It's northern Zurich. In the background, you can see Zurich Airport, or Unique as its official and silly designation is. However, in the front is New Oerlikon. I live in the middle.
Yesterday, I made a trekking with Gatín through the parks of New Oerlikon.
This was the start. Actually, it's not yet in Oerlikon and it isn't a park. It's the end stop of tram line 14. It has recently been put in a new shape and looks quite pretty. It's also equipped with about a dozen CCTV cameras. So, don't use it with heavy black backpacks.
The first real park was the Wahlenpark. This is the newest. It has been opened on the 3rd of June. I reckon, it's named after Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, who took care that the Swiss were well fed during the Second World War.
The MFO-Park is probably the most daring. MFO is the abbreviation of Machine Factory Oerlikon. Here was the heart of Zurich's industrial area. Nowadays, it's a fancy service and living area. Unfortunately, the rents are far to high for the kind of folks like me. The park consists of a metal structure. All plants are climbers and are supposed to cover the structure within 10 years.
These are the flowers of such a climber on the third floor. According to Gatín, they look like the wet hair of a blonde girl.
The Gustav-Ammann-Park was the oldest park of our tour. It was built in 1942 as part the welfare area of my caring employer. It is a well hidden oasis of calm.
The Louis-Häfliger-Park is the smallest of the new park. It has been built were my caring employer used to test guns underground.
The Oerliker-Park was the biggest park of our tour. Somehow, Gatín managed to drag me on the top of the 35 m high tower.
3 comments:
I am going to have to do that tour one day.
Lovely pictures.
Was immer Du vorgibst, was das sein soll, für mich sieht es wie eine einzige Liebeserklärung an Deinen Gatten aus. Bin völlig gerührt.
Danke Martin, damals waren wir ja noch ganz frisch verliebt und ich wollte ihm meine Welt zeigen.
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