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When you visit Zurich in summer time you should take a lake cruise. There are departures half-hourly from Buerkliplatz at the end of the Bahnhofstrasse and there are cruises between 1,5 and 5 hours. In addition to the motorboats there are two paddle-steamers, but they are only in service when the weather is nice. If you have a daypass for the public transport you have to buy an additional ticket. There are also boat departures in winter, but only twice a day. Directions: Take tram no. 2, 5, 8, 9 or 11 to Buerkliplatz or walk to the end of the Bahnhofstrasse.
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The parks and meadows on the lakeside are the best place to relax in Zurich. In summer a lot of people are there for sunbathing, swimming or eating. My favourite places are the Zurichhorn or the meadows in front of the Rentenanstalt. You can just walk around the lake and maybe combine it with a visit to the chinese garden or a boat trip. It is also possible to rent pedalos and in July/August there is an Open air cinema. Directions: Take tram no. 2, 5, 8, 9 or 11 to Buerkliplatz or tram no. 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 or 15 to Bellevue. You can also walk from the main station to the end of the Bahnhofstrasse.
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This statue of Ganymede from Greek mythology is found on a walkway by Lake Zurich. We found this quite by accident. We had a guide map from the tourist office. On the map was little dot down by the lake with no description. For some reason we became curious about the mark on the map and decided to track it down. Much to our surprise we found this wonderful statue of Ganymede overlooking Lake Zurich. Leave a Comment
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Cruising at the lake is such a pleasant way to relax and enjoy the day. Take the longer trip until Rapperswil. Have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine or any refreshments aboard. Lean on and let yourself be spoiled of the beautiful sights of the surrounding areas. Leave a Comment Directions: From Buerkliplatz till Rapperswil
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Taking a boat ride round the Lake is a joy. You can see houses packed on the mountains, swans and ducks wadding playfully, sailboats crusing with the breeze and sea birds swooping into the waters for their prey. As the boat docks at each jetty, you can see children playing at the little parks along the banks. Buy a Zurich card for 15CHF and you can take the boat ride free. You can take all the trams, trains and buses. Address: BurkliplatzDirections: Tram 2/5/8/9/11
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Take a stroll along the lake on a sunny day....After a few kilometers you will reach the Zürichhorn. In summertime it´s a popular spot for swimming in the lake... You only have to watch your belongings here a bit, cause in the park around some drug addicts hang around. It´s not really dangerous though.
It´s quite crowded on hot afternoons..... The lake is very refreshing and got cristal clear water.....WONDERFUL!
There are many locations around the city, where you can take a free bath....great! Leave a Comment Address: Zürihorn
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The round trip by commuter boat round some of the lushest outlying communities is well worth the CHF 5.20 full fare. It's free with the Swiss Card and some rail passes (not Inter-Rail, alas!) give a discount. The full round trip takes about 90 minutes.
That's a very important building there on the shore by the way! Leave a Comment Directions: On the lake, silly!
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Lake Zurich or Zurichsee as spelt in Zurich.
I should imagine in the summer along the promenade next to the lake is beautiful with all the trees in leaf, the sun shining, and the views of the mountains to admire.
However in January it was freezing and misty. But undeterred we had a wonder along.
There are though still short boat trips in the winter leaving daily at 1.05pm and 2.35pm.
When looking at my photograph, just imagine, its a lovely warm sunny day, the sky is blue, the mountains in the distance have white peaks, and you are sitting there having an ice cold drink!! :-) It seems much better then!!! Leave a Comment
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I couldn't resist getting out onto the lake and so I opted for a short boat cruise of one and a half hours (enought time to get sunburnt!) The cruise does a circuit and goes in a different direction each time. I chose the anti-clockwise direction which meant I could get off at the park and walk alongside the lakeside back into town. There are so many variations of boat cruise to chose from but the ticket salespeople at the harbour are friendly and helpful. Leave a Comment
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Had we stayed in Zurich longer we probably would have gone on one of the boat tours on Lake Zurich as a boat cruise sounded like an excellent way to see the city from the water and also for a nice view of the surrounding mountains and shoreline.
Lake Zurich is quite a bit smaller than Lake Geneva so you can do a tour of the whole lake in about 4 hours round trip. Or there are plenty of shorter cruises that take 1 1/2 hours or a 55 minute cruise along the Limmat River.
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