Today I somewhat reluctantly packed up and left my very comfortable quarters in Illnau for a new adventure: our apartment rental in the Wiedikon area of Zurich. We found the apartment on AirBnB. It belongs to Reto, a young Swiss entrepreneur who is currently working and studying in San Francisco. We are his third AirBnB renter, so he has the routine down very well. He also told me he rented apartments himself on AirBnB, which is why he felt comfortable renting out his own. So, around 10am, I arrived and was greeted by his parents, who spoke no English, effectively putting my high school German to the test. Fortunately, it passed, and everyone was happy.
The apartment building is on a mildly busy road, but the apartment is way up on the 6th floor, so the street noise is muffled. There's a little porch out back with a great view of the Uetliburg, the highest point in the immediate area of Zurich. Everything seems in order and very comfortable. There's a great little Turkish grocery and produce market right around the corner, and I quickly stocked up on provisions. Here's some preliminary pictures of the apartment, including window views:
After moving in, I went have lunch with Philipp and his team at Volkhaus, a restaurant at Helvetiaplatz, which is near their office. The ambiance was elegant, the food delicious, and the prices quite reasonable, especially for Zurich. Philipp always knows how to pick great restaurants:
Afterwards, we then went back to Phillip's new office, where we worked on setting up desks, wiring the network, and installing software. By 6pm I was quite ready to go home and put my dogs up for the evening.
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