Sensex rides high after budget, gains 3.44 per cent- Hindustan Times

Sensex rides high after budget, gains 3.44 per cent- Hindustan Times

The Budget gave the markets a much-needed boost.

The Nifty has crossed the 5000 mark and ended the week with a gain of 167 points (3.3%).

Switzerland - Snowing on March 6th - Spring?

In Zurich, cafes started laying out their chairs, umbrellas and benches.. only to get slammed by snow..

The sun is out , but it's snowing!

.. last week was great and we all thought that spring is here ..
But today, morning it's pelting snow ...

The forest outside my Window is filling up with snow and the morning joggers are walking back home.

The swing and slide outside the office window is gathering snow, like the 1" you can see on the ledge in the middle picture.

forecast is that by noon it will turn to cold rain ... and the town will be wet and slippery again ..

In and Around Zurich hbf

As you exit the Zurich main rail station ( also known as hbf) you will see the Limmat ( river ) on the left.

The Old City ( Altstadt) is about a mile away and full of shops, bars and generally a good place to hang out.

The picture on the left is from one of many bridges that criss cross the Limmat. I took it, riding the #11 Tram.The 2 clock towers in the background are also within walking distance from the hbf.

I'm told, in the summer you can swim in the Limmat, to be reviewed... right now it's snowing outside..even for March 6th .. that's a surprize!

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Travel In Zurich & Switzerland

When in Switzerland - choose Public Transport !
It's cheaper and faster to travel to Zurich from Schaffhausen, where I live, than it is to drive!

The parking for a 4 hours is about 15 CHF ( Swiss Franc) and a day ticket that allows you to travel on the bus, train and tram system is about the same. This is a 24 hour ticket so you can make as many trips as you want. You don't even need to stamp it!
The picture above is from inside a Tram , just outside the Zurich hbf ( Main Rail Station ) it is very clean ( Both the tram and the station ) and the electronic TV you see in the Tram, signals the stops as they arrive.
The last tram I took was in Calcutta.. another stroy altogether !!