Roma the Sixth

"Oh, good. More hills."
- Marco, at Uetliberg

Today was our last day in Zurich (although we are sleeping in Rome, hence the post title.)

After a brief ride on a Swiss tram in which we learned that you shouldn't carry bananas in your pockets or shrug,

We boarded a train and arrived at Uetliberg. Uetliberg is a sort of nature park that is apparently very popular with the Swiss.

This was in Uetliberg. I'm not sure that it's popular but I am sure that's it's Swiss-weird.

As we are becoming accustomed to, Uetliberg is located in a general upwards direction. What we were unaccustomed to was that the train drops you off at the top. Horray! All you have to do is walk down.

At 871 meters above sea level, you can really get a nice panoramic view of the city and the lake.


There was pretty Swiss nature.


And, post-Uetliberg, pretty Swiss hat/fascinators.


We flew out later in the day without incident, aided by the glut of signage at the Zurich train stations and airport. The Alps look pink and fuzzy from way up high...

We are currently staying in Rome at the "lovely" airport Hilton. We are planning to make a final post tomorrow on our "deep thoughts" about Italy. Now, I don't want to make promises...

... but the last post may feature a certain dude sporting a certain manly European accessory. Don't miss it!