Zurich

We got back to the train station and took the express train to Zurich which was another 1 hour train ride. Armed with the Zurich city map, we did the Zurich city tour. As it was raining, we decided to just walked along the famous Bahnhofstrasse and admire the beautiful watches of Switzerland as well as numerous resplendent shop front. The rain was intermittent so we took shelter whenever the rain got heavy. We stopped by two recommended souvenir shops which were Meng Cutlery at 31 Renweg and Teddy’s souvernir shop at 34 Limmatquai. We browsed through the souvenirs while waiting for the rain to stop. If one is serious about buying souvenirs, it’s better to get them at the souvenir shop at Zermatt. We checked the prices of the cowbells and cuckoo clocks at Zermatt and the prices of these two items were more competitive at Zermatt. However the range was more extensive in Zurich.

Towards the late afternoon, the sun came up and we were able to see more of Zurich beautiful sights. St Peter’s church has the biggest church clock face in Europe. We headed towards the churches again and Grossmunster and Fraumunster churches are well worth visiting for their beautiful stained glasses. Fraumunster Church, which had been painstakingly restored, was the only church that did not allow us to take any photograph. But it was wonderful experience to just sit in the numerous churches and admire the beautiful work of art inspired by God.