Zurich / Basel

I went to Zurich and Basel this weekend. Their both in Switzerland and I can honestly say I had a great time. I went with another American from school. When asked by a classmate if she had a boyfriend, I answered for her, "Ella muerta solo" (which translates to "She death alone").

Zurich was amazing. We walked along Lake Zurich for the most of it. We didn't actually spend any money in Zurich doing touristy things. We went to the Botanical gardens (disappointing) took pictures with the Alps (exciting!) tried on Burberry jeans on Bronschofen street, and bought a pizza. Apparently pizza is a big deal in Switzerland. They love it. They also love fondue, but 30.00+ in Swiss Francs did not sound like a good idea.

It was cold, but invigorating. Bronschofen street was amazing. It's supposed to be one of the most exclusive shopping districts in the world and I personally enjoyed going to a McDonald's that served soda in glass cylinders. We also went to the Grossmunster (which I kept calling some variation of Munchausen). It's a pretty famous church. Zwingli (one of the great protestant reformers) preached there. It's kind of a big deal and it's FREE!!!

Beer is cheaper here then water. You can buy six cans of beer for roughly 60 cents and you can't even get one bottle of water for that price it's crazy.

We went to Basel the next day and took the train. It's the only way to see Switzerland. Mountains everywhere. Rivers. Snow. Countryside. I really enjoy traveling by rail. It's liberating and less intensive then flying.

Basel was not as exciting. I would love to go to Zurich again, but Basel is not on that same platform. We saw some cool things. I ate granola bars. We found some neat buildings. Posed with a gate??? I don't know. It looked important. We went to the Kunst Museum. Gorgeous art. Well, worth the eight euros we spent. I even recognized some of it.

I'm also so used to speaking to people in Spanish that when our cab driver asked us a question I responded with "Si!" and he then asked me if we spoke English and I told him we could if he wanted us to. I'm basically European at this point. Someone even asked us for directions!!!