The Last (European) Hurrah
We arrived in Zurich perhaps with heavy hearts as it marks the beginning of the end of our time in Switzerland and indeed Europe. So we treated Zurich as a bit of a stopover before heading on to Frankfurt to then fly on to Singapore. We did manage a walk along the Limmat River in almost-complete sunshine (the old town is situated on both sides of this river) along with many locals who came out of to woodwork to meet for drinks along the river
Brief sights of Zurich
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| Looks like quite an uncomfortable bike ride for this commuter |
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| Zurich train station (local mkt in the background) |
The next day we caught the train to Frankfurt and finally farewelled Switzerland. Our time in Frankfurt was brief and we really didn't get up to much. Walks a couple of times on the main streets and not much more. Our main purpose to being in Frankfurt was to start the journey home, so we didn't really plan anything on the tourist trail for this city. We did manage to find a local food market one morning (in the rain of course) so it was nice to wander through a German food market as see all the seasonal fruit and vegetables about. It also made us realise we're coming home to our own markets very shortly & we can't wait for a home cooked meal!
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| We are the rain travel experts |
Frankfurt Markets
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| We sampled a small piece of a Beinenstich for a mid morning snack |
So with boarding passes printed and in our hot little hands we headed off to the airport for our first business class flight with Emirates. We simply could not fault them from the moment we checked in and both flights were excellent with the only catch being the pretty average airport lounge at Dubai where we had to wait for our 3.25am flight out of Dubai. G not only finally got to fly on an A380, but in true business class seats with french champagne flowing freely and excellent service (her Qantas Gold status also attracted special attention from the staff).
"Welcome on your inaugural Emirates flight Ms Wilson", "More champagne Ms Wilson", "Please let us know if we can assist you in any way Ms Wilson" the best comment was when G returned onto her second Emirates flight (some 3 hours after stepping off her first one) "Welcome back Ms Wilson, it's our pleasure to be flying you to Singapore this morning, may I offer you a glass of champagne before we fly?" I'd only just got off the other plane but was treated as though I was a regular flyer.....they are certainly out to impress the Qantas customers & they've won us over in just two flights.
Emirates A380 flight
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| Great Vegetarian food |
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| Vintage bubbles = Happy G |
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| Great seats which go completely flat |
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| The A380 Inflight Business Bar :) |
So we are now in Singapore and facing the inevitable jet lag after being on the go for over 30 hours and crossing a couple of time zones. Of course it's raining here BUT it's lovely warm rain and a whole new experience for both of us. We chose to spend several days here rather than just whizzing through without getting to know the place.
Perhaps there will even be a Singapore blog to come...........
Stay tuned!