Nevertheless, the two days were good.. apart from being able to spend time with my dad, i got to see more of german Switzerland. Papa told me I was here in 1994, sitting at this spot by the river or taking pictures there.. But heh, I was what, 7?? Couldn't recall much, naturlich...
Anyway, so Saturday, we took the train to Basel, the 'triangle' border city, cos it's the city at the border of Switzerland, Germany and France. A big town, I'd say.. There was a lot going on, and very hustle-and-bustle-y... From the Basel SBB Bahnhof below:
We walked through the city to the Marktplatz, where you see the prominent town hall:
Till we got to the River Rhine:
Yea, and we met up with an Austrian friend, with whom we had dinner with before heading back to Zurich. I'd say I was in Basel, but it's not necessary to go back.. :)Sunday morning, we took an earlier train to Luzern, arriving at a comfortably crowded city, which looked very 'swiss'. A pity it was Sunday, so most shops apart from eateries were closed. Still... Along the bank of the Lake Luzern: (reminds me a bit of Clarke Quay)
The famous Chapel Bridge, apparently the most photographed monument of Switzerland:
And we took a 2 hour ship cruise on the lake, on a ship very much similar to this:
I'd say Luzern's a quaint yet sufficient city, which I'd most happily visit again, if I have the chance. Didn't get to see the other famous sight, the 'Dying Lion of Lucerne' monument, cos it was quite a distance from where we were... Still, I like Luzern and I wanna discover more :):)We arrived back in Zurich at about 18:00, took a short rest, and met Yuki to have dinner together with my dad at the Chinese Restaurant. Haha part of our order: 'mai hiam, boi pai, ai hiam, gana sai' would be a very apt description here... :)
Haha those pictures with my face are not in my camera, so Entschuldigung! :)
Alright, gotta turn in; tmr sending papa off in the morning :(
Nevertheless, time's running out for me in Zurich! *frantic* ahhhhhhhhhh.....
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