This post is dedicated to my puma, Kel-dawg. Your pictures on facebook inspired this post. I had the best time with you and hope you come back to visit again soon.
What to do? What to do when you have family or friends coming to visit you? You want to make their time in Zurich/Switzerland/Europe the best ever. This is a lot of pressure. So, for all my ex-pat groupies here is a synopsis of how I kept my girl entertained. Hopefully you can use some of these ideas with your next visitors.
Take a stroll around the Zurichsee. Hiss back at the Swans.
Drinks at
Jules Verne Panorama Bar. Enjoy the view over very expensive drinks.
Attend a Swiss sporting event. Be the loud, proud American.
Introduce her to some Swiss. This way she understands the jokes. Just kidding.
And then meet the ex-pats for comparisons. Enjoy a "Black Velvet" (Guiness and Cider) at an ex-pat hangout,
Paddy Reilly's.
Freitag shopping trip and Zurich view.
Hike up to Uetliberg. Don't take the train. It takes about an hour and a half. Just enough time to burn off some of those beers.
Enjoy some Rösti at the top. It's the best.
Hit up
Bodega Espanola in Old Town. Great tapas downstairs or make reservations upstairs with larger groups. Kelly liked the monopoly money.
Get some schokolade from
Merkur. The presentation is like nothing else.
Take a train and venture outside of the city. Hitting up Lichtenstein and Austria is a great day trip and a fun story to tell friends.
People watch on the Bahnhofstrasse. Enjoy a cup of Kaffee and keep your camera out.
The list could go on and on. The options are endless. These were just some of the highlights while Kelly was visiting. Can't wait til the next round of visitors. Any other good ideas for what to do with my mom who is visiting for the month of November? I see a lot of day trips in our future.
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