If there's one thing Switzerland is famous for it's banking, lakes and mountains. OK - so that's three things - but Zürich has all three. This view of Zürich was taken from Käferberg - in the Zürich suburbs and affords excellent views of the city (including Switzerlands tallest building - the Prime Tower), the Lake of Zürich and the "far-off" Alps with their fine skiing. Get a fine day, and the wind blowing from the right direction, and you have a fine view over the whole city lake and alps for a quick summary of Switzerland itself.
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook