May 5, 2014 Live from the road

Zurich

Reported by Heinz Heer 21.0 km

The start of the Peace Run in the City of Zurich was at the Technical University Hönggerberg on the Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile. On the left side in orange jacket Roman Gschwend, triathlete and endurance athlete holding the torch with the International Peace Run Team.

Country coordinator of Switzerland Heinz Heer

Our first stop: the bilingual Kids Island School

Trying to feel inner peace...

Having some fun together

Making a wish with the peace torch

Kids Island School with the Int. Peace Run Team that runs through all the countries in Europe

Running to the Fifa Headquarters

"Handshake for Peace" between former Fifa Referee Massimo Busacca and the European Peace Run coordinator Dipavajan Renner

Massimo Busacco is all smiles about the 2014 FIFA mascot "Fuleco" for the Worldcup in Brasil

Thank you FIFA for the warm welcome!

After a handshake for peace a little run for peace....

Welcome at our next school in Zurich

We are all peace runners...

and Peace lovers

a firm grip on the torch of peace

Holding the Peace torch together

It is always fun for the school-kids to run for Peace

Running through the streets of Zurich on a sunny day

Next stop was at the Chinese Garden in Zurich, which is a gift from Zurich´s partner city Kunming in China.

Triathlon legend Olivier Bernhard holding the Peace torch inside the garden

Arrival at the "Bürkliplatz" for a special reception of the European Peace Run. 25 years ago on the same place the City of Zurich had welcomed the Peace Run.

Olivier Bernhard: "I salute the runners that are covering in Europe 24,000 km from Lisbon to Belgrade - in the name of peace, friendship and international oneness!"

Our honored guests, from left, representative of Consul General of Serbia, city council member Gerold Lauber, Consul General of Crotia and Consul General of Latvia.

Zurich Peace Run organiser, Narmada Heer

Consul General of Latvia, Mr Ragnar Granelli (middle)

City council member Gerold Lauber, on the left, with Consul General of Croatia, Mr Hrvoje Cvitanovic

The representative of the Consul General of Serbia, Mr Radivoje Radojevic holding the torch with Gerold Lauber

Aicha Baakili, vice-president of the Zurich Marathon

Our Serbian runner with the representative of the Consul General of Serbia

Our Croatian runner with the Consul General of Croatia

Performing the official Peace Run song

Albert Walter, former Swiss benchpress record holder

Beate Hüsch, Peace Run coordinator in Basel, holding the torch with a guest

The city council member leads into a symbolic run for peace

To all the participants thank you for coming together in the name of peace

A well deserved lunch for the Peace Run team in the "Vegelateria", Zurich's first Vegan restaurant.

Torch carried by
Adam Studenik (Slovakia), Claudia Tobias Rosales (Guatemala), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Elisa Tobias Rosales (Guatemala), Goga Petrovcic (Croatia), Irena Majerová (Czech Republic), Namitabha Arsic (Serbia), Natalia Budkova (Russia), Swiss Runners (Switzerland), Thomas Strohn (Germany).  
Photographers
Bijoy Imhof, Dipavajan Renner, Irena Majerová
The torch has travelled 21.0 km in Zurich.

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