It is looking at me!
Look, I can also do the same
Okay, it's time for the face reveal finally
There you go!
It's done now
No more comments from now on
-You cannot advertise me like this!
-Huh?
-You cannot advertise me like this!
There's a baby next to you
-It's a very cute one
-You can take a look at my haircut
This time, I've cut my hair very short
How do you like my haircut?
Umm.... not so good
This is the food court at the airport. We ate a little Indian food there
And this is what we have for Indian food. Two vegetables and some rice
Half a roti and two popadams here
All of this almost cost us 40 Swiss Francs
which in Indian Rupees is around 3,200 rupees!
This will tell you how costly Switzerland is, as a country
We have booked a car here because we have planned to go to different cities
First Zurich, then Lausanne and then to Interlaken from there
It would be easier than public transport and so we booked a car
The car looks quite good, but it's a very basic model, right?
It was one of the cheapest models they had
The BMW 1st series
-Yeah but still... BMW!
I know!
-Okay, but it's the wrong side though
This is my ... Oh! Thank you!
Thank you!
What a gentleman!
-This is beautiful
-This is the famous bridge, I think
That's crazy!
There is a light for every parking spot
That's a good one
Welcome to Zurich, friends!
This is the city of Zurich as you can see behind
The lake that you see has very clear water
The water is bluish green and you can see the fish within
We wondering if we can bathe in this lake
We asked the people in the hotel and they replied in the affirmative
They told us that we will find a bathing spot somewhere further up ahead
That is where we are going
This is the birds' corner
There are pigeons, swans, ducks and another type of bird
The normal household sparrow is also here
Look at how they have balanced the stones here
They're doing it there
-Are they really balancing it?    - yeah
Its a matter of sheer chance. There was an offer in some hotel and they were  giving free rides in their speedboats
So we got a free ride on the speedboat
And now, we have come to the side of the lake where the people are swimming
It is a great opportunity
It was warm when we started walking but now, it has started to drizzle
It was around 30-31 degrees. The temperature was good for swimming
But now, it feels like the water would be colder and swimming might not be a good idea
But the people are swimming even now, as you can see
Let me first check the temperature of the water before I take a dip
It's not that cold, right?
No
We have come across a good bathing spot here
I will get into the water with a GoPro again so that you guys can enjoy a live experience again
So that you can jump in along with me
Let's go
There are swans here near the corner
It looks like they are not afraid of humans
Welcome to another episode of Man Vs Wild
Today, we will meet with swans
which are scratching themselves
They started feeding and a flock of swans  gathered here
Say that to random people... I'm feeding the swans
-Yeah
Otherwise people are going to be like, is that your girlfriend?
It seems as if the birds have made this rock their gathering spot
There is so much bird shit here... Look!
If someone human came to sit here, they would not be able to do so
Oh, Chill!
One thing has to be admitted
The water is very clear here
You can see how the water is looking greenish-bluish in its depths
I was saying that some of the stones inside are very very sharp as you can see
I really cut myself on this already
I do not think that I have come close to so many birds in the wild anywhere in the world
We have seen them in the zoo and wildlife parks on so many occasions
This is a normal place in a city
This is not a special place where the birds are kept
It's amazing!
I would definitely recommend this. If you ever come to Zurich,
then do take a dip in this lake- its completely free of cost
You can look for any corner and go take a dip. The water is not that cold. And the water is so clear.. what do I say?
The sun is out so you can see the color of the water clearly now
It is of such a bluish green- turquoise color
We thought of going to some shops today and roam around the city nearby
and since Switzerland is famous for chocolates, we thought of going to some shops and trying them
But unfortunately, today is a public holiday in Switzerland because today is Switzerland's national holiday
Due to that, all the shops are closed
Fun fact: If you were to shop in Switzerland, there is a new currency here
Swiss Francs
as compared to other European countries where Euro is used
But in almost all the shops, the shopkeepers accept both Euros and Swiss Francs
It is not a big deal if you have Euros. You need not get them converted here
Do you want a haircut?
Only 49 Euros!
You'll get a haircut in 50 Euros
It is good I got a haircut even before I came
Now, we are going to a very special place
A restaurant where food is served in the dark
It is called "dark dining" and the waiters in the restaurant are all blind
They will serve us and the entire experience of food will be in the dark
We will not be able to see what we are eating
We will use the tram to go there
Trams are cheaper as compared to taking our car out of the parking and then parking it back in
That is going to be costlier
The name of the restaurant is Blinde Kun
That's written in German. Its English translation would be "Blind Cow"
That is, our blind mother cow
Unfortunately, the camera is of no use inside
since everything will be done in the dark
-Let's go!    -Come, let us see
What do I say?
It was such a mind-blowing experience
First of all, you've to understand that there's complete darkness. There's nothing
-Yeah!   -The thing is... to be led into the room where the tables are
like you enter the room and it's completely dark
and then you...
put your hands on the shoulder of the waitress, who is blind
and she leads you to your table and just navigates through all the other tables
Not bumping into anything
And that's crazy but I think she has been doing that for around 15 years
-Yeah yeah
-And...
they don't really move the tables. So that's why it's possible
When you taste food, to recognize food, you have to use all your different senses, right?
You use your nose. If you block your sense of smell, you cannot taste the food how it normally tastes
It's a bit same with the eyes. You don't think it's true but,
the first...    -Try it home actually . Like, try it
Be completely blindfolded and somebody gives you something that is very familiar
And you know it's familiar but you just don't know what it is. Its crazy!
And even stuff like if you wanna ask for more
instead of... normally you wave for, or raise your hand
or make eye contact or whatever.
That's not possible. SO you literally had to call her by her name
And it was Anya. So you could just... like...
"Anya...?"
-Right?
-And when she came, you always tended to look in her direction
even though it made no difference, right?
Stay like a blind person for some hours
You can feel how they feel like
No matter whether your eyes are open or closed, there's no difference here
then the rest of your senses become stronger
You start hearing more with your ears
You identify the taste on your tongue even more
you also make more use of your sense of touch
So, in a way, it makes the other senses more aware
Oh my God!
-Oh my God, it feels like the wall's moving
-Yeah
It really feels like the wall is moving and not us
Oh My God!
-It's very scary... this elevator
-But cool, in a way
*both chorus* Yeah!
-Just don't touch it... otherwise...
-I wanna touch it
This elevator has no doors
This is the back elevator- the original elevator of the hotel broke down
What? Just like that?!
I have made a bucket list of some very unique things
which I want to see or do in the world
And one of this item was "dark dining"
So, this can finally be ticked off
The public holiday today is actually Switzerland's Foundation day
Basically, somewhat like an Independence day
This is why so many fireworks are going off outside
It is almost somewhat like Diwali here
Normally, the government organizes a main firework every year. The people do not burst crackers separately
But the fireworks of the government got cancelled this year because
they did not want any kind of congregation of people due to COVID19
Therefore, all the fireworks that you see going off are being set off by the people
