The delightful Zurich
Fri 9 Jan 2009
-10 °C
Hello again,
Sorry we have been so slack with the blog entries but the internet hasn't been working to well. So hear is our update for Zurich.
We'll what can I say, Zurich took our breath away and I think I speak for everyone when I say that. It is an amazing city and a must see for anyone traveling through Europe.
We arrived in Zurich after a 13 hour flight and whilst dad and Ann stayed at the Hotel and relaxed, myself, Paul and Karma went for a walk around the town.
To give you a brief idea of what Zurich is like....Picture an old European city filled with churches, stone buildings and winding back streets and that is what Zurich is like...absolutely breath taking!!
After seeing what was around the city, we were needing some food...we found a cosy little pub on one of the back streets and settled in.
We all got ourselves a pint of beer and a hearty pub meal...very very nice.
Day two (New Years Eve), we decided to be slightly more adventurous and headed for the snow fields by train. What was ment to only be a 45min trip turned out to be slightly longer as we didn't know we had to catch a few trains to get there, and then missing a train didnt help the situation either...but we finally arrived and what lay before us were beautiful snow covered mountains and lakes and wooden cottages with smoke coming out of the chimneys, it was gorgeous!
So we ventured, by cable car, up to the snow fields.
Me, Karma and Paul intended on hiring some snow boards but it worked out about 80€ each and for a couple of hours thats freakin' expensive, so we opted for a walking track instead.
The afternoon was spent throwing snow balls and tackling each other in the snow, which is fun at first...but then the ice kicks in and everything starts to burn, when this happens, you know its time to hit the pub.
So to the pub we went and this is where we stayed to see in the Australian New Year...everyone thought we were crazy for screaming HAPPY NEW YEAR and singing the National Anthem but it was good fun.
This is also where we learn't that Ann only needs 3 glasses of wine to be wasted!!!
Which made the ride back down the cable cart very very funny (and i got it all on film) hehe.
So back to Zurich we went and now to celebrate their New Years Eve.
It was absolutely freezing and started snowing very hard. All the pubs and restaurants were completely booked out, but we managed to find a nice little Italian Restaurant out of the snow.
When we walked back out side it seemed like everyone had disappeared!! So we had nothing to do and no where to go for New Years Eve so to the hotel we went....how sad haha
Anyways that was Zurich a very beautiful city!
Now I must be off cause there is someone waiting to use the computer.
So we shall enter in Berlin and Paris when we have more time.
Bye bye for now
Love Nat and co. xoxox
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