I’m sticking with the motorsport theme here, as there’s an event nearby where one can see loads of old racing cars and bikes.
It’s at Mutschellen, next Sunday, about 50 each of old cars and bikes. My favourites would be the early 1950s F1 cars, like the one above.
See www.mutschellengp.ch for details.
I’m off to Thailand today, so no more updates from me until I’m back on 24th April, hopefully with a slightly more functional arm.
Photo: Flickr juhanson
There aren’t many opportunities to drive quickly in Switzerland so when my ex-boss offered me the chance to drive his race kart, I jumped at the chance.
Jumped too much as it turns out, as my last skiing injury hadn’t completely healed and I ended up snapping a bone in my arm. Why is it called humerus?
Quite impressive without even having an accident…
Anyway, don’t let me put you off, it’s great fun, check out www.kartbahnwohlen.ch for opening times and prices.
Photo: Geoff Collins
PS I’m feeling a bit indisposed, so may not update quite so much over the next few weeks.
It’s easy to know when winter is over in Zürich. Just ask whether the snowman has been burned yet.
I’ve not worked out exactly how the timing of the festival works, I assume it’s linked to Easter, but this year Sechseläuten falls on April 14th. It’s always a Monday.
A children’s parade on Sunday, and a march through the streets by the merchant guilds on Monday are preludes to the main event – the burning of the Böögg.
The Böögg is the snowman who will determine what sort of summer we will have.
The faster he burns, the better the summer, so recently …read more
You can pretty much guarantee in Switzerland that it’ s not very often that there is no exhibition of Ferdinand Hodler’s work going on.
This summer, it’s Bern’s turn, with an exhibition at the kunstmuseum.
It runs until Sunday 10th August.
There will be over 130 of his paintings – some of which are by no means small.
The works cover his early, more traditional work, moving on to the abstract, impressionist stuff.
The Swiss view him as someone with a symbolist vision of man and nature forming one harmonious unity.
I look on him as someone that painted pictures of mountains in a …read more
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You wouldn’t think that a small village about 20km further down the lake would feel the need to compete with Montreux.
But Cully Jazz Festival seems to do that, although not at the same time of year.
For nine days from Friday April 4, there are daily concerts, either in the afternoon or early evening.
Seeing as I haven’t heard of any of the acts, it’s probably worth looking at cullyjazz.ch to get an idea of who’s playing.
The festival is non-profit making and has been enjoying success for 25 years now, so if you like Jazz, you can be sure of a …read more
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Just in case you are planning on renting a car in Switzerland, I thought you should know about the new law that’ goes into effect today.
It’s caused a bit of fuss, as most motorists are not happy about it.
The Zurich council, ever mindful of environmental issues, have for ages been recommending that drivers turn off their engines while stationary at red traffic lights.
Now they’ve gone one step further, because they feel that not enough people are complying.
So, from today you are now required to remove the key from the ignition while stopped, and hold it out of the window. …read more
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