Zurich, Switzerland - Spring has mostly arrived. This week was warm (mostly 15-20 Celsius) and sunny. I say "mostly" because winter is not going out quietly: next week, the forecast predicts snow. But generally speaking, the temperatures are up, the sun is out, and the flowers are blooming. People in the streets The spring weather has brought people out of their cramped apartments and onto the streets. Literally. Regular readers may recall from a post I wrote about a year ago that our neighborhood is famous for the cherry blossoms. This draws in a number of blossom-gawkers, some of whom position themselves in the middle of the street in various poses while confused drivers try to navigate there way around them. Today, we saw two girls set up a tripod in a crosswalk and then sit (not stand) in the middle of the street while the phone took photographs. This was not appreciated by the passing Swiss drivers, one of whom even had the temerity to lightly tap his horn (scandal!). ...
Adventures living abroad in Switzerland.