
Only in Zurich
A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners & Unusual Objects
Duncan J. D. Smith(Author)
The Urban Explorer (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-3-9503662-8-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides! These ground breaking city guides are for independent cultural travellers wishing to escape the crowds and understand cities from different and unusual perspectives. Unique locations, hidden corners and unusual objects.A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sites in Switzerland's largest city - Ancient walls, secret gardens, curious museums, converted factories, and shops with a difference. Follow the history from Roman Turicum and the Old Swiss Confederacy to the Helvetic Republic and the Industrial Revolution including sites such as; A most complicated clock, An elephant in the woods, The emperor's paddle steamer, and the original 'Dark Restaurant'. While there you can have coffee with Lenin and follow in the footsteps of James Joyce.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Vienna
Austria
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-9503662-8-0 (9783950366280)
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Person
The 'Urban Explorer' Duncan J. D. Smith is a travel writer and photographer. In his ground breaking 'Only In' Guides he reveals European cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has travelled across several continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England in 1960, he studied history and archaeology at university. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.