Today was a travel day. My parents drove us back to Betty’s house, where we were able to get a final farewell in before traveling to Zurich whilst my parents flew back to US&A. Betty had a busy day, but she still managed to make us some bomb food.
After devouring our lunch, we hopped on a train to Zurich. Our hotel was in the northern part of the city, so we dropped our stuff off, then hopped on another train back down to the city center to explore.
I talked shit earlier about how quaint European cities all look the same, but Zurich was definitely not one of those. Zurich is a serious city, with some large tech and industrial sections. I’m told this is because the cost of business in Zurich is much less than the other Swiss Cantons, so people do business. I won’t get into much of it here, but I sure learned a lot about the Swiss government on this trip. The cantons (city-states) are very autonomous, and the federal government seems to only exist to make sure they have banks and remain neutral in wars. That’s just my take, though. You should actually read a book if you’re interested.
Anyway, following are some pictures of the stroll we did around Zurich downtown.
