On Wednesday, April 11, a group of thirty-six BC High choir students left Boston for Switzerland. After a red-eye flight, the group wasted no time and started to explore this beautiful country
We started our trip after lunch with a brief bus tour, followed by a walking tour of Zurich. We met up with our tour guide, Heidi, after lunch and took a bus ride through the city, stopping at different places to take pictures. After our bus ride we took a walking tour of the city and got to do some sight seeing. We saw Saint Peter’s Church, which has the largest clock face in Europe, as well as many of the statues and fountains around the city. We finished our tour at Fraumünster, the oldest religious building in Zürich, where we toured the building, saw the excavated crypt beneath it, and performed an informal concert. Though the church traces its roots to the 9th century, it is home to five contemporary stained glass works by Mark Chagall. After this, we said goodbye to our guide, leaving her with gifts to remember us, as we headed off to our next stop, the FIFA Museum. – Written by Chris Keith, Class of 2019
To finalize our first official day in Zurich before returning to the hotel for dinner, we had the pleasure of touring the FIFA World Football Museum. The museum is comprised of four floors, including the lobby floor, a basement, a second floor, and a third floor. The experience initially begins in the lobby, where there is a central display of every national team football (soccer) jersey, arranged in colored, order according to the rainbow. In addition, the walls are aligned with various medals and trophies, collected over many years during the tournament. It then continues in the basement, which is filled with informational displays and games as well as a large movie theatre where the tour progresses. Following the movie, we then moved to the second floor, which contained many football (soccer) mini games, purely for our enjoyment. Afterwards, the tour ended on the third floor, with a final gift shop and stairs back to the first floor. – Written by Jay Noonan, Class of 2019
BC High Concert Choir 