Sleep Walking

It seems like anyone can stroll into Zurich fairly easily. We checked through passport control very easily. They didn't ask a single question. Then we picked up our bags and went through the "nothing to declare" line and we were officially in Zurich!

We planned to take the train into the city and look around since our next flight was not unitl 10pm or so. The train arrives directly into the airport complex so it's an easy matter to lock our day packs into a locker and take the train into the city. Our mail packs are checked all the way through and (hopefully) will arrive in Jo'berg on time.

The train apparantly dropped us near the main drag where most tourists go to stroll up and down doing a bit of shopping. The city centre is old and there is construction and none of the streets seem to run at right angles so it takes us a bit to figure out where the heck we are compared to where we want to go. (I'm sure the fatigue had something to do with it.)

We stopped into a Movenpick for a small snack/breakfast. We had very yummy croissants and some tea. Our waiter told us which way to go and the best place to get a watch battery (Brad's watch is dying).

We did eventually find the main street and walked down to the waterfront. Very pretty park filled with tourists who had bought the train/boat ride combo deal. We opted for just the train ride. While Brad was getting his watch battery replaced (man there are alot of watches here... duh) I browsed around a bit. What did I spy with my little eye.... ORANGE TIGHTS!!!!! How cool is that!!!! Of course, I had to get them.

Our second order of business... after the coffee and croissants... was beer and chips on a patio. Great people watching on the avenue. We faded pretty quickly with a drink in us and decided to go back to the airport and find the dayrooms.

The dayrooms were located in what was likely the furthest point in the airport from anywhere. I think it took us 15 minutes to walk there from the main terminal (and there were moving sidewalks). We rented a room for what amounted to $10US per hour but, we just didn't care. We slept for 5 delicious hours in the pitch black of the dayroom. Ahhhh.....

When we got up, Brad even managed to catch up on some of his Olympic viewing in the TV room. After that we headed to our gate to catch flight number 2 of 3.