Zurich 10-hr layover

Feb. 1-Zurich, Switzerland

Well, I have made it hear in Zurich and have been wondering around for two hours. The language barrier is a huge task. Talking to people is not all that difficult, but signage is where it kills you. I stopped to rest my legs at a café and got a coffee. I am use to big, Americanized coffee cups but received a small espresso for around $4.00. It was very good though. Have to get use to the smoking here. Everyone does it. I am not sure why because signage is all over the place blatantly stating the outcomes of smoking. Oh well. I am at a place called the “Crazy Cow”. It is in the university district. The waitress speaks good English and they even had an English menu. Great! Got a beer, bread basket and a vegetable dish. Soooo filling.

What else…the city is extremely expensive. The meal above will cost me around 25 franks, which is about $20.00. I am just rolling with it though. Holding back got me in trouble because I ended up just walking around looking for a reasonable meal. Soon my legs started to cramp up intensely. I just decided to spend the franks.

What they say is true about the fashion. Everyone is dressed up all “fashionable”

Zurich airport is amazing. Everything is so nice. Getting from the airport to the city was incredibly easy. I just hope it is as easy to get back. Oh, and the main train station or the “Hauptbahnhof” is amazing as well.

I see “zoo” on a bunch of the trams so I think I am going to check that out. I have still have a couple of hours to spend here.

Oh yes, the plane flight was very nice. I am pretty sure I slept in and out for 4 hours. I woke up and saw the most amazing sunrise. We were above the clouds so those morning colors sprayed out everywhere. I also got a glimpse of the alps. They peeped through towards the end of the flight. Sat next to a lady from Germany, very nice. She makes the trip back home once a year. She ended up moving to an open seat so I had two seats on the outside to myself(window seat!). It was nice to just have some more leg room.

Not sure if I have anything else for you all. I am trying to come up with things as I type. Hope this gives you an idea of what I am doing. I head into Greece late tonight and suspect I will be testing the late nightlife when I arrive. Who knows. We’ll see.

Love all of you guys and have wonderful days. Let me know what’s going on in the homeland.