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| Beautiful river on a beautiful day! |
Saturday morning, my friends Taylor, Alyssa and I boarded a
bus en route to Zurich, Switzerland! The ride there was so scenic. Actually,
scenic is kind of an understatement. I’m not even sure what I would consider
this. Something out of a storybook, maybe? Anyways, we arrived in Zurich and
our guide pointed out all the “hot spots” (Christmas markets, shopping
districts, best café’s, and most importantly chocolate stores) and we were on
our way. We spent most of the day wandering around Zurich and admiring the
beautiful river, bridges, shops, churches, and overall happiness of the Swiss culture.
I don’t know what it was, but everyone was SO CHEERFUL!
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| The river running through the historic center of town was so picturesque! There were even swans! |
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| The buildings all appeared to be right out of a book! So colorful and cute! The christmas decorations were also a very nice touch! |
For lunch, we decided to get Sushi (don’t ask me why. It was
really calling our names I guess.) we went in and were seated at a table with a
husband and wife, and their three kids (twin 2 ½ year olds and a one year old,
it was a crazy lunch!). they were SO nice and were very interested in hearing
about our time abroad. The husband was born and raised near Zurich and spoke 7
languages! He went on to explain that because Switzerland doesn’t have an
official language, most people know four or more languages. We found this
pretty crazy, but I suppose most people in Europe are like that. The wife was
from the Denmark and was a little more shy, but very sweet. As the family got
up to leave, they told us our bill had already been taken care of. Our mouths
dropped and we tried to tell him NO WAY, but he said we were so sweet and he
wouldn’t want us getting a bad impression of Zurich and Switzerland because it
was so expensive. WHAT?!? These people are so nice! Who does that?! Seriously!
THEN, to top it off, he said someday one of us can come and repay them by being
their au pair. WHAT?!? This was a
little freaky because just 20 minutes before going into the restaurant, I was
telling my friends about how I would love to be an au pair overseas for a
summer sometime and how amazing it would be. So, I obviously got his card and
tucked it safely in my wallet. What a productive lunch! Oh the people you meet
(in sushi restaurants in Zurich, Switzerland).
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| An outdoor festival with hot wine and christmas music. It was so relaxing! |
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| A frozen fountain we found in a little square |
After lunch, we walked around a large indoor Christmas
market (actually the largest in all of Europe) and had some bratwurst before
heading back to Interlaken. It was a beautiful (and chilly) day in Zurich that
I am so glad we had the chance to experience.
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| A huge tree in the indoor christmas markets that was covered with Swarovski crystals |
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