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This quiet lakeside town is located five miles south of Zurich and easily reached by train, boat or car. Now a commuter suburb, it has preserved much of its charm as a former farming village and boasts a strong community culture as well as a wide range of shops and leisure activities.


Thalwil includes the hamlet of Gattikon and borders on Rüschlikon, Langnau, Oberrieden, Horgen and (across the lake) Erlenbach.

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Saturday, August 14 : 2:44 PM

Early morning coffee wars

The battle of the coffeehouses is in full swing now following the opening of the new Starbucks a week ago. Just last week, I and other commuters were accosted by a Starbucks waiter offering free frappucino samples as we waited for the 6:18 am (!) train at Thalwil station.

Fortune is said to favour the brave and so far Starbucks' efforts are definitely paying off. Every time we pass, the cafe and balcony are full customers. We've been wondering whether this is down to the great coffee, special opening promotions, a passing trend or simply the large English-speaking community in Thalwil. Time will tell. We will, too, when we get round to redeeming our opening promotion voucher. Cheers!

1 Comments:

It's because it is non-smoking and you can get a real iced coffee there:-)

Carmen in Thalwil

By Carmen, at 12:19 PM