The Banhof - the main railway station in Zurich

Electric trolleys run throughout town

Purchasing tickets for the trolley

Banhofstrasse - the main shopping road. All he top designers are represented along this famous street.

Downtown Zurich

Downtown Zurich

Fountains and flowers in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Borrow a free bike for the day - Zurichers ride their bikes everywhere

Al fresco dining aside the river in downtown Zurich

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

A shopper at the weekend flea market in the city center

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

A shopper at the weekend flea market in the city center

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

Weekend flea market in the city center

Weekend flea market in the city center

Vendors at the weekend flea market in the city center

A vendor at the weekend flea market in the city center

Fountain at the marina in Lake Zurich

A bird's-eye view of the city from Lindenhof Plaza

A bird's-eye view of the city from Lindenhof Plaza

A bird's-eye view of the city from Lindenhof Plaza

Attractive row houses bordering Lindenhof Plaza

Catching a drink at the public fountain at Lindenhof Plaza

Chess on a giant board at Lindenhof Plaza

Augustinerstrasse Street in downtown Zurich

Augustinerstrasse Street in downtown Zurich

A view to St. Peter's Church and clock tower

St. Peter's Church from across the river

St. Peter's and Fraumunster Churches from across the river

Fraumunster Church, famous for its Marc Chagall stained glass windows

The pipe organ at Fraumunster, backed by the famous Marc Chagall stained glass windows

The interior of Fraumunster Church

Close up of one of the Marc Chagall stained glass windows in Fraumunster Church

Fraumunster Church in downtown Zurich

Grossmunster Church in Zurich's city center

Grossmunster Church from across the river

Lots of statues and fountains all over Zurich

Wasser Church in the city center

The inside of Wasser Church

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings and fountains in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings and fountains in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings and fountains in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings and fountains in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

Quaint old buildings in Zurich's city center

For a bird's-eye view of the city, climb on board the giant ferris wheel on the shore of Lake Zurich

For a bird's-eye view of the city, climb on board the giant ferris wheel on the shore of Lake Zurich

Zurich's Opera House

The Promenade along Lake Zurich

Sunbathing at Lake Zurich

Fraumunster and Grossmunster Churches dominate Zurich's skyline, here seen from a ferry boat on lake Zurich

Boarding the ferry for Rapperswil

Leaving the main ferry dock at Zurich, bound for the opposite end of the lake and Rapperswil

Ferries ply the lake all day long

Lots of sailing on Lake Zurich as well

Stafa, one of many towns that dot the shores of Lake Zurich

Stafa, one of many towns that dot the shores of Lake Zurich

Stafa, one of many towns that dot the shores of Lake Zurich

Wadenswil, one of many towns that dot the shores of Lake Zurich

The ancient stone Schloss (Castle) Rapperswil dominates the skyline in the lakeside town of Rapperswil

The ferry boat arriving at Rapperswil

The marina at Rapperswil

Lakeshore dining and hotels at Rapperswil

A musician lays for donations at Rapperswil's lakeshore

Attractive old buildings and fountains in Rapperswil

Attractive old buildings and fountains in Rapperswil

Schloss (Castle) Rapperswil

Graffiti on the metal doors of Schloss (Castle) Rapperswil

View of the harbor and lake from Schloss Rapperswil

High above the town at Schloss Rapperswil

View of the harbor and lake from Schloss Rapperswil

View of the mountains as the ferry pulls away from Rapperswil

View of the mountains as the ferry pulls away from Rapperswil

Riding the ferry back to Zurich