A lot going on recently. Andreas came by to visit for a weekend. As he is going to ETH and Zürich in September, I showed him around the city and the university.
This last weekend the “Züri Fäscht” has been going on. As it occurs only every three years, it is a huge happening. Two million people were in town these days. (To get a sense of scale: Zürich has a population of ~360’000, Switzerland 7 million).
The whole city center was closed off for traffic, and the streets were packed with people. Food stands, tivolis, music, fireworks… you name it.
The main attraction during the day was the Patrouille Suisse, the acrobatic team of the Swiss Luftwaffe.
But the night sported the biggest attraction. A 30-minute programme by a skilled pyrotechnic artist made the whole Zürich region stop and watch.
Oh yeah, as I wrote in the last post we watched Germany play against Argentina. With the number of Germans living in the house, the mood was on top 