Zurich, Switzerland cover page. |
Map of Switzerland with a star indicating Zurich. |
Early morning view of the Limmat River in Zurich. |
The centrally located (and reasonably priced) Hotel Krone where I stayed in Zurich. |
View of the Hotel Krone from across the Limmat River. |
A bay window above some early morning lights. |
The Urania Observatory which opened in 1907. |
Another vantage point of the Urania Observatory. |
Impressive building with sculptures near the Urania Observatory. |
A vendor setting up for the day. |
A hazy view of the tower of the Fraumunster Church. |
Fraumunster Church was founded in 853 by King Louis the German and was formerly a convent. |
An unobstructed view of Fraumunster Church. |
The rosette windows in the southern transept of Fraumunster Church were made by Marc Chagall in 1978. |
Close-up of one of the Chagall windows. |
A prominent horse fountain on a street corner in Zurich. |
Close-up of the horse fountain. |
Interesting plants near the horse fountain. |
"Schmuck" means "jewel" in German. In New York, it means something else! |
A quiet, early morning street. |
Nice artwork on the side of this building. |
View of St. Peter's Church across the Limmat River. |
St. Peter's Church has the largest clockface in Europe. |
From the clock, I can see that I shot this photo at 7:45 AM. |
A few morning strollers were out. |
Another quiet Zurich street. |
Another vantage point of the Fraumünster Church. |
Trolley car passing by the the Fraumünster Church. |
The Grossmunster Church in Zurich (construction began on it around 1100). |
View of the twin towers of the Grossmunster Church. |
A commercial street in Zurich. |
A commercial-looking building. |
A quaint building with flower boxes (in November). |
The Hotel Zum Storchen which faces the Limmat River. |
A Limatt River view with the Fraumunster Church tower in the background. |
Another Limatt River view with St. Peter's Church clocktower in the background. |
Typical Zurich architecture on the Limatt River. |
Pigeons on the sidewalk. |
Commuters waiting for the trolley car. |
Zurich's central train station is in the background. |
Boarding the trolley car. |
People on their way to work in front of the central train station. |
Bikes parked outside near the central train station. |
Swiss National Museum which is near the central train station. |
A trolley car was passing by. |
Top view details of the Swiss National Museum. |
More architectual details of the Swiss National Museum. |
Impressive (medieval-looking) tower with tiles adjacent to the Swiss National Museum. |
Upper view of the tower and tiles. |
An impressive clock face with sculptures. |
Lindt's chocolates are among Switzerland's finest! |
A typical Zurich street scene. |
View of the Zurich Opera House. |
The original opera house (1834) burned down. This one was constructed in 1891. |
A narrow street with a flower vendor. |
A quaint Zurich street with a nice sign on the right. |
Terrific Zurich architecture. |
Unusual carving over a doorway. |
More architectural details. |
A colorful mural with ivy. You can tell it was fall since the leaves were falling. |