Zurich—May 12, 2023

 Zurich (Day 2)—Walking and gawking in Old Town 

Today was our first full day in Zurich and we spent it walking the Old Town on both sides of the Limmat River. On the University of Zurich side of the river we finally found some cafes that don't charge an arm and a leg for a sandwich and cup of coffee.

We started our day at the train station arranging tickets to Lauterbrunnen and then on to Grenoble, France. The Swiss Rail information folk are amazing, taking great pains to make sure they understand your desires and then arranging the best routes to get you there. Forty minutes later Kristof answered all of our questions and completed our rail reservations for the next week.

Main train station information office.

Take a number. The rail information
and reservation service is efficient.

After that we headed out, walking and gawking throughout Old Town on both sides of the river. The following pictures provide a feel for this Medieval section of Zurich.

The water at public fountains is pure.

Before reading became more common
after the Gutenberg press, signs over
shops represented what was sold.
Veltliner Keller is a restaurant today.

Cloister murals at Fraumunster.

St. Peter's clock tower as we round a

narrow street corner.

Infrastructure work on the University
of Zurich side of the river.

Marie found a short cut.

University of Zurich students' bikes 
surround a fountain.

A cow on a balcony above a restaurant because...???

Gotta love the sign posted outside 

this door.

Predigerkirche spire adjacent to the
University of Zurich library.

Predigerkirche organ. 

Limmat riverfront looking toward St. Peter's and
Fraumunster churches.

This pedestrian bridge across the river is loaded
with padlocks symbolizing everlasting love. The
bridge behind Notre Dame in Paris was cleared
of padlocks because the accumulated weight
threatened its collapse. Wonder how long these
these will last.

A Ukrainian flag hangs from a window
two floors above the the apartment
Lenin rented in 1916.

And we are back "home" after seven
miles of walking and gawking.