Zurich and midterms

Last weekend, I made the trip to beautiful Zurich, Switzerland! We took a night train both ways and had much better success than our train to Munich. When arrived to a snowing, grey day and grabbed breakfast from a great little cafe. I enjoyed a fresh croissant and hot chocolate!



We then explored the old town area for a while as we waited for the shops to open up. There was a local farmer’s market going on and we stopped there to taste the fresh cheeses and chocolates. 







Unfortunately, I was feeling very under the weather on Friday after we arrived. So I took a siesta in the hotel for the afternoon and tried to rally for the night. It wasn’t too hard considering the dinner we had planned. There was a local fondue restaurant a few blocks from our hotel and we decided to try some authentic fondue for dinner. The cheese fondue is made with garlic and  wine, and is served with bread. We were shocked when they brought out 1 kilo of cheese for the five of us!! But we were up for the challenge:





We walked around the city for a while after dinner and I called it an early night in attempt to gain back some health. 



Saturday was a much better experience for me in Zurich! We started the morning with a walk toa great overlook of the city. You can tell that it was much better weather than the day before. 





Then we walked over to the famous Fraumünster church that is known for its stained glass windows. 







We passed through another market and I thought this truck was cool!



We also walked over to the church with the biggest clock face in the world! St. Peter’s Church:





We had a picnic for lunch by the lake and enjoyed a beautiful sunset later on. 

We met up with another girl from Wake and her friend for dinner at this very modern restaurant. It had a very cozy feel on the inside and had some great pizza! Then it was time to pack up and head back on the night train to Vienna. 



This past weekend, I was in Vienna studying for midterms and taking it easy before our big spring break trip. We were able to have a steak cookout on Saturday night with the group and I’ve spent a number of hours in the cafes studying. I’m so excited for the upcoming spring break I have planned to Spain, London, and Paris! It will be great to see my family and Taylor when we all meet up in Paris:)