Thursday, June 26, 2008

Switzerland's City of Roses


This town is Rapperswill along Lake Zurich south of Zurich. According to guidebooks its moniker is the "City of Roses" so coming from Portland we knew we had to visit this place.











Since 1870 the local castle has been the Polish Museum honoring such luminaries as Copernicus, Marie Sklodowska Curie, Chopin and Joseph Conrad -- to name just a few. Amazing contributions, innumerable sufferings, and admirable national pride.







 




This is the official Rose Garden in Rapperswill. It reminded me of the rose gardens at Portland's Peninsula Park, the forerunner of the Rose Test Gardens in Washington Park.


2 comments:

Grey280 said...

Hi Becky,

Monica's birthday is today so there is a group of people looking at your blog!

Unknown said...

Hi Becky,
We are heading to the other City of Roses (not Pasadena) in your neighborhood. We will be leaving at the end of this week and camping/kayaking along the way. I think the only other things Mark and I need are a bowl and a spoon!

Your pics are lovely - it's fun to tag along with you on your adventures.

hugs, Trish