{"id":1234,"date":"2014-01-27T13:18:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T12:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2018-04-18T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T09:21:07","slug":"zurich-some-interesting-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2014\/01\/zurich-some-interesting-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Zurich: Some interesting facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

LSI school director Ian Cryer has put together some fascinating facts about Zurich for this month’s blog item. For instance, did you know …<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Albert Einstein<\/strong> attended the University of Zurich, where he later became professor.75 percent of the people that live in Zurich do not own their own accommodation, they rent.<\/p>\n

Tina Turner<\/strong> lives in a surrounding suburb of Zurich.<\/p>\n

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There is no primary or junior school for children on Wednesday afternoons.<\/p>\n

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Public transport is very popular in Switzerland. Zurich main station (right), with 2915 trains visiting every day, is the most frequently-served railway station in the world.<\/p>\n

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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland with a population of 380,000.<\/p>\n

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Zurich has been acclaimed (six times in succession!) as the city with the highest standard of living in the world. In 2012 Monocle Magazine<\/a> rated it the most ‘liveable’ city in the world.<\/p>\n

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There is one restaurant for every 180 inhabitants.<\/p>\n

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Zurich’s Street Parade, which takes place in early August each year, is probably the largest techno-dance party in the world.<\/td>\n

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\"Albert<\/p>\n

Albert Einstein<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Bahnhofshalle<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zurich Street Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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