Since it was a very cold day we layered up with all our warm clothes and in the early afternoon, headed for Zurich for a look at the Christmas decorations. We wandered the streets and up into the park overlooking the river waiting for the light to fade from the day. Once it got dark enough for the lights to be turned on we saw the spectacle that we came to Europe for. Zurich really turns it on! It was definitely a WOW experience. Trees were lit up. The building frontages seemed to want to outdo each other for the most decorative lighting. Decorated Christmas trees lined the Hauptbahnhofstrasse. Shop windows were ornate and filled with tasteful Christmas fare and above the main street hung a kilometre approximately of little sparkling lights hanging down like falling
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