Thursday, January 22, 2009

Zurich, Switzerland.



After a short train ride we arrived in Zurich and spent a few hours looking around the city. It turned out to be quite a nice day so we were content to spend it sightseeing.

I recently read that after USA, Switzerland has the most number of millionaires in the world and in the main shopping street it is easy to see where they are spending their money. There are wall to wall top brand shops.

The Swiss have referendums on many topics and papers are sent out four times a year for locals to have their say.

At the moment there are many signs like this one all over the country. As Switzerland is not a member of the European Union there is a lot of debate over whether it should allow European Union members to live, and work here without permits.