A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
This is the “F” installation to my alphabet series. I take three or so random words and somehow relate them to Switzerland. So, “f” is for friendship, family and fairytales. is for friendship Friends are those rare people who ask… Read moreColletction abc – F is for Friendship, Family and Fairytales
This is the “B” installation to my alphabet series. I take three or so random words and somehow relate them to Switzerland. So, “b” is for babies, belief and boldness. is for Babies When I was born I was so… Read moreCollection abc – b is for babies, belief and boldness
Fall is the beginning of the new school season. I thought what better time to start a set of alphabet posts than now. This is a series of posts where I pick a random word or words going through the… Read moreCollection abc – A is for age, angels and ability
Ah, yes, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet”. Thank you William Shakespeare. So, what’s in a name? Honestly, there are some weird and amusing names of places in Switzerland. Some are just weird to the… Read moreWhat’s in a Name, Places in Switzerland
The national schwingen and folk festival is in a different location every 3 years. It was the weekend of August 27th and 28th in the French speaking Estavayer this year (2016). It was especially hot and tickets were expensive, so… Read moreSchwingen, a New King is Born
Ben and I have been to a lot of wedding ceremonies. Still, I can count the number of times we have been invited to a Swiss wedding party on two hands. They are small, only family and the very best… Read moreSwiss Wedding Bells
All my knowledge about the Swiss military service is secondhand but I have heard a lot of stories. It’s a topic that all Swiss men can relate to and have an opinion about. At dinner parties when the men start… Read moreThese (Military) Boots Were Made for Walkin’
The Swiss have a work ethic that is second to none. There is next to no traffic on Sunday evenings not because there is soccer game or a ice hockey game on TV but because the majority of people are… Read moreWork Ethics
In “early August” 1291, during the late middle ages three cantons in what is now central Switzerland, swore an oath of alliance, and I suppose with that, a nation was conceived. Who were they uniting against? Here, my very short,… Read moreSwiss Independence Day
There are times when an American shakes someone’s hand but very rarely, if ever, do they kiss an acquaintance or friend. Here in Switzerland you are forever holding out your hand to shake someone else’s. They start learning these manners… Read moreTouchy, Touchy
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