Took 10,000 steps on our walk through the five Christmas Markets of Zurich.  Met by my Blue-Bar Pigeon outside the Marriott. Began walking the wrong way.  Saw some grafitti. Turned back to the right direction, Entered a huge underground shopping area by the train station, Enteed a market and saw a small pineapple. Back to ground level. Christmas market. Birds. A Frenchy, Blue-Bar Pigeon bid us goodbye. I rested a lot. Back at the Marriott. Then on to the airport, check in and the Swiss Air Lounge. The Swiss Air Lounge has the best bottled alcohol in the world. We're soon to board Swiss Air to San Francisco.  If there are any typos, I'll later correct them. -

We left Budapest on Helvetica Airways. The sun was setting at 3:45PM. Junk meal with red wine and Johnny Walker Black Label Whiskey. Flew into Switzerland. Zurich Airport. Marriott Zurich. M Club. Walked 3597 steps today. Breakfast was universally European and adequate. Zurich isl a  hub for both planes and trains. Founded by the Romans, settlers were here from around the time of Jesus, although early settlements go back 6400 years. Highest recorded temperature was around 100F in July of 1947, although the average low for July is 57F. Zurich has long ranked high in world quality of life and similar ratings.  Mercer 's quality of living assessment has Zurich at #1 in Quality of Living. Zurich rose to the top of the list due to its outstanding public services, low crime rates, lively cultural scene and commitment to sustainability.   However, Zurich is also ranked among the   most expensive cities in the world .   Zurich #3 to Hong Kong #1 and Singapore ...