“Sorry dear, I didn’t get you a present this year. It’s… it’s… those damn Christmas lights on Bahnhofstrasse! How was I supposed to get in the Christmas shopping mood with those ghastly things overshadowing the whole scene? They totally ruined everything. Next year, I’ll buy you something in Chicago. Promise.”
And so the Great Zurich Christmas Decoration Controversy continues. Advertisements in the trams of Zurich declare, “Zurich: Neon light shopping. Chicago: Christmas shopping!” The advertisements are for a travel agent, Skytours, which specializes in travel to the US. According to the free newspaper 20 Minuten, the ad campaign is stirring up a lot of interest in Chicago as a Christmas-shopping destination.
OK, I admit, I’ve made fun of them, too. But an intercontinental trip just to escape the Bahnhofstrasse lights? Honestly, I’m starting to feel sorry for them, and maybe even like them a little… perhaps the lights are just misunderstood?
I love your pics and being from Chicago, had to laugh! Those are some lightS!!
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