The train to Zurich was late, and to make up for the delay, they actually put us all on a different train before we got to Zurich. That made up for the delay on the train company's behalf, but made the rest of us even later!
Finally I arrived in Zurich and tried to call my host. He had told me to call upon arrival, but he wasn't answering the phone. I went into Burger King where they give 30 minutes of free WiFi. I was able to log onto couchsurfing and see that my host was sick and said he could no longer host me. I was quickly running out of WiFi time as I searched for a reputable hostel. Finally I ended up pulling out my tablet with its Zurich city app, and located one of the hostels on the map. The app is fantastic... You can type any street name in and it shows you on the map where you are. The whole thing operates completely offline!
I walked and walked until I found the hostel and was finally able to just relax. I got back on couchsurfing and began sending messages to local people, in hopes of finding a host. Hopefully, I can find someone to show me around! (Not paying 42 CHF per night will be nice too).
For the rest of the evening I just talked with some people staying here, watched a movie, and ate another mozzarella and tomato sandwiche that I made in Milan. The journey to Zurich made for a long day, but I'm here now and can't wait to see what the German speaking part of Switzerland has to offer!
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