Zurich Christmas Lights

Since 1971, the main shopping street in downtown Zurich - the "Bahnhofsstrasse" has had the same decoration during Christmastime: Thousands of lightbulbs on strings that evoked images of a starry night.



This year, all that changed. They now have computer-controlled, flourescent lightbeams hanging in a line.



I don't really like it: I'm sure it was supposed to be follow the aesthetics of Swiss design - clarity, simplicity, and elegance - but to me, it seems cold and technocratic. The warm and fuzzy feeling is gone.

A possible quick fix: Get some transparent yellow film and use it to wrap the lightbeams. That should make things look a bit warmer.