Diary

Monday, 19 December, 2005
Having landed at 10:30 and managed to get to the centre of town by 11:30 it was a little early to go to the hotel; instead, I dumped my bags in the left luggage lockers and headed off into town…
Tuesday, 20 December, 2005
First stop of the morning was the impressive Swiss National Museum in a castle looking building next to the Hauptbahnhof…
Wednesday, 21 December, 2005
The sight that should dominate the skyline around the city (when it is not covered by clouds) is the summit of the Uetilberg. At nearly 900m, it towers over the surrounding landscape…
Thursday, 22 December, 2005
Normally at this point in a trip, I would say something fatuous like "Early start this morning to get to..." Thankfully this is Switzerland…
Friday, 23 December, 2005
Cut and paste job from most other trips - checkout - station - drop bags - final day etc. etc! And that will teach me to write the first part the night before!...
Friday, 17 August , 2007
I arrived in Zurich and headed straight for the hotel…
Saturday, 18 August, 2007
I left the hotel and headed to the Hauptbahnhof to catch the train to Sargans…
Sunday, 19 August, 2007
Up early and out to the train station to catch one of the earlier trains to Luzern…
Monday, 20 August, 2007
The last time I visited Zurich I had real problems trying to find a left luggage locker at the main station…
Saturday, 16 April, 2022
By the time my train arrived into Zurich Hauptbahnhof from Landquart the sun was already starting to set…
Sunday, 17 April, 2022
I had a bit of a lie-in, which turned out to be a mistake as the queue for food at breakfast was a bit of a scrum by the time I got down…
Monday, 18 April, 2022
Although it was also a public holiday in Switzerland far fewer people appeared to have stayed the previous night at the hotel…