除了Rivella和Luxembergerli，我的清單上第三樣一定要吃到的食物是rösti，它是瑞士傳統料理的一道配菜，是個薯餅，蘇黎世最為推薦的傳統瑞士菜餐廳是Zeughauskeller軍火庫餐廳。
Along with Rivella and Luxembergerli, the third must-try food items on my list was rösti in a traditional Swiss meal. Rösti is a Swiss dish made of coarsely grated potato, shaped into a round patty and pan-fried. It is basically hash brown, Swiss style. The best place to try this dish along with traditional Swiss sausages supposedly would be Zeughauskeller.
出發前做功課決定有三樣東西一定要吃/喝到：Rivella, Luxembergerli, 和道地香腸馬鈴薯的瑞士菜。(Rivella遊湖之旅)
Three things made my must-eat list prior to the trip: Rivella, Luxemburgerli, and a meal of Swiss cuisine with some sausage and rösti. A third of the mission was accomplished on the Lake Zurich boat trip where I tried Rivella for the first time. Luckily the rest of my mission also worked out quite well.
依山傍水的蘇黎世周圍有許多山丘，最常看到旅遊書推薦的路線是搭Polybahn上山。我們在Bürkliplatz附近開會，一位當地人推薦我們從Bürkliplatz搭八號輕軌到Römerhof去坐另一個纜車Dolderbahn到Adlisberg hill。
A couple of hills overlooking Zurich. Taking the Polybahn up the hill is probably the most recommended route in travel guides. A local suggested that we take a cable car Dolderbahn to Adlisberg hill. We started from Bürkliplatz, where Lake Zurich meets Limmat River, and took Tram No. 8 to Römerhof, which is a train station. That’s lowest stop of Dolderbahn. Continue reading
出發前做功課看到碳酸飲料Rivella，英文版維基是這樣說的：這飲料是用乳清製成，所以含乳糖、乳酸和礦物質。有看跟沒看一樣，看完還是一頭霧水，默默把這變成我的蘇黎世任務之一。去搭船遊湖這天，主辦單位提供飲料，一上船，工作人員站在一個長桌旁邊發放可樂、雪碧、啤酒等等，我看到桌子尾端的Rivella眼睛一亮！馬上跳過可樂抓了一瓶Rivella。後面隊伍排了一千多個人，我們不好意思停下來慢慢研究什麼顏色是哪種口味，隨便抓了兩瓶就上船。
Prior to the trip I read about this carbonated drink called Rivella. Here’s the wikipedia description: “[Rivella] is produced from milk whey, and therefore includes ingredients such as lactose, lactic acid and minerals.” From this description, I could not imagine what this soda would taste like. I had to try it.
Drinks were provided as we boarded our boat trip on Lake Zurich. While people handed me cans of coke and Sprite, my eyes lit up as I saw bottles of Rivella at the end of the table. Being at the front of a line of more than 1,000 people, we didn’t want to stop the line just to figure out which flavor is which. We randomly grabbed two bottles of Rivella and headed upstairs. Rivalla on a boat trip made my day. Continue reading
蘇黎世市中心貼著蘇黎世湖(Zürichsee)的北端，Limmat River流過市中心，有趣的景點在Limmat River的兩岸。計畫行程大致上只需要知道一個區、一條街和三座教堂 Altstadt, Bahnhofstrasse, Grossmünsterplatz Church, St. Peter’s Church and Fraumünster Church.
The city of Zurich sits on the North side of Lake Zurich which flows into Limmat River in downtown. Most of the architectural highlights situate in both shores of the Limmat River. To get around downtown Zurich, all you need to know are one area, one street and three churches: Altstadt, Bahnhofstrasse, Grossmünsterplatz Church, St. Peter’s Church and Fraumünster Church. Continue reading
Day 1: Pittsburgh (PIT) ─ Paris (CDG) ─ Zurich (ZRH)
Day 2: Conference. Lake Zurich boat tour.
Day 3: Conference. Dolderbahn.
Day 4: Conference
Day 5: Geneva
Day 6: Fly back to Pittsburgh Continue reading
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