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The Hotel Bristol. Where I stayed in Zürich. A short walk from the train station. Very quiet. | |
| 2 | |
I had a day before my business started. My only free sunny day. A view of Lake Zürich. | |
| 3 | |
Another view of Lake Zürich. | |
| 4 | |
Zunfthaus zur Waag. Where I had a long lunch that ate into my sightseeing time. | |
| 5 | |
A pantomime down by Lake Zürich. | |
| 6 | |
A pretty chimney I found along the east side of Lake Zürich. | |
| 7 | |
A model train store on Langstrausse. A colleague loves model trains and I tried to get him to visit this store on a Zürich trip. He didn't, and is now retired and unlikely to get back there. | |
| 8 | |
The east shore of Lake Zürich. Taken from the tour boat that docks near the Landesmuseum. | |
| 9 | |
The building with the chimney that I photographed a couple days before. [what building??] | |
| 10 | |
Some people out for an evening sail on Lake Zürich. | |
| 11 | |
And windsurfers. | |
| 12 | |
The windsurfers are racing. | |
| 13 | |
Lots and lots of sailboat masts! | |
| 14 | |
My tour boat. Getting dark and the flash went off and didn't help much. | |
| 15 | |
Taste of Paradise. Where I had an Indian-Thai dinner that evening. | |
| 16 | |
Walking along the Schanzen-Graben. | |
| 17 | |
Some kayakers on the Schanzen-Graben following an obstacle course in a training exercise. The building to the left is a club Wasserfahrverein Zürich WVZ. | |
| 18 | |
One kayaker didn't make it and fell in. | |
| 19 | |
The next night I had dinner at Kaufleuten. The steak was tiny. | |
| 20 | |
I stumbled on an interesting bike in the Haupt Bahnhof. | |
| 21 | |
My first stop out from Zürich was Solothurn. The Wyss Papeterie is a store owned by some distant relatives. | |
| 22 | |
In Bern I found this painted outline. Here in NYC we used to paint outlines as street memorials to pedestrians killed by motor vehicles. (See other picture albums of mine.) | |
| 23 | |
A picture in Bern. Taken from the Bern Historical Museum. The bridge is the Kirchenfeldbrücke. | |
| 24 | |
A view from the top of the Cathedral. Facing east. | |
| 25 | |
Another view from the top of the Cathedral. Two pictures stitched together. Facing west. | |
| 26 | |
The Chindlifrässerbrunnen (Ogre Fountain). This ogre eats small children and he's eating one, with others waiting their turn. | |
| 27 | |
The clock tower in Bern. People gather for its performances. | |
| 28 | |
The Obere Hauptgasse castle in Thun. Too early. Not open yet. | |
| 29 | |
Looking out over Thun. | |
| 30 | |
A closeup of Obere Hauptgasse in Thun. | |
| 31 | |
Another view over Thun. | |
| 32 | |
Some pretty dormer windows on my walk down from the castle. | |
| 33 | |
A Rathausplatz street scene in Thun. It is a two-tier street, where the roofs of the shops on the lower level provide the walkways for the upper level. | |
| 34 | |
A view of Spiez from by the train station. The castle Schloss Spiez is down by the water. | |
| 35 | |
Across Lake Lucerne. Mt Pilatus is the mountain in the distance. | |
| 36 | |
The Männli-Turm in Luzern. | |
| 37 | |
The Nadelwehr locks on the River Reuss. Taken from the Spreurbrücke covered bridge. The Jesuit Church is the baroque building with the towers. | |
| 38 | |
Kornmarkt in old Luzern. | |
| 39 | |
Hotel Balance in old Luzern. | |
| 40 | |
There is a train ride for kids at the Swiss Transport Museum. | |
| 41 | |
The engineer. | |
| 42 | |
Across Lake Lucerne. Taken from Merlischachen. | |
| 43 | |
Lake Lucerne taken from Merlischachen. Looking towards Luzern. Mt Pilatus is in the distance. | |
| 44 | |
The center of Küssnacht. | |
| 45 | |
I took the funicular up to Chateau Gutsch. A view of Luzern using the wide angle adapter. | |
| 46 | |
Chateau Gutsch. | |
| 47 | |
A panorama of Luzern taken from Chateau Gutsch. A lot of work getting this one stitched (and some Photoshop work is still needed). Be sure to scroll to the middle where the view is. | |
| 48 | |
A telephoto view of the Museggmauer, the city wall and towers. Taken from Chateau Gutsch. | |
| 49 | |
A telephoto view of Kapellbrücke mit Wasserturm. Taken from Chateau Gutsch. | |
| 50 | |
Some architecture in Luzern. | |
| 51 | |
Hotel Alpha is where I stayed in Luzern. | |
| 52 | |
An early morning view from my room at the Hotel Alpha. Taken on my last day. | |
| 53 | |
On my train ride to the airport. The sun is coming out as I leave. A view of the Zugersee. | |
| 54 | |
At the airport they use bicycles to get around. I have never seen this in an American airport. |
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