Swiss National Day
August 1 is a completely Swiss holiday celebrating the independence of the country from Austria. This goes way back to 1291, so it’s a bit older than U.S. Independence Day. It doesn’t seem to be as organized as in the U.S., however, as there were no planned fireworks over Zurich - just a lot of people setting off very expensive personal fireworks that you’d never be able to legally buy in the U.S.
I geeked out and brought my tripod and took a couple of shots of the enormous ferris wheel across the lake over at Bellevue. I’m starting to really love shooting at night. And yes, per usual, you can click on either of these to see the big version.
