zurich guide + world championships

We are back home after a long weekend in Zurich. I’m basking in the sunshine and warm temps here in Nice, after being bundled up in the one sweater and pair of jeans I packed for the trip to Switzerland. Probably could have done a better job at checking the weather beforehand.

I put together a little Zurich guide here. Fair warning, Switzerland is expensive. I didn’t buy any big things because they all just felt pricey. but had a great time browsing.

zurich guide

I had one day to explore the city/hit my shopping saves and it was pouring rain. but I persisted. picked up a few little bits and bobs, trinkets for charlotte and a little gift for mom.

The next day was Sunday and a full race watching day, so most things were closed and we concentrated all our efforts on darting around town to catch the race passing at different times. In the end, we settled for a megatron in front of the Opera house and sat at Lulus for a bowl of pasta to warm up after a cold day of trekking.

Public transportation was super easy to use, except for the time that I confidently took us on a train in the complete opposite direction. It’s really stroller friendly and tickets are easy to buy at the kiosks in the stations. We also used the tram a fair bit which is above ground.

shopping:

• en soie + ensoie second season-all things plaid and adorable and cute jewelry, pouches, and bags

• limited stock- japanese inspired home goods store

• booster-denim, boots galore and vintage

• thema selection-beautiful handwoven tapestries and selection of clothes, with an atelier attached in the back

• contra punkt-home goods/clothes store with cutie curation

• changemaker-home goods and adorable kids selection upstairs

• kids store behind contra punkt -cannot find the name of it for the life of me but I got Charlotte these hand carved wooden swiss animals, including a dog on a leash that wags its head when it rolls!

• a cos in a beautiful building

sips/eats:

• the matcha club- vanilla matcha + a vegan cookie

• soul | creative kitchen bar- afternoon flat white, a cardamom bun and a civilized bathrom to change out of wet pants

• krone zurich-mid race coffee fuel in the old town

• cabaret voltaire- I didn’t go in but passed so many times and wanted to cozy up inside with a book and glass of wine

• barmunster-specialty cocktail bar with an extensive menu

• rosso restaurant-pizza and natural wines

  • also next to the last photoautomat still around in Zurich, dating from the 70s where we had our polaroid made

• august-didn’t have a res so we couldn’t get in, but a brasserie style restaurant

• kaufleuten restaurant-sat here for a long rainy lunch over prosecco and pasta

• lulu at the opera-sat here to watch the race…perfect outdoor spot with yummy food

hotel recs:

• widder hotel

• park hyatt

• ameron

• marktgasse

• krone popup

• zurich marriott

world championships

The reason for our weekend trip to Zurich, was to watch Neilson race in World Championships. It was a killer race and actually my first time watching worlds in person. Or rooting for USA, instead of EF, in person. I found a red accessory don’t worry.

It’s always nice to go to races and meet families of riders and wives and hear their stories and where they come from. We may have very little in common on paper, but being married to someone in this profession means automatically having about 75% of our lives in common.

We came home exhausted, and Charlotte and I had caught a cold. We’ve been recovering from the Swiss bug and laying low, planning and packing for our next week of trips. To close out the season, the theme of all of our travel is a bike race + a trip. We’re looking forward to embracing the offseason and some r+r for everyone in the family in just over two weeks. It’s hard to believe it’s already October when I keep thinking it’s still June somehow.

Oh and I have a one year old. How! This age is so fun and Charlotte is getting more and more responsive, chatty and mobile. Her little personality is really coming through and it’s nice to see in the midst of her being calm like her dad, she got the drama of her mama.

favorites right now:

• this living abroad article by emilie jolie johnson in yolo journal-she always has such beautiful images and words

• just received this dragon diffusion dupe from etsy and it’s trop chic, obsessed with the color

• chai latte season-maybe it’s the sniffles, but I just want to be sipping something warm all day

• mapo tofu-need some spice to clear these sinuses and the only thing that sounds good is chinese food

• this mirth kerala dress

• this lil red baguette bag from craie studio