kleeblatt

Last night, my English students and I participated in an English tour of the city of Zug.

The walking tour:
The old town is small but very authentic. It's car free and located next to the lake. We saw the local wash house, sewage alley, (scheisse gasse), toured inside the 15th century city hall (where in its intricately decorated courtroom many a witch was ordered to the stocks) and saw Zug from the top of the clock tower. The clock tower was the highlight of the tour. We walked passed the small wooden prison cells and thought Paris Hilton has no need to complain. From the top, in a very comfortable wooden room, we saw the beautiful area of Zug.

Tour Guide:
Marilyn Buchmann, an expat from Essex, was our tourguide. Her English was easy to understand (important to my students) and her stories very entertaining.

Cost:
SFr. 140 per group. We were 17 people. I booked the tour through the Zug tourism office.

Length: 90 minutes

Weather:
Oh, it rained buckets as we drove to Zug and then it let up and only needed our umbrellas at various times during the tour.

Lucerne vs. Zug:
Last year we took a city tour of Lucerne and this year of Zug. I would recommend both, although I preferred our Zug tourguide. The history is incredible in both places and gives a new light to the surrounding buildings.

BTilke

Repasting from the Lounge:

Did you go by Harley Davidson? I remember reading somewhere their European headquarters is in Zug and it's a must-see for Hogsters in Europe.

What did you think of the town? Back in 2000, a headhunter was after DH for a job there. Turned out the company fell apart in the dotcom bust, so just as well it never worked out. But from the photos we saw of the area, it looked like a very pleasant place to live.

hopscotch

I stayed in a lakeside hotel many years ago. The morning view across the Zugerzee was spectacular.

jmw44

Thanks for the summary, schuler! As the train follows the zugersee a bit, I wonder what the lakeside villages are like. Always researching. J.

kleeblatt

No, we missed the Harley Davidson shop. I've got no idea where it is but I'm assuming it's not near the old town.

I worked over six years in Zug and enjoyed it very much. It's very international, with international schools and clubs. It's still a small city, with good transportation services and close to the mountains. The canton of Zug has the lowest taxes in Switzerland, thanks to the many international companies.

Marc Rich had (or has) an oil trading company in Zug and made $$$$$$$.

Zug has some of the most spectacular sunsets, great restaurants and lots of international jobs requiring English (and German).