Hello everyone!

My name is Elena and I will be moving to Zurich with my husband at the end of May. I will start my PhD at ETH on 1st June, he is looking for a job but hasn't found anything yet...hopefully it will be a bit easier once we are there

We are both from Italy but we've been living in UK for the past 4/5 years.

We are going to drive to Switzerland with out little FIAT Panda so basically we are not sure yet we'll actually get there

I have been reading this forum for a few weeks now, so it was about time I posted an introduction!!

Hope to get to know you better

benvenuti! :-)

Grazie !!

Welcome to the Forum Mimi, after Lincolnshire I hope Zurich isn't too exciting!

Lincolnshire can be VERY exciting!

For example just think about the.....er.......

well actually there is.......erm............... yes, of course the...er........ :/

...

Lincoln Cathedral is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals.

I hope you have a head for heights, Zurich is 387 meters higher than Lincoln!

Yeah, jokes apart Lincoln is a beautiful city, we had a wonderful time here and made great friends! Steep Hill (leading to the cathedral quarter) is one of the pretties places I have seen in my life

I was born very close to the mountains and miss them a lot! So looking forward to moving to Zurich!

I thought I was going to miss UK and English people after leaving...but after finding this forum I don't think that will be a problem!!

Welcome and good luck.

Welcome, but sadly your first introduction to Switzerland will be the motorway tax for your car at the border. The vignette costs 40CHF (€33.33 – you can pay in euros)

Thank you !!

Thank you! Well...coming from a country (Italy) where that sum is just about enough for a return trip to the mountains (1.5h drive) I am very happy to pay 33€ for the whole year!!! !!

Hi Elena,

Marco here (Italian father)! If you guys would like to meet another couple to hang out with, let me know. I have also just recently moved here to be with my girlfriend & know zero people...

I used FIAT-126 and FIAT-UNO to get on Holidays from Zürich to Paris and London and to Bordeaux, Marseilles and Torino, so that I do not see a problem





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looked at the Lincoln Cathedral. Is that late Gothics or very early Renaissance ?

Wishing you a safe journey to Switzerland and that you will enjoy life here. I am also new but am finding my way around and have just started to make a few friends. Takes time but well worth it. Welcome!!