Apparently Zurich has the most drinking fountains of any city in the world at c1,200, and good job too - while London was experiencing a break in the heatwave, Switzerland was keeping the pressure on with 31 degrees of scorchio. Still, at least there was Lake Zurich to cool things down...

Flights

Outbound: Saturday 28 July, British Airways, LHR-ZRH, 6.40am. I snored quite loudly on the flight after a long week and 3.00am pickup (with apologies to anyone sat in the vicinity).
Return: Sunday 29 July, British Airways, ZRH-LHR, 8.40pm.

Airport transfers

Outbound & Return: Train to Zürich Hauptbahnhof or 'Zurich HB' (CHF6.80 each way). 13 minutes from the airport to the town centre, and not even an express train - just spitting distance between the city and the airport.

Hotel

Hotel St Josef (CHF142.50 per night). Perched on another hill - must be trying to tell me something - the hotel was clean and functional but nothing to write home about, despite the rave reviews on tripadvisor. I was in the second wing which was more like a hostel, so that must have been the difference. Breakfast was included and was a simple continental buffet. From the hotel to the city centre was a short 5 minute walk.

Activities

Swiss National Museum. Next door to the main railway station (Zurich HB), this was a great place to visit and has clearly had some serious money spent on it. Interactive exhibitions and excellent curation overall, I could easily spend more time here.
Fraumünster Church - incredible Marc Chagall stained glass windows and a much darker Augusto Giacometti (not Alberto) window too. Shame you aren't allowed to take photos!
Grossmünster Church - another Augusto Giacometti window but again, sadly no photos.
Boat trip on the lake - I did the short round trip which lasted about 90 minutes and had a number of stops. Was lovely to see the Swiss out sunbathing, swimming and paddle boarding in the sunshine.
Kunsthaus - modern art museum. Great selection including a comprehensive collection of Alberto Giacometti. Excellent restaurant for a light lunch too.
There was an Ironman being hosted on the Sunday, so was a bit harder to get around than normal, but sitting having a beer and watching them cycle and run (the swim must have happened earlier) was as close as I am ever going to come to partaking!