Lake Zurich Bathing Season Opens to Record Early Crowds

ZURICH - Municipal lidos reported long queues on the first truly hot weekend after the solstice. Water quality remained within bathing limits. Lifeguards asked people not to swim outside the marked zones after a wind picked up in the late afternoon.

For a city with almost no empty flats, the lake is the one public luxury that does not need a waiting list. That fact appears in every summer feature, because it remains true.

Trams to the water

VBZ added capacity toward Tiefenbrunnen and Wollishofen. Cyclists filled the lakeside path. The housing argument can wait until Monday. On Saturday the argument is about shade.