For me, this place offers the perfect view over Zurich, while also being close enough to the city to allow me to still feel a part of it. From the lake, where on windy days you can see small, triangular sailing boats, your eyes sweep further over the always bustling Old Town and the glass-clad business towers in District 5 and beyond. In the distance lies the Limmat Valley, more often than not wrapped in a pea soup fog. A unique “made in Züri” sound composition provides the background music to this view. The roaring sound of cars racing along the lake mingles with the squeaking of the tram tracks and sometimes also the raucous shouts of the football fans at Letzigrund. The noise of everyday life becomes a distant murmur. Over the city and in my head.