Tuong Vi P.
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My days of caring about shopping are looooong gone and while strolling the Bahnhofstrasse would've induced a mad frenzy in me in an almost forgotten past, I enjoyed walking this Swiss Fifth Avenue with the two men of my life (my hubby and son, in case you had more unsavory thoughts).
The sidewalks are ample, to accommodate masses of people walking with their shopping bags, themselves, or their friends and family. We could hear all different languages as we traversed this busy street and my ears would also perk upon hearing conversations in English or Spanish. It would actually be hard to eavesdrop a bit, as I find I do that when in a foreign country where I don't speak the principal language(s). That should change soon though, as I am learning French. So maybe on my next trip to Switzerland, I can talk to some natives who speak speak one of the four official languages.
Anyway, we found an awesome toy store to pick up a wooden toy of a man playing an Alphorn on Bahnhofstrasse, which was the highlight of our morning here. Funnily enough, we were the typical Americans picking up a Happy Meal for our kid at the eye-bulgingly expensive McDonald's in the neighborhood (but his meal came with tasty "Swiss potatoes") and even native French AT asked for a drink from Starbucks (:shocked-eyes:), where I shelled over about $10 USD for a grande frappuccino (all other patrons had tall cups in their hands).
We stopped by because it seemed that all lists of recommended activities in Zürich mentioned Bahnhofstrasse, so now I can just check off the list. I probably wouldn't make a point to go there next time I'm in the city though.