Our last day in Zurich, actually our last day in Switzerland, was primarily filled with wandering around to see more of the city. We slept in and had a slightly slower morning before grabbing our bags and heading to the main train station. We had to go through the station to get to center city so we decided it would be easiest to put our bags in a locker to save time by not going back to the hostel.
We were then able to wander freely and headed directly for the Chinese Gardens which were in a park just outside of old town Zurich. The first thing we saw in the park was lake Zurich and headed right to the water (without even noticing the Chinese gardens to our left). There were boats and a great view of the city which we enjoyed for a second until we started paying more attention to the ducks and other birds. A dad and (toddler) daughter duo biked up and started throwing loaves of bread to the ducks (yes I meant loaves, that wasn’t a typo). We didn’t understand throwing pieces that big, but we enjoyed watching the ducks all come over to eat.
When we realized we were running out of time, we decided to actually go see the garden like we intended to and we’re happy to find it right behind us. We had a great time wandering through the gardens and loved all of the detail in the architecture and seeing the pond with all the different colored fish.
Instead of going all the way back, we took the tram to the edge of the old town and walked back through so we could see the Opera House, more of the river, some shops, and some of the churches. When we got back to the grocery store near the station, we picked up food for lunch and had a picnic outside the national museum before going back in to pick up our bags and catch our train.
Unfortunately, there was a crash which caused our train to have to take a detour which caused our arrival to be delayed an hour, but we have officially made it to Innsbruck and got dinner and beer before getting organized and ready for bed.
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Beautiful pictures! Love the Chinese gardens! Grandma Dorothy would have loved them too!
The Chinese gardens look gorgeous. The loaf of bread is hilarious- definitely a challenge for the ducks! Enjoy Innsbruck!
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