no hotdog in Zurich

Though it's been almost a month, I still haven't blogged about Switzerland. We went to Interlaken and rode the train through the mountains--the scenery was incredible. We stayed there for two nights.

The next day, we went to Zurich on the way to Germany. I decided that it would be important for me to make a pilgrimage of sorts to the Grossmunster Church--the self-proclaimed "motherchurch" of the Reformation. This is where Ulricht Zwingli served as a pastor during the start of the Reformation. As people in Zurich will tell you, Zwingli was reforming the church before anyone in Zurich had heard of Martin Luther. He was famous for having a little sausage roast in the plaza after church during Lent and outraging the local bishop. As such, Stacey and I looked for a hotdog stand outside of the church so that we could eat one in honor of the Reformation, but none could be found. Not long after, Zurich died fighting in a religious war. Now, there is a statue outside the church of Zwingli holding a sword.

There is also a statue of Heinrich Bullinger, who became pastor after Zwingli's death. Bullinger in famous for the Second Helvetic Confession.

The plaza outside of the church is now called Zwingi Plaza. On the far end of the plaza, there is a store called "Zwingli." We went in an found it was a clothing store. I would have bought a Zwingli shirt, but I would have had to pay Swiss Francs for it and I would have gone broke.

We weren't in Zurich long, but I'm glad we went. It was a beautiful town.