Halloween Swiss Style

For Halloween Jared and I went to a Google party. Well, we didn't dress up because I prefer to put together a homemade costume and they don't really have those resources here, that I know of. Plus, we couldn't think of anything clever to be and the Halloween shops around here were something like this, a little plain mask that covered your eyes...12 CHF. Nope not buying that. The prices got worse from there.

Anyhow, we swung by the party for a bit and chatted with some Googlers and danced a bit and got a few "non-alcoholic" beverages. The bartender called my drink, fizzy with some yummy. I told him to make me something yummy with some sparkle ohne (without) alcohol.

OK, getting to the picture, there weren't any sweets or candy at the party. So Jared and I left and went on the hunt. We stopped at the Haupt Bahnhof (Main Train Station) where the stores are open late and picked up some sweets. To my amazement, the king size Twix here comes in one long stick. I was excited about that. I do miss all of the "mini" candy that they sell in the states around Halloween. Mini Twix, mini Snickers, and best of all the mini boxes of Nerds. I used to get the 1/2 price bags of candy the day after Halloween and hop up my students on sugar for the rest of the week. Halloween just isn't the same here. As my Mother always said, "You can't go trick-or-treating unless you're dressed up." I guess that is why we didn't have luck finding the best of sweets, we weren't dressed up.