Fly Home返程回家
May 6, 2026
This morning, we walked downhill into the city center to look for a place to have breakfast. We found a small café and enjoyed a simple but pleasant breakfast — cappuccino and croissants. Afterward, we climbed the steep stairways back up to the hotel.
Later, we took a two-hour train ride to Zurich Airport and grabbed a small sandwich from the station for lunch. The hotel shuttle came to pick us up from the airport.
After five weeks of traveling in Europe, we realized we had grown somewhat tired of Western cuisine. For dinner, we initially thought instant noodles might be enough. We walked to a nearby supermarket, only to discover that a small cup of instant noodles cost nearly 4€. Spending 8€ on two small cups that would probably still leave us hungry suddenly felt unreasonable.
I had also been craving Chinese food for quite a while. Surprisingly, we had not eaten any Chinese food during this entire trip. So instead, we walked to a nearby Chinese restaurant. I ordered a duck dish for 23€ along with 3€ fried rice. The duck turned out to be excellent. Somehow, duck dishes in Europe always seem to be good, and it is also the only Chinese dish I tend to order while traveling in Europe.
The owner’s son chatted with us for a while and mentioned that since COVID, there had been far fewer Chinese tourists stopping by the restaurant.
May 7, 2026
Today we boarded a United Airlines flight home via Chicago.
During this five-week trip, we visited six countries using many different forms of transportation — planes, trains, buses, boats, and most of all, our own feet. We visited numerous mosques, cathedrals, and Orthodox churches, drank countless cups of coffee, and tasted many different Balkan and Mediterranean dishes.
Most importantly, however, we felt tremendous joy traveling together with family and friends. That was what truly made this journey memorable.
2026年5月6日
今天早上我们又再一次走到市中心寻找早餐店。开门的店不多，最后找到一家小咖啡馆，简单吃了份早餐——卡布奇诺配牛角包，虽然简单，却很满足。吃完后，我们又沿着陡峭的台阶一路走回酒店
在火车站买了二个小三明治准备在火车上当午餐，然后我们便搭乘火车前往苏黎世机场。二小时后我们来到苏黎世，酒店的接驳车将我们接到了机场附近的酒店。我们没有进城去苏黎世市中心，四年前来玩过。今天就在酒店休息。
在欧洲旅行了五周之后，我们似乎已经有些吃腻了西餐。晚饭时，我们原本想着吃完泡面可能就够了，于是特地走到附近超市去买。结果发现一小杯方便面居然要将近4瑞士法郎。花8瑞士法郎（10美元）买两小杯还吃不饱的泡面，实在有些不值得。
其实我已经想念中餐好一阵子了，而这一路上我们竟然一次中餐都没吃过。于是我们干脆走到附近一家中餐馆。我们点了一份23瑞士法郎的广式鸭肉饭，再加3法郎换成炒饭。另外还要了一份炒面。那道鸭肉非常好吃。不知道为什么，在欧洲中餐馆里的鸭肉菜都不错，而鸭子似乎也成了我在欧洲中餐馆里唯一会点的菜。
餐馆没其他客人，就我们俩。老板的儿子和我们聊了一会儿。他说自从疫情之后，来这里的中国游客少了很多。
2026年5月7日
今天，我们搭乘联合航空经由芝加哥转机返回家中。
在这五周的旅程里，我们一共走访了七个国家，使用了各种不同的交通方式——飞机、火车、巴士、轮船，包车，出租车，以及最多的：步行。我们参观了许多清真寺、大教堂和东正教教堂，喝了无数杯咖啡，也品尝了不少巴尔干与地中海地区的美食。
但最重要的，还是能够和家人朋友一起旅行所带来的快乐。这才是让这趟旅程真正难忘的原因。