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the other day i went to this store, yes store! check out their website HERE their products~wallets, bags, messenger bags...etc~ are all made out of the canvas found on trucks(you know what im talking about?...its like this shiny canvas), tires from bikes and parts from a car. see picture below. many people have one in switzerland/zurich area. they are semi expensive however the fact that each are handmade, unique and long lasting makes it worth it. i didn't buy anything but got a free sweet business card holder.

at the very top is an observation deck

bags are in those pull out cardboard drawers. pretty fun.

genuine cargo boxes

the view from up top...we are parked down there
you can see the train tracks~the store is in a pretty industrial part of Zurich

katie and i hit the streets

first i would like to say....that the pictures are out of any sort of order and pics next to each other don't necessarily relate and that it KILLS me that they are not in order by when they were taken(im ocd about that sort of thing) but i just had to let it happen this time. if you are like me and want to see them in order, you can go to my facebook and they are in order in that album. so sorry they don't really tell a sequential story but are just there to look at.

meet katie. she is my new switzerland friend. she is from utah, just graduated from BYUI aswell and is nannying here too(actually she has the job i first applied for...ironic huh?). we met last tuesday and she called me this saturday to see if i wanted to go to a castle! i said yes mam. she lives across the water from me so we decided to meet in zurich, middle ground. however there was a train mix up on her part and when she got there we decided we weren't 100% sure of where the a castle was...so we just decided the smart thing to do would just be to hang out in zurich! i was all for that. i love zurich! and i am sure these pictures will tell you why. i got there and 3pm and then i caught the 638 train back into Wadenswil so we spent a good amount of time walking around, talking and taking pictures. katie and i plan to go on many adventures together and we hope to venture out of this country even...we will see.

(ps she is looking at her camera in this picture...we decided to take one at the same time)
*reminder you can click on the images to see them larger*


































my first purchase ever in switzerland were these two nail polishes from H&M. it had to be done. the zurich H&M was pretty amazing and i wonder if its that good in the states right now. the last few times i went in the states i wasn't too impressed. but this one i wanted to buy everything.
seriously all that is yogurt! and there was more around the corner! they have seriously the most delicious brands of yogurt here. katie and i decided to get dinner at this grocery store in zurich but we got there and it was PACKED so instead we just walked around and decided to eat when we got back to our homes. i wanted to take some pictures of how many people were there but instead i just took this one that looks like the place was empty. hah.
natalie, i talked on these videos just for you(well anyone can watch)...even though i sound lamo. it seriously is so beautiful here and every step has something new to look at. and that new video it sounds like i said i need to put clothes on but really i said gloves. i thought i would make that clarification.

day six

we went in for a quick visit to Zurich this morning. roberta needed to show me how to ride the train. a bit confusing at first but i am pretty sure i understand now(we will see). what a great train system they have. if only they had these everywhere(being in the US), that go to and from cities. some trains(in the US) only go to major stops, but here you can take a train to just about any place and Zurich is only about a 20 min ride. i really enjoyed the train ride and Zurich. Zurich is amazing! i canNOT wait to explore EVERY street...well as many as i can get to because there are so many!
so for day one in zurich here is what i saw...

we climbed this hill that had a park that overlooked Zurich

the overlook at the little park




just this big flat area of "park" that is the center of zurich life. you can see down below there are houses and businesses that peak over to the park.




this clock face is the largest in all of europe
i dont know what this building is but it was quite fancy.
the largerst cathedral in zurich...i will go inside at some point.
went inside this abbey, its called Fraumunster Abbey. check it out HERE if you want

a further back look of the Fraumunster abbey
spotted one of the couple H&M's in zurich
there are also many starbucks, however it is very expensive. over 6 swiss francs for a small cup of classic hot chocolate...which is like $5 in the US




i love this place and canNOT wait for the many adventures it holds for me!