After the madness of Streetparade Zürich last weekend, it was interesting to check out Stadtfest…read moreBaden for the first time. Not quite sure what to expect, but not quite what I expected. For starters, there were TONS of people. Mostly young to middle-aged adults, some older folks, and a few kids... all filling up the streets and makeshift booths throughout the old town. There was a plethora of usual suspects for sale -- cotton candy and assorted sweets, sausages, Bretzels, lots of alcohol, Dönner kebaps, trinkets, and a surprisingly large number of crepe stands. The All-American hot dogs were a hit at CHF 7 each. I was tempted to try one but then decided not to get ripped off for something that only costs $0.99 back home. I was a bit annoyed with one temp bar that put a Japanese flag next to a Taiwanese bubble tea drink on the menu, plastered Japanese anime all over the walls, and then hung Chinese lanterns from the ceiling. I guess that's what the Swiss consider Asian exotica. :P All-in-all, the event was ok to check out, since it only occurs once in 5 years. But there isn't so much to do except stand around and drink, eat crappy street food, and try to talk to others over the din of music being piped over the speakers. After about 2 hours of watching drunken bozos staggering around, I had enough and was ready to go home.

I loved the Munchen Market…read more Traditional food and great prices. I had a fish soup and bread and a bretzel here. If you love beer plenty of different beers and awesome food here. Would definitely come back

The Street Food Festival was a much needed addition to the city of Zurich! I must say, the…read moreorganizers have done an incredible job with the set up. Venders and selection of food + drink were on point. Looking forward to round 2 starting September 8

Loved the airplane flight show, all the drinks and all of…read morethe food- but there were too many people (and some of them were rude)! The fireworks were fab loved the colors in the sky- and for a whole 1/2 hour, I couldn't believe my eyes! There was music everywhere and lots of Toi Tois too, but to avoid brawls with teenies I'd recommend a better queue...

I'm really happy, because my mom was here when Zueri Faescht was going on, and I was here, so we…read moreboth got to experience the crazy-ness. It's awesome. Go early (like 4 or 5 ish in the afternoon) so you get your fill of it before all hell breaks loose. It's a lot like a state fair (yknow, like back in the states) except way bigger, and instead of it being in a closed off field, they bring it to the middle of the city, roller coasters and all. So you can still enjoy the beautiful buildings, river, and all the roads are shut down. One tramstop was even transformed into a bar, that was cool looking. They shot off fireworks to beautiful music for 30 MINUTES! There is SO MUCH FOOD. I loved it. You can try everything. It's like Swiss Fair Food! And it's awesome. Sure it ads up, but it's not bad, maybe 7-15CHF per plate. The only downside is the cluster fudge of people. That's why you might wanna peace out around 10 or 11. My mom left before the fireworks, and that was probably a really good decision. There was one point when boyfriend and I almost lost it because we were smashed against people. It gets a little crowded. A teenage boy took advantage of the mess and held my hand for maybe 2 seconds. See, people get a little crazy. The good thing that came out of it was boyfriend and I eventually got smashed against the barbeque stand, so we actually got to skip the line and eat bbq. That was fun. It's an experience. If you have an open mind and avoid the scary mass of people, it's pretty awesome. AND IT'S ONLY EVERY 3 YEARS!