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Time for more views of the beautiful country. Snow is starting to fall in many places, so no excuses for basing the theme round mountains and Christmas. First up, the Christmas lights in Zürich.
And a sunset taken from the train down to Lauterbrunnen:
And another sunset, this time at ZRH, aka Zürich Airport
And finally a cold […]
Just back from a few days rest, first in Zermatt and then in München, or Munich as you probably know it.
We just missed the Kriskindlmarkt in Münich, but as we got off the train in Zürich, our very own one was opening there.
And do you know what? It’s Christmas Market time all over Switzerland. […]
Do you know what 50 tons of onions looks like?
If not, then Monday 26th November is the time to find out. On the fourth Monday in November of every year, local farmers bring tons (literally) of garlic and onion to the world famous Onion Market in Bern.
Zweibelmarkt would be the German translation, but in […]
There are times when you have to admire the teutonic way of naming things. So logical.
Seealpsee (pronounced: say alp say) means literally “Lake Mountain Lake”. And you can’t argue with that. It’s a mountain lake, and er, a lake.
It’s located in Kanton Appenzell, on the eastern edge of Switzerland, allow a couple of hours to […]
Schiffbau means (literally) Ship building. So it’s a strange building to find in the middle of a city.
But no, they really used to build the boats that sail on lake Zürich down near Escher-Wyss Platz. The boats are fairly large too, with capacities of around 750 passengers.
But now the industrial area is steadily being converted […]
I’m quite new to this blogging lark, so I’m not used to receiving goodies in the post.
The other week a beautifully wrapped parcel arrived, containing a small book for me to review.
The Globetrotter’s logbook is a small (about 5×3 inch) pocket book, designed to allow you to keep a track of your travels.
It’s beautifully […]
I’m guessing that not many readers live in Switzerland, and may well need a hotel close to the airport, either when they arrive or when they leave.
Basel airport is becoming more and more important for travel to Switzerland, and although it is physically located in France, is very convenient for many locations.
Zurich and Bern are […]
Rufus Wainwright played a blinding set at the AVO Sessions in Basel last night.
Playing in a club setting, with most of the audience seated at tables, he performed a reduced set based around the Release the Stars album which was released earlier this year.
As usual Rufus came on stage to great applause while the band […]
La Chaux-de-Fonds is apparently Europe’s highest city, and is known as the city of the three Cs; The architect Le Corbusier, The Automobilist and founder of the great US Car Company Louis Chevrolet, and a poet, Blaise Cendrars.
I like architecture and cars, so I’ve heard of the first two, and sadly have no recollection of […]
It’s the time of the week for some lovely pictures to show different views of Switzerland at this time of year. I hope you enjoy these:
Lake Lugano: phaedra.sf
Near Lausanne LePhotographe
Lauterbrunnen superbubby100
Lavaux m x b ch r
Don’t you just want to get on a plane now?
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Written by Geoff Collins [email] for b5media.
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