As for the rest of it, this burg that many tend to associate with little more than banks and insurance companies can actually be quite dynamic, fun and funloving, even offbeat and charming. Its “gnomes”  of finance and historically modest Protestant spirit are these days joined by a vibrant multicultural and gay scene along with Europe’s largest annual street party. That’s in addition, of course, to traditional annual festivities involving bun-tossing and snowman-burning, as well as funky modern street parties such as...  keep reading