Yes, welcome to this afternoon in downtown Zurich!
Watch out, this Swan float makes wide turns:
Smelled like horses:
Anyone for some grain?
How about some bread?
Men would pull women from the crowd to give them flowers, or bread and a kiss. Here is the dinner roll transfer!
A real life burgermeister?
More tuba, please!
Think everyone is going home with their bread and flowers?
Not before they see the GIANT SNOWMAN EXPLODE! Ka-boom! The faster and bigger he burns, the better the summer will be, they say.
Everyone was about town. Totally crazy!
Other sights included people dressed as Arabs (not really sure about that), and lots of slamming back of Feldschlossen products.
All of this transpired in front of what is our future apartment (contract is now signed!). We were told to prepare for parades, and we have just been served delightful notice.
Well congrats on your choice of an apartment with a built in entertainment system!
ReplyDeleteYAY! the apartment search is over! how great. now we can come and see you.
ReplyDeleteI know! The only thing left is the rental deposit...
ReplyDeleteThe protocol here works like this: you (renter) go to the bank and open up a protected deposit account in your name. The bank photocopies your lease and sends it to the rental company. You can't take the money out of the account unless you get a letter of authorization from your rental company, but in the meantime the bank pays you interest on the money (and you have to pay taxes).
This rental company we're dealing with just wants us to cut them a cheque -- no protected account, no nothing. Everyone we speak with says this is verrry unusual, so we've gone back to our relocation agent to ask for more details.
So many flies, so little ointment...