Evening in Zurich

 By the time our train arrived in Zurich it was time to eat.  I told Brigitta and Peter that I would treat them to dinner.  Since they are vegetarians, we went to a vegetarian restaurant downtown called Hiltl.  It was founded in 1898 and is the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world.  

I suspect that when it was founded, the concept was rather strange, but it managed to survive.  Today it is very popular.  It is a two-story restaurant with an enormous buffet on the ground floor.  The buffet does not work as one would in the United States.  After filling your plate, you weigh it and receive a ticket with the cost.  It is quite expensive, especially if you go back for a second plate, as I did.  But this is Zurich, and everything is expensive.  When you are done eating, you give the waiter all your tickets and pay.   Even though I am not a vegetarian, the food was very good, especially the Indian dishes.

After our dinner, we took a long walk through the "Altstadt" (Old Town) to a local train station from which we could return to Uster.   Along the way we stopped at an overlook with a beautiful view of the "Altstadt".

The spires are of Zurich's cathedral, and next to them, if you look very, very closely, you can see the snow-covered peaks of the Alps.

 

Flowing through the city is the Limmat River.  The illuminated buildings in the background are of the University of Zurich.

In the background is the clock tower of St. Peter's Church, an iconic landmark of the city.

Coming up, more from Zurich.