Raclette

We had dinner at Restaurant Swiss Chuchi. We were looking for fondue and happened upon Swiss Chuchi while on our tour of the town. The restaurant is located at Rosengasse 10.

We started with a Mixed Salad for CHF 8.50. This was just greens with a couple of tomato wedges in a Balsamic vinaigrette.

In addition to fondue, there was raclette on the menu. Since it's unusual to find raclette in the US and I can find fondue at Trader Joe's, we decided to give raclette a try and ordered Raclette Nature for CHF 26.50. There was 180 g of sliced cheese with an assortment of baby corn, pearl onions, pickles, pear, tomatoes and mushrooms.

The raclette also came with a sack of potatoes.

Melt the cheese with the heating element on the table. Scrape the cheese over the potatoes and mix in some of the vegetables. It wasn't too exciting because the cheese didn't have much flavor. I should have stuck with the fondue.

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Touring Zurich

From the airport, we took the train to the central station downtown. The train ride took only 10 minutes and cost CHF 6.60 one way. 1 CHF is roughly $1.

Bahnhoff--central train station. Across from the Bahnhoff is the Bahnhoffstrasse, Zurich's nicest shopping street. It connects the train station to the lake.

We walked down the Bahnhoffstrasse, down the Rennwig (the main road during the Middle Ages), 

to St. Peterkirche, whose steeple boasts Europe's biggest church clock.

Paradeplatz--busy traffic hub, home to major Swiss banks and the Savoy Baur en Ville hotel.

Looking across the Linnmat River, you can see the Grossmunster.

At the end of Bahnhoffstrasse is the Burkliplatz, a busy promenade overlooking Lake Zurich.

Lake Zurich

Grossmunster--cathedral completed in 1220 as a Neoclassical Church with neo-Gothic double towers.

Zurich Opera House, home to the Zurich Opera since 1891.

The Zurich Film Festival was taking place when we were there and one of the venues was the opera house.

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Zurich and Lunch at the Airport

We drove 337 km from St. Jean de Losne to Zurich. We hit traffic in Zurich so it took us nearly 3 hours. We dropped our luggage at the Best Western Airport Hotel then drove to the airport to drop off the car.

The Best Western was industrial but comfortable.

We decided to eat at the airport and found Nordsee at the food court.

Cod with Mushroom Sauce, rice and side of spinach. This was good but not quite worth CHF 17.20. In France, I could get a 3-course lunch for less than that.

Cod with side of tartar sauce, potatoes and spinach. Same price.

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