A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
You have to eat, no getting around that. In most cases you can’t get out of going grocery shopping either. There used to be only 3 big shop chains here, but now there are about 5. The top two, Migros… Read moreThe Grocery Shopping Experience in Switzerland
Here is the “V” installment of my abc collection. I choose three words and write something regarding them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss or my life in Switzerland. This week’s words start with “v”. “V” is… Read moreCollection abc – V is for Vanilla, Vision and Victorinox
Let me tell you about my Christmas’ before I moved to Switzerland and my first Swiss Christmas. Christmas time is a wonderful, magical, family time. Lights sparkle outside while cooking smells from inside the house multiply. It’s when you hope… Read moreMy First Swiss Christmas
An American friend of mine called it that. She said “I have a ‘Go Anywhere’ and it’s great, I love it!” What in the world is a Go Anywhere? Oh, a GA or “Generalabonnement” in German. That’s where you pay… Read moreThe Go Anywhere
You can take the American out of America but you can’t take America out of the American. There are some things, like Thanksgiving, that have to be celebrated. So I do. The First Thanksgiving Just a quick review here. The… Read moreHappy Thanksgiving in Switzerland
When it comes to what I drink I can get finicky. When I first came to Switzerland a glass of ice cold Coca Cola was my favorite drink, unfortunately that wasn’t the way drinks were served here. Coke was served at room temperature with… Read moreDrinks are on the House
Not even counting Roger Federer and the first Bond-girl Ursula Andress, Switzerland has had a large number of impressive inventions and exports throughout history. Some of which you may not be aware of. Here are four from a long list… Read moreAmazing Swiss Inventions
There is so much joy in seeing a sparkle in someone’s eyes and knowing that you have given them memories to cherish. That childlike feeling of not knowing what you want to do next, everything looks like fun – let’s do it… Read moreA Joy Shared is a Joy Doubled
Most Swiss love having guests over for dinner and entertaining and we are no different. Of course with the number of people toasting with red wine and eating tomato sauces and red foods you would expect more things to happen… Read moreSpills and Thrills
After Ben and I were married, we moved into the same apartment building as his sister and her family and his parents. Or, to put it another way, I moved into Ben’s apartment because he was already living there. I… Read moreLunchtime
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