is something I am not used to, since I have spent the majority of my European travels in France (aka The Land of No Grass, or, The Land of Grass But Keep Off It Because We're Trying to Keep It Nice).

We strolled through a park and down to the river.  The weather is hot right now, and summer has definitely arrived here.  People were out at the river swimmig and sun bathing.  We saw a guy give his dog a piggyback ride in the water. (Amazing, by the way)

We eventually settled in at a Bierhalle in the old part of town.  It was a nice way to end our first afternoon in Switzerland.  Plus, I got to hear Carl try out his rusty German (I LOVED IT).

More later!