Chamonix to Zurich

We had to walk to the bus stop by 8:45am.  The EasyBus to Geneva airport arrived early.  We were hoping for a full size bus that set up high.  Instead we were crammed into a 13 passenger shuttle van that sat 3 across.  The first 20 minutes were fun filled twists and turns followed by 20 minutes of straight highway.  We arrived at Geneva airport/train/bus station before ten.

Geneva station is a well designed intermodal facility.  Probably the most user friendly I've ever experienced.  It also has lots of shopping and restaurants; even a large supermarket.  My niece Lynn said prices were high in Switzerland.  She was not exaggerating.  A Big Mac was chf11.20.  That's $11.76 in usd.  We opted for Caesar salads and quiche with a $5 coke.  I was reminded of John Travolta's line in Pulp Fiction about the $5 shake.

We were scheduled to take the 1:36pm train..  The station manager said we could take any other train going to Zurich.  We caught the 11:36 intercity; only 5 stops to Zurich. It had observation cars so we sat up top.  Lausanne with Lake Geneva was by far the most scenic as you round the lake. The remainder was a bit disappointing, particularly after riding through southern Switzerland.  We arrived at Zurich, made our way to our hotel a short walk across the river, and were soon in our room.

Not one to sit, Vic was ready to walk.  We followed the river south.  There were water taxis and swans.  The swans are definitely used to being fed,  they come right up to you.  Seeing we had no food they quickly moved on to the next people.

We noticed balconies with horses and bulls.  Not sure what is up with that?

We turned down a pedestrian alley that Vic had been eyeballing.  It had sidewalk cafes and shopping. We stopped at a bistro full of locals.  Vic had a thick slice of pork roast with a Swiss sauce and a side of bow tie pasta.  I had shell pasta with peppers, beef, and a Diablo sauce.  Both plates were very good and not very pricey.  Till tomorrow: