I arrived in Uetikon am See in the late in the afternoon. Uetikon is a small town on the edge of Zurichsee and about 20 minutes from Zurich, also on Zurichsee. I had a very enjoyable flight on Swiss Air from Prague to Switzerland, but if I were one inch taller I think it would have been very bad, it is a sardine can. I was sad to say goodbye to Prague I barely scratched the surface, but now to Zurichsee.
I decided early on that the Switzerland trip would be more outside activities than my previous destinations. I began with a swim in the lake. It is something to swim in a lake that crests the Swiss Alps, it’s an experience. After some time at the lake I took the train to the southern point of the lake in a town called Rapperswil. It is a quaint Swiss town with a large castle perched on a hill on a peninsula.
After a short tour of the southern lake I hopped on a lake cruise up to Zurich. Zurich is at the northern-most point on Zurichsee.
I entered Zurich under gray clouds. There is a storm coming that may interrupt my plans but for today I beat the weather. I didn’t really do anything in Zurich but walk around near the river. I ran out of reading yesterday so I hoped to find an English language book store but being Sunday everything was closed.
It’s a nice city. kind of small, certainly expensive but is quiet and clean. Tomorrow I hope to visit Lucerne and Mount Pilatus but I’m not sure if the weather will hold, it maybe a rainy trip, we’ll see.
Going East 