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Day 13 (Zurich) – Churches and River Limmat

After hopping over the Swiss border (for the first time) from France, we arrived in the city of Zurich last night. As Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, cost cutting measures were necessary hence we are actually staying at the Movenpick next to the airport located just outside the city.

The original plan was to utilise the tram network to travel into the centre, however, during ones evening stroll, we discovered that Zurich uses a mix of old and new rolling stock with only the newer possessing low floors for level boarding…

Seeing as we have the WAV at our disposal, one thought it quicker to drive in rather than waiting for a low floor tram to roll in. Providing that you display a valid EU blue badge, disabled parking spaces are available to use, some of which are FREE…

During our visit, rather a lot of construction work is taking place in the centre making it a little difficult to navigate…

However, it is worth noting that without the construction, Zurich is pretty easy to roll around in a wheelchair with drop curbs etc…

To avoid the construction works, one headed down to the River Limmat which cuts through the centre. As the pathway is accessible (albeit a little cobbly in places), it makes for a scenic walk around to landmarks including the St. Peter’s Church…

Of course, no visit would be complete without a trip to the Bahnhof…

It is worth noting that Zurich is full of green spaces hence if one simply wishes to relax in the city, there are plenty of opportunities to do so…

Tomorrow we will travel down to the Jungfrau Railway which transports one to the, so-called ‘Top of Europe’ located on Jungfraujoch!

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