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By Trixia Carungcong, trixia@mediacorp.com.sg
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Two days in Zurich
Wherever you want to go, you can be sure to get there on time, Swiss-style.
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Day 1
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PHOTO: Limmat River and Zurich City Centre.
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PHOTO: Fotos de Zürich - SkyscraperCity
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(A branch of the Confiserie Teuscher. Magical Teuscher Shop)
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PHOTO: St.Gallen Hotels | Wildhaus
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PHOTO: Bike trip to Rapperswil
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PHOTO: http://galenfrysinger.name/eh61/zmuseum22.jpg
Day 2
English translations of the display details are printed on boards at the entrance to each room.
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PHOTO: Adler's! Swiss Chuchi!
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PHOTO: リマト川からほど近い Hotel Adler のレストラン Swiss Chuchi
(Limmat River near Hotel Adler Restaurant Swiss Chuchi)
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PHOTO: The Diva: Zuerich. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland
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PHOTO: Bahnhofstrasse Grieder.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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PHOTO: Bahnhofstrasse: Banhofstrasse on a parade day
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PHOTO: Bahnhofstraße
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PHOTO: File:Dübendorf - Bahnhofstrasse IMG 0974 ShiftN.jpg - Wikipedia
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PHOTO: Bahnhofstraße 5
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PHOTO: In the blazing heat and humidity, I noticed quite a few women prancing along the bahnhofstrasse wearing miniskirts and sheepskin, furry winter boots.
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PHOTO: In line to order Confiserie Sprüngli's renowned Luxemburgerli macaroons.
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By Trixia Carungcong, trixia@mediacorp.com.sg
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PHOTO: Mountain of Airy Chocolate Ganache-Filled Macaroons from Confiserie Sprüngli
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PHOTO: Confiserie Sprüngli. Luxemburgerli store display
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PHOTO: Sprüngli's Luxemburgerli macaron
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PHOTO: Zürcher Unternehmen verarbeitet die Confiserie Sprüngli
(Zurich company runs the Confiserie Sprüngli )
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PHOTO: I have actually seen a few other confiseries and cafés I need to try.
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PHOTO: One of the most eye-catching product in all of the Swiss bakeries
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PHOTO: Luxemburgerli, truffes et de nombreuses autres spécialités de confiserie et
(Luxemburgerli, truffles and many other specialty confectionery)
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The writer’s trip was made possible by Singapore Airlines, Munich Airport, Munich Tourism and Switzerland Tourism.
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Reference
- WEEKEND TODAY, April 24 - 25, 2010, TRAVEL, PAGE T26
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