The Switzerland Traveler

The abart music club is one of Zurich’s finest music institutions.
It doesn’t look much, and to be fair, I’ve described it in the past as sleazy, but in reality it’s not at all.
It works both as a club and as a concert venue; holding around 600 people.
My favourite feature is the stage, tucked into a corner with a stage door that leads out into the car park. Which means when the band goes off, you get a refresshing blast of fresh air.
Music style tends to be UK/US Indie, plus there’s always a fair variety of Pulp Fiction parties, or Masters …read more

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Zurich is one of those places where are there are lots of restaurants, so it was a very pleasant surprise to discover that there is a dining out guide in English that covers most of the good ones.
zurich – dining out guide covers restaurants based on the type of food: Asian, French, Gourmet, Italian, Meditarranean, Eclectic etc.  Each review (there are about 100) consists of a stylish photograph, and well-written text describing ambience, specialities and usually some background – for example about the owners.
Restaurants have been selected for quality of food service and offering. As with most guides it gives price, …read more

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Another Camenzind Evolution today.
The fit out of the Google Offices was intended to provide a fun place to work.
Judging by Andrew’s photos (see below) they seem to have achieved that!
Photo: Flickr – andrewwarchy

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Today’s architecture piece covers Seewürfel, an office and living area near Zurich.
Eight cubes, with piazzas in between, it’s an impressive modern space, complete with somewhere to sit.
 Designed by Camenzind Evolution
Photo: Flickr – Toni V

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Photo Flickr - Yago Velth 

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Apparently this is a bakers in Zürich.I shall have to go and look… Photo Flickr - Yugo Volth

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Since 9/11 I guess we don’t really talk about World Trade Centers that much.
But there are still quite a few in Europe, so here’s a detail from the Zürich one.
Photo Flickr swisscan

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We’ve been having some lovely summer weather here in Switzerland.
So, of course we want to be outside, eating drinking and generally socializing. So over the next few days I’ll be looking at a few options,  some of which, like Floss in Zurich are relics, or rather remnants, of the EM infrastructure.
Floss is run by the people that run Mascotte, a club down at Bellevue known for its comedy nights, bands, karaoke from hell, and of course, the normal clubbing nights.
For one month only, they are running the VIP barge from the EM as a lounge bar/restaurant.
The food is limited, Thai …read more

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If you’re on the look out for a modern stylish hotel, you could do much worse than the new hotel down at Sihl City.
Built as part of Zurich’s latest shopping centre, it’s ideally situated for both cars and public transport.
It’s located about 400 metres/yards from the motorway to Chur, and has a train station and train and bus stops within 2 minutes walk.
It’s a pleasant place to meet just for a drink, very loungy, and the rooms are considered to be spacious and trendy.
And of course there are lots of shops nearby, a multiplex cinema and a number of restaurants, …read more

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So, the EM is finally over, and Spain deserved to win in the final, even if the 1-0 scoreline doesn’t make it look like they dominated the match.
It was probably my transfer of support from Italy to Germany that put the mockers on the boys in white, but frankly, apart from 20 minutes or so, they didn’t look like they had a clue.
I’ve been amazed at how much of a success the EM has been. Personally, I went from having little interest (you may remember that a certain nation didn’t qualify) to wanting to see every match. Well, most of …read more

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