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