Thanks for joining me on my wayfaring adventures! Zurich’s largest shopping street is Bahnhofstrasse. Her insatiable love of travel, cuisine, and foreign languages has inspired her to create As We Saw It with her husband Dan, a professional photographer. The steeple was previously used for fire and police duties, hence why it is owned by the city. To combine the Rhine Falls with other destinations in a single day, a guided tour is a more straightforward way to go. Men also took pride in their appearance and I did not see many in t-shirt and jeans. While I found Lucerne gorgeous, I’m really glad I decided to base myself in Zurich during my day there.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'wayfaringwithwagner_com-banner-1','ezslot_24',139,'0','0'])); The old town of Zurich is divided in half by the Limmat River, which ends up emptying into Lake Zurich. With extensive roadways, it’s easy to reach Zurich – just make sure to check the roads in the wintertime to make sure some of the smaller routes or mountain passes aren’t closed due to snow. Stein am Rhein is also home to the Monastery of St. Georgen and the Hohenklingen Castle and there are also plenty of activities available on Lake Constance. So the women put on the men’s armor and made lots of noise, which tricked the Habsburgs into not retreating. Round trip from the Zurich Airport was about CHF 15.00 and round trip from Lucerne was about CHF 50.00. However, the island was connected to Zurich’s mainland in 1839. I would have loved this when I was planning for Switzerland way back then. 211. The 360 degree panorama is incredible – you can see over 200 peaks from here. I didn’t have a chance to pop into any of Zurich’s museums but there are a few I’d love to visit on my next trip to Zurich – the FIFA World Football Museum, Kunsthaus Zurich (art museum), National Museum Zurich, Museums Löwenbräu-Areal (contemporary art museum), and Museum of Design. By car – If you plan to travel by car on your day trip to Bern from Zurich, the journey, via the A1 motorway, should take you around 1 hour 20 minutes (distance 123 kilometres). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I think I liked Zurich so much more than Geneva because it has a more German feel – something that immediately makes me feel more comfortable in any location. The sheer power and volume of the water flowing downstream is astonishing. Even with travel insurance, it makes no sense to us why people will fly in the day of a cruise, board the ship, and set sail right away. On an organised day tour – Enjoy a coach tour to both the Rhine Falls and the pretty town of Stein am Rhein from Zurich. with thank you for this gorgeous view.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'wayfaringwithwagner_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_0',142,'0','0']));eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'wayfaringwithwagner_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_1',142,'0','1'])); Located right next to the Grossmünster and directly on the Limmat River is the second of Zurich’s four most important churches – the Wasserkirche. By using this form, you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. I think it’s due to the German nature of the city but every corner I turned was even more picturesque than the last. As Zurich is such an important station for all of Europe, even the slightest delay can cause the rest of Switzerland (or the continent) to have their train schedules thrown off. Error: API requests are being delayed for this account. Incredibly popular, the town boasts gorgeous surrounding mountain scenery and plenty do, as visitors can go skiing in winter and hiking or mountain climbing in summer. I overlooked Zurich so many times due to my poor experience in Geneva and my fear of how expensive I thought it would be. Pick up a city map from the Tourist Office when you arrive as there’s plenty to see in Bern. Unlike you, I’m not a big fan of cold weather, so I might consider Springtime as you suggested. Okay, I’ll confess that we had no intention to “relax,” because we suffer from FOMO, “fear of missing out.” Whenever we’re in a new place, we want to find out what it’s like. :). As the two cities are so close, if you were considering a Zurich to Colmar day trip, why not include a visit to Basel, too? Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city but also is very compact and easily walkable. There are at least two trains per hour on this route. By car – The 123-kilometre drive from Zurich to Interlaken takes around 1 hour 35 minutes. By train – The train trip from Zurich to Jungfraujoch takes just over 4 hours with a change of trains required at Bern, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen and Kleine Scheidegg. Here are some of my favorite excursions for Zurich day trips.