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More views of the Eiffel Tower from our hotel room in the morning.08:27:13
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Erika in front of the Gare de Lyon, from where the TGV to Zurich would be leaving.10:34:21
A late breakfast on the TGV.12:12:24
Later on, we headed to the buffet car to get lunch.12:37:08
Continuing with last night's Pol Roger on the TGV. It was in surprisingly good condition still the next day despite having been left in an unsealed bottle overnight.
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This Ice Bag has served me very well.14:29:24
On arrival in Zurich.14:32:58
Chie and Erika with all our luggage in Zurich station.
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Buying macarons in Sprungli in Zurich station.15:22:15
Our hotel room in Zurich. Alas not much of a view but the location was good - not far from the station and very close to Hiltl.15:22:42
We had afternoon tea of sorts in our hotel room, Erika arranged the macarons nicely on little plates.15:23:28
This was lovely!
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Chie and Erika eating macarons.15:58:00
After our little afternoon tea, we went for a wander around Zurich. Unfortunately like our time in Paris yesterday the weather wasn't particularly inspiring!15:59:15
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Chie and Erika in Lindenhof Park, which affords nice views over the city, although obviously they weren't really at their best today.16:00:17
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Chie and Erika at the door to the Grossmunster.16:22:10
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A Toblerone bike.16:34:24
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The Widder Hotel - on previous visits to Zurich I used to go to the whisky bar here.17:00:42
The Aelpli Bar - I was intrigued by this place.
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Popped in for a drink to see what it was like.17:04:46
Good opportunity to try some Swiss Pinot Noir. I went for the Herrschaftsstrunk.17:25:28
...and here it is. A bit young perhaps, but quite drinkable.18:03:08
Also tried Zuri Bar which was very Italian.
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...and had this interesting French cocktail book from the 1980s. Odd that the Negroni is listed here as a variant of the gin fizz (?) and his described as "Contagious like whooping cough on the Cote d'Azur for the past few years." It's nice to know the Negroni has enjoyed previous booms prior to its resurgence in the 2010s.18:17:18
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At Hiltl now, the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Europe (possibly the world?), and my favourite place to eat in Zurich.19:11:08
Chie and Erika with our starter platter. This was very good.
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My favourite dish, the Zuri Geschnetzeltes.19:34:19
Silly picture of the three of us. I think I was a bit over excited to be back here.