Zurich. Switzerland

Alexei Solomatin writes: “I arrived in Zurich by morning train from Milan. The mood was uplifted by the incredibly picturesque road and beautiful weather. After frozen Russia, it was hard to believe that February was also in the Alpine foothills. Very nice and sunny February)”

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Source: JJournal/solomatin

1. The train station in Zurich is very spacious

2. When leaving the station, you find yourself on the embankment of the Limmat River, which divides the city into two parts and flows into Lake Zurich

3. Not far from the embankment is the Urania astronomical observatory (off site), opened in 1905

4. The next photo shows two tourist attractions in Zurich. In the background, to the left, you can see the tower of the former abbey Fraumunster and St. Peter's Church with the largest clock in Europe

5. Larger than the largest clock in Europe

6. I saw a funny drinking fountain on the square. It's funny that there is a fountain for animals downstairs

7. Opposite is an interesting sculpture. It is very small, unfortunately it is not visible in the photo.

8. On the other side of the Limmat River is the Grossmünster Cathedral, the largest in Zurich. It used to be a monastery

9. The beginning of construction dates back to the 11th century. Cathedral built in Romanesque style

10. View of the river Limmat against the current

11. Clock of St. Peter's Church

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13. We are moving towards the lake. The center is far away

14. Pleasure boats on the embankment

15. A lot of swans, ducks, gulls and other aquatic animals. Fun for tourists and locals

16. Cozy square on the embankment. People contemplate the panorama of the water surface

17. There is something to enjoy

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19. Zurich is located in a valley between the mountain peaks Uetliberg and Zurichberg

20. A sculpture of Ganymede is installed on the embankment. A beautiful young man, the son of the Trojan king Tros, kidnapped by Zeus in the form of an eagle, who carried him to Mount Olympus

21. This installation also attracted my attention on the embankment. Water flows down the walls of the ball forming a thin transparent film

22. And a sculpture of a girl opposite

23. Architecture

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25. Bicycle parking and walking citizens. A lot of people walk their dogs

26. Lion statue in the Zurich marina

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28. Swan

29. While I was looking for a shot, an airplane hit the viewfinder

30. Rescue helicopter

31. He, on the other hand

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33. Very beautiful park

34. Poster. You can see who is performing in the near future in Zurich. The only ones I know are the Backstreet Boys

35. Let's take another look at Lake Zurich and go to the center. beauty

36. On the right is one of the central streets of Zurich - Bahnhofstrasse

37. Tram is the most convenient and popular mode of transport

38. Tram stop

39. The most famous boutiques are located on Bahnhofstrasse. By the way, in 2012 Zurich was recognized as the most expensive city in the world. Left entrance to Louis Vuitton

40. Very elegant phone booth

41. Bank UBS

42. Lane

43. So we returned to the railway station. Handsome! Is not it?

44. An interesting combination of the station and public transport. Look. Railway train on the left, tram on the right. In the middle is a lane for electric cars serving the station

45. Expensive cars

46. Another tram stop. At each stop there is a ticket machine and a timetable. Very comfortably

This concludes our tour of Zurich.