Not as impressive as the previous photos, this was taken in the same area, but the details of how the human presence creeps up the hillside are quite interesting.

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A view from the Linthtal towards the start of the Churfirsten, a striking sequence of peaks which lines the Walensee, unseen in the valley, centre. The lake that inspired Liszt - Au lac du Wallenstadt, Années de Pèlerinage, Première Année: Suisse

Photo of the Rigibahn cog railway at the stop below the summit. Not far from Zurich, this is a favourite destination summer and winter

Hasselblad 500C/M 80mm Planar FP4

A distant view of the alps of northern Switzerland from the hills above Zurich

Christmas was white frosty and cold, although it didn't snow on the day. This is another photo fropm the hills above Zurich

At 850m The Uetliberg rises above zurich by some 430m. As you can see, even this takes you high above the flat band of cloud that shrouds the city below. Above, it's a different world from the previous images. In the distance the alps of northern Switzerland

Up in the hills around Zurich, the sun tries to break through the pervading gloom.