3 day Holiday in Zürich, What to Do?! - Page 2

ulaula · #21 20.07.2009, 15:06

Hello all,

we also have some friends visiting us and we would like to go on Rigi or Pilatus tomorrow. Can someone (who knows well both places) tell me where you think we will have more chances for nice weather?

It is such a weird weather this summer and I really don't want to drive somewhere and than, all we will see, will be a fog.

Thank you.

möpp · #22 20.07.2009, 15:12

http://www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch/web/de/wetter.html

Weather forecast for tomorrow is great - warm & sunny everywhere

Natasha · #23 20.07.2009, 15:18

Luzern is beautiful, and I think everyone seems to have forgotten about the Blue Balls festival which is on at the moment.

There are stalls everywhere, live music. I was there yesterday and there was absolutely nothing boring about it

MathNut · #24 20.07.2009, 15:36

Yeah, I was there Saturday night - great atmosphere!

Shame it wasn't on last week, during the OP's cousin's visit...

Natasha · #25 20.07.2009, 15:41

Um, yeah.

I was just talking about Luzern in general.

*cough*

(alternatively, I may have totally missed the date of the OP's op. Clearly you can see that yesterday was in fact quite large).

ulaula · #26 22.07.2009, 15:40

My update:

At the end went to Rheinfall (instead of Rigi or Pilatus, due to lack of time). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuhausen_am_Rheinfall

It was nice (although I expected something more spectacular) but it was very crowded. It is ok if you want to go somewhere (from Zürich) and you don't want to spent more than 2 or 3 hours.

cch alien · #27 13.08.2009, 12:33

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	Although it get's overrun with tourists I think Altdorf retains a certain Swiss feel, it is very much a working town but with lots to do. You could easily fill a day out here and it's only about 90mins via train and bus from Zurich. Typical Itinerary for Altdorf and surrounds, get the bus to Burglen, another 15 mins past Altdorf. Get off at the Tell Museum (I mean depart the bus not enjoy it in an excessive way). You could easily spend an hour there, then walk back to Altdorf through the country paths that have around 10 stopping points en-route that tell the story of Willian Tell and Swiss folklore in nice bitesize chunks. Then go for lunch at one of the many restaurants (though my fave is Nussbaumli on the mountainside). Have a nice relaxing walk around the town for an hour or so. With the space you left after lunch enjoy a lovely afternoon tea/coffee and a cake at Danioths, have a look at Telldenkmal. Bus back to Fluelen (or walk the mountain path behind the town takes about 30 mins to Fluelen) have a couple of hours in Fluelen by the quayside, see the Gotthard crystals in the church, if the exhibition is still on, then catch a paddle steamer to Brunnen. Walk through Brunnen to the station and hey presto you are back on your way to Zurich! As an alternative there are some lovely walks from the top of the Eggberge cable car station between Altdorf and Fluelen if the William Tell trail aint your thing. (I should work for the bloody tourist board!)

Update on the above, the Riesenkrystalle exhibition is certainly on until end of October and they have installed a very snazzy Sennheiser sound/headphone system. If you do visit the exhibition make sure you take in the film upstairs, 10CHF per adult 5CHF kids. Allow about 1 hour for the displays and the film.

cch alien · #28 13.08.2009, 12:36

	Quote:	ulaula
	My update: At the end went to Rheinfall (instead of Rigi or Pilatus, due to lack of time). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuhausen_am_Rheinfall It was nice (although I expected something more spectacular) but it was very crowded. It is ok if you want to go somewhere (from Zürich) and you don't want to spent more than 2 or 3 hours.

Went past the Rheinfalls on the train last Friday and it looked really busy best to avoid the school holidays, was there last September in the early evening and it was crowd free!