Zurich pictures are up

Have uploaded the pictures from my Zurich in March - follow this link, also on the left handside of this page - links to photos.

Fondue

My first fondue bourguignonne, aptly eaten in Switzerland. Our ignorance showed when we thought fondue was well, fondue! With melted cheese. Imagine our surprise when the waiter brought along the pot with oil rather than the melted cheese. It was then we realised there were several types of fondue - fondue moitié-moitié and fondue vaudoise are cheese fondues eaten with bread, fondue bourguignonne are meat fondues (ie cooked in oil rather than cheese) and of course, you have chocolate fondues too!

The meat fondue was good though, no regrets. The four of us who had ignorantly ordered fondue bourguignonne thinking it was of the cheese variety made up our disappointment for not ordering the cheese fondue with....ordering a portion of the cheese fondue to share! :) Yummy yummy yummy...

Some pictures from Zurich

Switzerland from the air...

From the land of clocks and watches - the famous railway station clock (the second hand symbolises the signal used by the railway master to tell the train when to go.

Hello from Zurich!

Arrived safely yesterday evening and took the chance to stroll around the centre, predominantly Bahnhofstrasse where all the big brands are. Says a lot when some of the stores don't display their prices! Had my first steak tartare yesterday too - not sure if it's Swiss; thought it was of French origin! Oh well, it was good anyways. Will post pictures later on. Have to get back to the course now!

Switzerland here I come!

OK, so this was taken in Leicester Square. I am sure I will be able to see this (and more) in Zurich. Leaving Sunday for a week-long business trip. I expect Switzerland to be covered in powdery snow for a winter wonderland experience (yes, yes, supposed to be working but no harm in getting some joy when looking out the window, right?). Somehow my mind associates skiing and Switzerland together. The weather forecast put a dampener on that though - forecast is similar to UK for next week - no snow. Sigh. Determine to have fun no doubt (oh, and work smart too!).