Lakeside promenades and parks
by german_eagle
Everyone in Zürich, whether local or tourist, seems to be drawn to the lake. I was fortunate to have perfect weather during the long weekend I was there in summer 2010, with warm and sunny days and mild nights. Only the last evening we had thunderstorms and rain.
Anyway, I noticed that the lake shore is dotted with promenades and parks, public beaches, harbours where yachts and boats bob up and down on the water. It has a sort of "Wow"-effect when you walk down the Bahnhofstrasse to the lake and at once you stand at Bürkliplatz with the panoramic views of the lake right there and the snow-capped Alps in the distance. Very nice to stroll along is also the right shore of the lake between Zürichhorn and Bellevue square. On the left bank I enjoyed the walk from beach Mythenquai via Arboretum and General-Guisan-Quai to Bürkliplatz.
The promenades might not be dotted with as much flowers as in Montreux, for example, and the mountains in the distance are not as impressive as at Lucerne's promenade - but it is still a very nice way to spend your time and of course it is a great place for people watching
go to the mountains. Both...
by Lozza_9
go to the mountains. Both when its Snowning and Sunny. The views are fanastic. The picture attached is of me in the same place but one picture was taken when it was snowing (Dec 2000) and the other picture was taken when it was nice and suuny (Summer 2001) at the very top of the mountain. Having the best snow ball fight I have had on the mountain.
Probably of Carolingian...
by Volare
Probably of Carolingian origin, the Grossmünster with its distinctive twin spires is the symbol of the city. The oldest parts (the crypts) date from the late 11th and early 12th centuries. The remains of the roman transverse, with a 12th century sculpture, are especially worth seeing. A funny story on this church is that its two towers were build by two different very reach Swiss families of that time. They wanted to show to everybody the boundaries of its wealth. In order to do so one family built its tower higher than the other.
"Cervelat" a typical Swiss sausage
by yumyum
This sausage is shorter than a Bratwurst and brownish in colour. It has a specific taste and it can either be eaten cold, boiled or grilled. Of course, the grilled version is the best and in summer when people barbeque in the forests and parks on an open fire, then they cut in both ends about 3 cm deep in a cross and stick the sausage on a self-made spit from a bush or tree and then it gets 8 legs through the heat.
Watch a Icehockey Game
by Carino
ZSC Lions will play in the newly renovated Hallenstadion (they might change the name) starting Season 2005/2006. This season they play in a very small Stadion called Kunsteisbahn KEB. Check out zsclions.ch for more information.
Just a few minutes by train there is another (good) Team playing: Kloten Flyers is playing at the Schluefweg Stadion in Kloten.
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Grossmunster
Plaza club and bar
Rhine Falls
Town Hall (Rathaus)
