The Season of Samichlous

Day one of month-long vacation, and all three of us are sick with a cold. Wunderbar!

Last Sunday we went to the "Samichlous chunnt" event at the Zytglogge. We had no idea what to expect having never been to a CH Samichlous event before. So we met TJ and Mia down in old town and waited for the fun to begin.

Samichlous came out and gave a rousing speech, and then he and Schmutzli came down to greet the kids and hand out Lebkuchen and oranges. I thought it was awesome. The kids got a kick out of gathering around Samichlous and getting their treats. The big bummer of it all is that the whole thing started right as it got dark so it was hard to get pictures. Planning people!

Today if we feel ok there is another Samichlous event down on the Bundesplatz, and TJ and Noah have a "reservation" to meet Samichlous up on the Gurton tomorrow. Love. It.