Enjoy the sun, along Zurich lake, Switzerland

Perhaps the summer is a bit too short for the locals to grab every moment of the sun and long daylight hour.  Any open area or park, even an artificial island can be crowded.  Saw quite many having BBQ and some jump-dive into the water.  Though I could tell from their chilling expression, they still enjoy this precious summer time.

A boat with water slide, Zurich Lake, Switzerland

Breakfast at Hotel Continental by M Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

Something good about this hotel's breakfast - freshly squeezed orange juice (but a bit not too hygienic as most guests use their bare hands to squeeze it).  The croissant is pretty nice though.  Apparently restaurants in Zurich are pretty much under the influence of French and German.  They serve nice cold cuts too.

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Supalai Wellington II, situated in Huay Kwang district, neighbouring to Thailand Cultural Center, MRTA, Channel 3 TV station and South Korean Embassy.  It takes 15 minutes to MRT blue line, one stop to Rama 9 station and 3 stops to Asoke BTS intersection to Sukhumvit line.  The estate comprises 7 low rise towers, with a central cozy garden in the centre, 50 meter infinity pool and a fully equipped gym. room.  There are 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom suites, from 42-68 square meters net.  All furnished with kitchen cabinets, bathroom and air-conditioning system....   What you need to buy and move in, are bed, curtains, cabinets, table, chairs, fridge...etc.  Your ideal home, your holiday resort - Supalai Wellington II.

Raclette Factory, Zurich, Switzerland

Got a thin crust pizza with heavy cheese, bacon and cheese, a mixed salad and the house signature dish melted cheese with potatoes and some pickled.  If the dishes were served one by one, the whole meal experience would have been much better as the melted cheese would get less aromatic when it gets cooled.  So in this connection, it tells the careless mistake of the restaurant. 

I recall the cheese meal I had in Annecy (near the border with Geneva).  That restaurant could serve the cheese meal for you to slowly enjoy it.

The canal, Zurich, Switzerland

Zeughauskeller, Old Town Zurich, Switzerland

Ran into this place before the tourist groups got in.  Though there were some tourist groups, it appeared that they were in quite some manner and behaving politely.

I thought the food might be quite touristic, but pork chop, coleslaw and the pork knuckle were surprisingly good, especially the pork knuckle which was shimmered in dark beer (very soft and aromatic inside and the grease getting lighter) and then deep fried with the skin being a bit crispy.  The side potato salad was awesome that it was in nice sour cream mayo and chopped chive.  The coleslaw was very nice too with the dressing just right, not overwhelming creamy, sour, nor sweet.  I thought about coming back to this place for another meal.

When I got the bill, the waitress expressly mentioned how much tipping I would like to pay them.  At first I found it a bit odd but it seemed like many other Zurich restaurants are having this reminder.  Also,, they have extra-charge on bread, ketchup...etc.  Most dishes were at the range from US$30-50 in many restaurants.  So charging extra on some small items seem to be a bit unreasonable.  When those dishes were already a bit too high, why not adding it up with 5-10% more as it made no difference for US$30 and US$33.  At least the guests would find those bread and ketchup "complimentary".  Really ironic when we consider ketchup as complimentary at this point. 

The sky net and the swans, Zurich, Switzerland

What impressed me with this city was the tram cable and the swans in the lake when I visited here 18 years ago.  It has become a stranger to me except these 2.

French Cafe, Nice, Southern France

Got surprised with the big portion of this meal.  The sandwich is a foot long and you can get whatever you like from the bar.  With a drink and a cake, it's just EUR8.90.  This is even much better than taking a combo meal from McDonald's.  Besides, the waiters there were all very enthusiastic and happy to be of their services.  The deco. is awesome too, even the lavatory is very cozy.  I hope this place can grow like Paul in the future.  See you soon! 

La casa di nonna, Cannes, Southern France

There are a plenty of nice Italian restaurants in Cannes and Nice due to its location to the border with Italy.   Supposed I was to search Pause Cafe that I like it pretty much, but it was closed and seemed like this one replaced it.  I noticed there are quite many local people having lunch here.  We ordered a freshly made pasta with bacon, tomato, mozzarela cheese  and soft boiled egg.  When the dish was served, the strong aroma of freshly made pasta was so appetizing.  The 2nd dish chicken quinoa salad was not bad either though there was an interesting piece of water melon.