On any sunny weekend afternoon you can find thousands of people by the Zürichsee (that's it's name in high german, it's called Lake Zürich in English and Zürisee in Swiss German). Martin and I usually wander down there on weekend afternoons ourselves. Once there we walk along the lake, find ourselves an empty patch of grass, spread out our blanket and then go down for a nice long nap (or read our books, or people watch). People watching is the best because there is a constant stream of people walking by in both directions along the lake. Everybody is out for some sunshine and exercise when it's not raining. My favorite people are the guys who carry their own sound systems and speakers and blare music as they walk.
Here are some pictures we took this past Sunday while we were by the lake. Here is a picture of a big patch of grass where lots of people like to hang out. But really every single patch of grass or bench or step is taken up by somebody when it's nice outside. It's just like being on a crowded beach, except there's no sand.
There is this one area where you can get a nice view of the mountains, if they're visible. This past Sunday we were lucky and you could see them, though this picture was taken with our cell phone so it's not of the best quality but they're there in the distance I swear:
And here are the balancing rock sculptures that Martin likes to sit and stare at. While Martin was taking these pictures a little boy walked over and knocked over one of the piles and the artist happened to be there which was funny. I'm surprised little kids don't knock them down all the time and that there are always a lot of them standing there. I'm also surprised they don't fall down from the wind ... I'm just baffled by how all these rocks balance so well.
I think it's the kid in blue in this picture who knocked one of the piles over:
And that's your typical afternoon by the lake.
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