Zurich, Switzerland (November 2005)

Zurich, Switzerland cover page.	Map of Switzerland with a star indicating Zurich.	Early morning view of the Limmat River in Zurich.	The centrally located (and reasonably priced) Hotel Krone where I stayed in Zurich.
View of the Hotel Krone from across the Limmat River.	A bay window above some early morning lights.	The Urania Observatory which opened in 1907.	Another vantage point of the Urania Observatory.
Impressive building with sculptures near the Urania Observatory.	A vendor setting up for the day.	A hazy view of the tower of the Fraumunster Church.	Fraumunster Church was founded in 853 by King Louis the German and was formerly a convent.
An unobstructed view of Fraumunster Church.	The rosette windows in the southern transept of Fraumunster Church were made by Marc Chagall in 1978.	Close-up of one of the Chagall windows.	A prominent horse fountain on a street corner in Zurich.
Close-up of the horse fountain.	Interesting plants near the horse fountain.	"Schmuck" means "jewel" in German. In New York, it means something else!	A quiet, early morning street.
Nice artwork on the side of this building.	View of St. Peter's Church across the Limmat River.	St. Peter's Church has the largest clockface in Europe.	From the clock, I can see that I shot this photo at 7:45 AM.
A few morning strollers were out.	Another quiet Zurich street.	Another vantage point of the Fraumünster Church.	Trolley car passing by the the Fraumünster Church.
The Grossmunster Church in Zurich (construction began on it around 1100).	View of the twin towers of the Grossmunster Church.	A commercial street in Zurich.	A commercial-looking building.
A quaint building with flower boxes (in November).	The Hotel Zum Storchen which faces the Limmat River.	A Limatt River view with the Fraumunster Church tower in the background.	Another Limatt River view with St. Peter's Church clocktower in the background.
Typical Zurich architecture on the Limatt River.	Pigeons on the sidewalk.	Commuters waiting for the trolley car.	Zurich's central train station is in the background.
Boarding the trolley car.	People on their way to work in front of the central train station.	Bikes parked outside near the central train station.	Swiss National Museum which is near the central train station.
A trolley car was passing by.	Top view details of the Swiss National Museum.	More architectual details of the Swiss National Museum.	Impressive (medieval-looking) tower with tiles adjacent to the Swiss National Museum.
Upper view of the tower and tiles.	An impressive clock face with sculptures.	Lindt's chocolates are among Switzerland's finest!	A typical Zurich street scene.
View of the Zurich Opera House.	The original opera house (1834) burned down. This one was constructed in 1891.	A narrow street with a flower vendor.	A quaint Zurich street with a nice sign on the right.
Terrific Zurich architecture.	Unusual carving over a doorway.	More architectural details.	A colorful mural with ivy. You can tell it was fall since the leaves were falling.