Being an old city, Zurich naturally has a fair share of beautiful and impressive buildings which are visible at unexpected places. The train station Bahnhof Oerlikon is the nearest one to my house. There is one which is much more close by but then since it has only 2 platforms, I naturally tend to think of Oerlikon when I think of a train station. Bahnhof is the German word for station and Oerlikon is the name of the area where it is located. It has a beautiful building, which is not obvious at first glance. There are some nice floral designs and the building is shaped in an uncommon manner. It has 6 platforms, and about 110,000 people use it everyday.
There is a tram line running just outside it, tram 11, which can be used to go through the city and up to the Zurich lake, Zurisee. Its a busy street; one can always see people moving about, unlike the area I described in my previous post. On the other side of the road, there is a Starbucks coffee shop with big, comfortable sofas and huge windows. I cannot say that I am fond of Starbucks coffee but then I enjoy sitting there and indulging in people watching. Its probably something that both my husband & I have a liking for. Most of the people moving by are very busy, trying to catch a train or a tram. Others are interested in getting to the grocery shops on either side of Starbucks. There are shops belonging to both the major grocery chains in Switzerland but then I shall write about grocery shopping another time. Till then, ciao.
Note: The picture was taken from Wikimedia Commons
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