ZURICH IS SWITZERLAND'S EPICENTRE OF FINANCE AND FASHION AND FUN!
KEE@FSWMAG.COM
ZURICH IS THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF SWITZERLAND JUST AS GENEVA IS THE CULTURAL HEART BUT THE ACTUAL CAPITAL IS BERNE! BERNE IS SO SMALL AND NOT PARTICULARLY INTERESTING THAT MOST TOURISTS SKIP IT. I HAVE BEEN TO SWITZERLAND MAYBE 10 TIMES BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN TO BERNE EXCEPT ONCE DRIVING THROUGH IT TO ANOTHER CITY!
Zurich is rich and chic and offers the best money can buy. Many come to Zurich to 'visit their money' which of course does not apply as even in the old days, all you needed was a bankbook and now everything is online. But Bahnhofstrasse or Railway Street is Zurich's main artery filled with expensive shops, couture boutiques, pricey jewellery stores, dazzling watch shops and of course banks, banks, banks. All the famous Swiss banks rub shoulders with each other, from UBS to Credit Swiss to Julius Bar. Plus the branches of other foreign banks.
Despite its staid financial reputation, Zurich is really fun, lively and ready to party! West Zurich is where the action is and you MUST go there for the nightlife and shopping and dining. Clouds is the best restaurant with the most spectacular view right at the top of the 34th floor some 400 feet above ground.
My room at B2 Boutique Hotel & Spa in the renovated, historic Hurlimann Brewery building
I love my bathroom with its transparent glass walls
B2 hotel and spa costs 300 Swiss Francs, under RM 1,000 per night
This room was home in Zurich and a very comfy and luxurious one too!
That's B2 Hotel and Spa with the chimney! This is the Hurlimann precint
Bahnhofstrasse is Zurich/s shopping street
All the big banks are here
Classy act
Kee Hua Chee looking avant garde in Kokon Tozai
Kee Hua Chee stunned the natives in his couture RM 12,000 Kokon Tozai from London
Stately church
The old historic part of Zurich
Mount Uetliberg is just 25 minutes by tram from Zurich
The reindeer with lamps placed on its horms was created by a top artist
So adorable and whimsical
The restaurant and hotel atop Uetliberg
Stately mansion hotel
The lookout tower
Lookout tower and antenna
The sky was so blue up here
View of Zurich below
The ice looks like marzipan or icing on cake
Romantic couple
Kee Hua Chee in Kokon Tozai
Uetliberg
Kee Hua Chee was the most flamboyant guy in Zurich and a traffic stopper
Kee Hua Chee was very conspicuous to say the least!
Dramatic shot of lookout tower
Zurich below
This would be a hotspot in summer for parties!
Exotic by Malaysian standards as we have no snow
Rudolf the lamp-antlered reindeer
Panoramic
On the way down to Zurich
Back to the city
West Zurich here I come!
West Zurich is the hot, happening and young place to play and party
West Zurich, I love this dramatic angle
Another lookee by Kee
I like this architecture
Sidewalk cafe
Prime Tower is Zurich's tallest but nowhere near Petronas Twin Towers but Zurich is already in the Alps!
Prime Tower of West Zurich
Prime Tower it says
Prime Tower
Kee Hua Chee is a Golden Guy
Or should that be Orange Orang?
View from Clouds restaurant on 34th floor
Panoramic view
This is the view from my table at Clouds, the 1 Michelin star restaurant
Looks like giant umbrella but is a building
My soup
My bread looks very erotic like lan chiau
Clouds is always packed and pricey
Starter
Appetiser
My duck was out of this world! I love it!
Kee Hua Chee
Kee Hua Chee
The desserts cometh!
Yummy!
Yummy!
Delightful!
These were my just desserts!
Yum
Coffee and pralines
Owl sculpture
The Lounge and brasserie
Cafe
The Zurich Singing Christmas Tree filled with children carollers
Caux Palace above Montreux city is a Belle Epoque masterpiece
So elegant and impressive the Caux Palace
Pan the God of Music playing his reed flute
Christmas Village at Caux Palace park
Caux Palace
Truly a magical view
Winter wonderland
Nice hair!
Horny creature!
Santa is here!
The 3 bears
Winter Wonderland in Caux
Story tellers
Fabulous Buddha belt buckle which I bought for luck!
Yum
Montreaux Christmas market is out in the open with 150 stalls
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