Even today I still come across people who think of Zurich as a sterile city of bankers and merchants selling expensive watches (to the bankers). But we, who are neither bankers nor merchants, have made Zurich one of the best addresses on earth. We have created our special scenes all over the city.
We took the beautiful pedestrian walk along the eastern side of the lake and made a scene out of it.
From all seasons, the summer wins. Not so much because we can have a meal or drink watching the lake or visit a Badi for a swim. But rather because we can express our "life is good" attitude. We are street performers, jugglers, youngsters listening to rap on a battery powered stereo, petites bourgoises eating take-away sushi or just a family with a kid hanging around. We love and photograph again and again the deep red sky of the dusk. And we don't mind the occasional smell of cannabis.
We like the melancholy of the autumn for the colors of the trees. And in the spring (maybe as early as February), we'd lie next to the water to absorb solar radiation in anticipation of the summer.
However, I, personally, love that Saturday afternoon in the winter; when the sky is grey and there's plenty of snow on the ground. I'd be alone and feel like I own the place. Moments later, I'd be jumping into the ice cold water of the lake (check the Sauna Utoguai article).
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