The one behind the Migros car park in Eglisau. It would have been yet another anonymous fountain in yet another anonymous car park, if it wasn’t for the sign: Hundebadeverbot, which means that is forbidden to bath dogs. In general, fountains are pet friendly, but most likely only locals can provide an explanation for such an egregious rule. However, being a Portuguese I could not help but grinning when my friend posted the picture on Facebook. And, being himself a Portuguese, M. couldn’t miss the irony of it all. Vai dar banho ao cão [go and bath the dog] is the equivalent of saying someone to get lost or bugger off. And when you can’t bath the dog, you’d better be armed with patience, understanding and endurance…
A big thank you to @mazevedo77 for sending in this picture. Definitely someone unlikely to be sent to bath dogs.
Zurich 1200 Fountains 