I recently returned from a wonderful vacation in Switzerland, where I was spellbound at every turn. Traveling by high-speed rail, I used three beautiful cities as my home base, often exploring other sights and stops nearby. This is the beginning of a series of selected locales I had the pleasure of enjoying during my stay there.
First Stop: Zurich
Image: Google Maps
We hit the ground running, so many sights/sites to see. Started at the Kunsthaus, Zurich’s world-class art museum, which houses the largest collection of Swiss-born Alberto Giacometti’s work, among so many other well-renowned artists/sculptors:
Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Oskar Kokoschka, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, Marc Chagall, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Franz Marc, Francesco Napoletano, Jacopo Palma Vecchio, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jan Roos, Ferdinand Hodler, Johan Christian Dahl, to name a few!
We ended our day at a lovely restaurant called Raclette Stube in Old Town. The restaurant is known for its cheese fondues. I had the Fondue Fribourgeoise, which is half Gruyère, half Vacherin cheese with wine and Kirsch, served with bread and potatoes, along with a side order of cold, sliced sausage from Vaud. And, the evening just began . . .
Switzerland is truly an amazing destination and just like you it left me spellbound. I’ve been writing about it on my blog for almost two years now and there’s always something new to to feature and talk about. Truly an amazing country to visit.
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You’re right. I loved it there. So much beauty all around.
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Informative post👍
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Informative post 👍
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Thanks for visiting 🙂
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Awe-some! What a spectacular adventure and views. Enjoy Karina! ❤❤❤❤❤
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Thanks ☺️
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Wow, that’s a trip a kid would only dream of going on! 😮 Glad you enjoyed it, Karina!
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It can be done by anyone, my friend. The whole ours is ours to enjoy. Does that sound like a superhero or villain?
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Depends on what you do with the world. 😏😁
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Wow what a trip!
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It was great 😃
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It must have been a wonderful vacation. I recall being at Lugano before, but not venturing further north to see the great works.
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It was beautiful! It was too far for me to venture toward the Italian influenced areas.
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I can imagine the excitement seeing all the works of these great artists…
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Yes, I was just so happy 😊
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