The Uetliberg



We finally decided to act like tourists and visited the most famous mountain overlooking Zurich, the Uetliberg ("oot lee burg").  There is a tram dedicated to this trip from downtown Zurich, and many people go there on a cloudy day to get above the cloud line, but more people go there on a sunny day to enjoy the view!  We and thousands of our closest friends took the Ueitliberg tram:



We hiked up some long hills (but no monkeys!), and along the way they had a very neat 1:100,000 mock down scale of the solar system.  First there was the sun about 1 meter across, then approx 100 meters up the path, there was mercury, the size of a BB!

At the top, the views of Lake Zurich and the Alps did not dissapoint. 

Those pointy little things are the alps!

There were people, bikes and dogs scattered everywhere.  After that hike we all could have used a nap!

We posed for a picture, then it was snack time. 



We have now had Maronis, a delicacy here served by many street vendors during the fall.  We believe that they are roasted chestnuts.  They have a soft shell that splits, and inside is this etheral mixture of nutty, meaty, buttery flavor that finishes with a sweet aftertaste.  Bon Appetite!