{"id":25465,"date":"2022-09-28T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=25465"},"modified":"2023-01-16T17:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T22:58:07","slug":"einstein-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=25465","title":{"rendered":"Einstein Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Linda Lou Burton posting from Family Services Lounge, Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland <\/em>\u2013 Yes, there was a reason for choosing a flight with a seven-hour layover. In Switzerland. The reason was the Caf\u00e9 Odeon. Making the transition from East Africa\u2019s equatorial region to Iceland\u2019s watery grayness was challenge enough. Why not throw in a quick-flick of European history on the way? We had to stop somewhere in Europe, and when I read about the Odeon, I knew I\u2019d found something so different it would do the trick. This little coffeehouse in downtown Zurich has been around over a hundred years, and its name-dropping list of customers would make any history lover blink.<\/p>\n

Politicians, physicists, writers, musicians, dancers \u2013 hey, dancer Mata Hari performed in the cabaret there way back before she was convicted as a spy and executed. There was Benito Mussolini, and Lenin, and Trotsky. There was Somerset Maugham, Erich Maria Remarque, and James Joyce. Add Arturo Toscanini. \"\"<\/a>Add Albert Einstein. Yes, he was there. Albert earned his PhD at the University of Zurich, and was living there in 1911 when Odeon opened its doors; they say he liked talking with a crowd of students there, hanging out over coffee. So that was my plan: just luck into the table where Einstein used to sit, and have a coffee (Viennese style), listening for voices from the past.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cImagination is more important than knowledge,\u201d Einstein used to say. I imagined getting off the plane fresh as a daisy at 7 AM; catching the smashingly modern train that rolls right underneath the airport terminal and whisks you downtown in 10 short minutes; strolling along the Limmat River and reaching the Odeon in time for breakfast, served 8-11:30. I\u2019d have a cappuccino with lots of foam and a plaited roll, maybe an omelet? Plenty of time to get back to the airport before our afternoon flight.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Did that happen? Are you kidding? My wheelchair was waiting as soon as we dragged ourselves off the plane to the ramp after a sitting-up-straight-trying-to-sleep night (and remember, I\u2019m in my night-shirt due to the unfortunate sprite mishap). A kind person pushed me to the Family Services lounge, where Rick and I plopped down and stayed. Hot coffee and cool water right there. Restrooms right there. Peaceful, away from the crowd. Long benches for stretching out for a nap. A restaurant and bookstore just outside the door. My berry muffin was delicious. Rick had a hearty sandwich. No ghosts hovered near; the Euro-techno music kept them away and drove us back to the quiet. Look at the pictures \u2013 first what we DID see in the Zurich Airport, and last the Caf\u00e9 Odeon, that we did not. Next time, Albert!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Odeon Caf\u00e9 Breakfast Menu https:\/\/odeon.ch\/en\/karten\/breakfast\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Odeon Caf\u00e9 History https:\/\/odeon.ch\/de\/uber-das-odeon\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Zurich Airport https:\/\/www.flughafen-zuerich.ch\/en\/passengers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Post: Goldfish For Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Linda Lou Burton posting from Family Services Lounge, Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 Yes, there was a reason for choosing a flight with a seven-hour layover. In Switzerland. The reason was the Caf\u00e9 Odeon. Making the transition from East Africa\u2019s equatorial region to Iceland\u2019s watery grayness was challenge enough. Why not throw in a quick-flick […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4318,4319],"tags":[4563,4560,4562,4561],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25465"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25524,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25465\/revisions\/25524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}