The movies at the lake!

Pre-movie...

Zurich is a great city to live year around, but during the summer it really cannot be beat. From perfect summer temperatures, views of the mountains, beautiful walking paths, countless places to go for a swim, and many special events to name a few. We felt bad that we missed out on some of these things last summer as we were consumed with someone new to our family, so we made sure that as much as possible we would try and take advantage of all the wonderful things Zurich has to offer this summer!

Certainly one of the most popular things to do for the last few weeks of July and early August is to go to the movies on the Zurichsee (lake Zurich)! And this isn't just a few people bringing blankets and lawn chairs out to watch a small projection screen. We are talking a huge production involving rows and rows of stadium style seats, restaurants, bars, and a movie theater size screen set up literally feet from the shore of the lake.

Orange Cinema as it's called shows one different movie each night and some of them sell out within minutes of going on sale online earlier in the summer. So as our night out to celebrate our anniversary Steve secured some tickets and a sitter for Emma and we headed down to the lake to enjoy the evening! While we didn't get tickets to any new American releases, we still got to see a pretty good British comedy. Yet, regardless of the show it was about the experience and it was a ton of fun to enjoy a perfect summer evening down at the lake with a cocktail in hand and to see the waves of the lake crashing up on the rocks at the bottom of the movie screen!

A packed house just before the movie started. We were nearly in the front row (evidently we were supposed to get there several hours early to secure a prime seat)... still a good view for the show.

Thanks to my husband for planning and making sure we got to go this summer. It's just another reason why I am going to miss living in Zurich so much!

 

Happy #6!