Every three years the city of Zurich throws a giant party, for a whole weekend, right downtown on the lake. It is pretty epic and we always attend. This year we headed down on Friday night to enjoy all the fun. First, we needed to get some dinner. Why is it that sausages cooked at a fair like this always taste so much better than the ones we grill ourselves? My friend thinks it is because they are cooked at a low heat for a really long time, and there could be something to that. Or maybe it’s because they add crack to the filling…either way, they are delicious!
And getting to share your bread with the ducks makes them even better. 🙂 Nick decided he didn’t want a sausage, but instead wanted to try a cornish pasty. He declared it very good, and I have since made them a few times at home. They are laughably easy and so very, very tasty.
One of the most novel things about Zürifäscht for my kids, is that they get to walk right down the middle of the street without worrying about cars or trams running them over. We often drive down this very stretch of rode to get to the zoo, so they know very well what it usually looks like. 
There are lots of stands selling food, but also very many selling trinkets, t-shirts, toys and other assorted stuff. It’s always fun to look, but we rarely buy any of that stuff. We would rather save our money for the rides and food. 
Chris is dressed so fancy because we picked him at work and came straight to the party.
Unfortunately, pick pockets are becoming more of a problem downtown than they have been in the past. So they had this large warning reminding people to be careful. We have never had a problem, but I know at least one person who had her wallet stolen out of the bottom of her child’s stroller. Sad.
My favorite fair food is the battered, fried apple slices. We even discussed buying a fryer just so I could make them at home, but I decided it would be better to only have access to them on an infrequent basis. ha! 
The older kids are always so patient while the younger ones have a spin on the car carousel. Then we headed over to the bumper cars, where I proceeded to get a rope burn from the “safety strap”. Although I am pretty sure it was due to user error. Looked pretty gnarly for a few days afterward, and I also learned that aloe vera with Lidocaine is good for sunburns, but makes rope burns hurt even worse…
Hands down the best thing at the fair this year was the giant bouncy house area they had set up in the park. There were all kinds of different ones for the kids to try, and it was all free. Can’t beat that! We must have stayed there for a good hour, just letting the kids have fun.
As we slowly made our way back to where the car was parked, Alexandra was very excited about the ferris wheel she could see up ahead. I thought she wanted to go on it, but as we got closer, she firmly declared she had no intention of going on it. Way too scary. Ah,my children really are wimps when it comes to rides. 🙂
I had to take a picture of this ride. Have you ever seen a more bizarre mix of characters? I have no idea what they were going for, or how it even pertained to the ride, which was a fun house. And the giant Care Bear tied to the front is just sad and needs to go a.s.a.p. Yikes!
I love seeing my boys showing affection to each other in this way. And speaking of sweet things, just as we were leaving we bought a bunch of cotton candy, the other treat that is only good at a fair.
As you can see, Noah had inhaled his long before Sophie had made a dent in hers, and that was sharing it with Alexandra! 🙂
I had originally thought we would stay and watch the fireworks that night, but the kids were tired and just wanted to go home, so we left. In three years when it comes again, they will for sure be old enough to stay up so late. At least I hope so, fireworks are my favorite thing.