Evening Walk in Altstadt Zurich

After a supper of Raclette and Italian Merlot, we took a delightful walk along the Limmat River in Altstadt (Old Town) Zurich.  Loved it!  I wish I had taken my tripod, but it was still in my carry-on bag, checked in at Zurich Airport for our return flight to America.

All of these photos were taken hand-held at 1/40th of a second or slower using varying apertures and an ISO of 100 or 1600 to obtain an acceptable exposure.  I hope you will see that Zurich is a beautiful place to walk at night.

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Hotel zum Storchen

Grossmünster (left) and Hotel Helmhaus (right)

Grossmünster

Evening on the Limmat River

Limmat riverside

St. Peter Church tower, Limmat River & Rathaus

Thank you for joining us on our walk through Alstadt Zurich!

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Raclette in Zurich @ The Hotel Adler!

It was just a layover, but Pam and I really wanted to see a little of Zurich, Switzerland.  So we booked reservations at Hotel Adler in Zurich's Altstadt (Old Town) area.  Hotels are expensive in Zurich.  Our double room cost $241 USD for two in May, 2015.  However, we felt the experience was well worth the cost!

We arrived at Zurich Airport on a Swiss A320 flight from Prishtina, Kosovo.  Zurich Airport is a busy but small airport with lots of walking involved, even with the help of a tram to take us to the baggage area!  We downstairs to the Zurich Railway Station underneath the airport and took a train to Zurich Central Station near the Old Town area.  From there, we took the #4 Tram to the Rudolf-Brun-Brücke stop, a short walk of 100 meters to Hotel Adler.

When we arrived, it was time for supper, so we enjoyed a traditional Swiss meal at the Swiss Chuchi Restaurant located on the first floor of our hotel (Hotel Adler).  We chose mixed meat Raclette with Cheese Fondue and a bottle of Bianco di Merlot from Runchet vinyards in Italy.

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Cheese, Vegatables & Pickles

We used a small heated grill at our table to saute tender marinated pork and beef slices just the way we like them. 

Sauteing a Marinated Pork Slice

We then dipped the cheese, vegetables, pickles and meat in the melted cheese fondue.

Cheese Fondue

It was a great meal!  Next blog article will be on our evening walk through Old Town Zurich.  Here's a pic of our room at the Hotel Adler, complete with a mural painted on our wall.

Our Room @ Hotel Adler, Old Town Zurich

View from our room.

Hotel Adler, Old Town Zurich

It was a wonderful layover in a wonderful city!  We will return someday!

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Our Last Day in Kosovo: Janjevo & Gračanica

We decided to wrap up our last day in Kosovo by visiting the towns of Janjevo and Gračanica, a short southeast of Prishtina.  We passed some really beautiful countryside.  Soon after entering Janjevo, we encountered the boy on horseback below.

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Much of the plains of Kosovo are fertile farmland and actively farmed today.

Countryside near Janjevo

Pasture near Janjevo

We came around a corner and saw Janjevo nestled in the hills.

After driving through Janjevo, we drove back through Gračanica, stopping at the Ethno House Restaurant on a hillside outside Gračanica.

The view from the Ethno House Restaurant in Gračanica

Enjoying a drink or two, and the view.

Late afternoon view from the Ethno House Restaurant in Gračanica

As the sun set, we headed back to Prishtina for supper at a pizzeria Chris recommended.  It was a great way to end our week in Kosovo!

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