ZURICH - Mythenquai and Tiefenbrunnen saw the first serious queues of the bathing season on Sunday. Lifeguards said the water was still cold enough to cut swims short. That did not shorten the line for a locker.
City officials like this picture because it is free infrastructure that works. Tenant groups like it because it is a reminder that public space is not a penthouse.
Summer on the lake
Last year's season note is here. July will test whether the water, and the tempers, stay this gentle.