Zurich June 9, 2013

Started off with a really nice breakfast - fresh bread, meats, cheeses, yogurt, muslei, coffee - and only noted on the way out I could have made myself a boiled egg! Something to look forward to tomorrow. Rained heavily overnight, today looked like more rain in the forecast - luckily, only had one short sprinkle- I guess just having the rain coat pulled out and put on was enough to prevent the full on shower.

Went down to Rapperswill-Jona, about 35 minutes by train, south of Zurich to see an old schloss (castle), which I saw from the plane window as we were arriving. The castle has been occupied as a Polish museum of one form or another for about 100 years. Surrounded on 3 sides by the lake, perched on a hill, with 2 churches right next to it. as well, there is a wooden walking bridge which crosses the lake here - been a crossing on the lake here since the 1500's by my reading. You can tell it was a toll bridge by the toll booth perched about 50 yards in from the west side. The walk to Hurden takes about 30 minutes, you see a lot of water fowl.

To head back, I took the ferry - a 2 hr trip along the lake, which stops at most of the towns along the lake shore. A lovely different view of the towns. Once back, headed for the Fraumeister, the church I couldn't go in yesterday as there was a wedding. This church has 5 windows designed by Marc Chagal - they are very lovely. As I just had a yogurt for lunch, I picked up bread and cheese and salami and am sitting in the courtyard in front of the Grossmunster, someplace around here ( I can't tell exactly where), has a violin playing.

With rain predicted, I neglected sunscreen. Mistake as I now have a sunburn after the last two days!

 

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