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February 16, 2009
Zürichsee
We made a quick trip to Zürich over the weekend - click to see more pictures, including me at the Gates of Hell. No, I'm not depressed - quite cheerful, actually!
I realized that most of what I know about Switzerland I'd gathered from Heidi and Robert Ludlum novels. I saw no cows or goats. I saw lots of banks - including some of the ones so subtle they had no name on the door. The Bar au Lac really is close enough to the water for Jason Bourne's activities, though somehow I'd understood it as being down the side of the lake a little further.
The physical setting of Zürich reminds me a lot of Geneva, New York - especially the way the city wraps along a lake. Except for the luxury hotels and banks, that is. No falling watchmakers, either!
Posted by CrankyProfessor at February 16, 2009 6:40 AM