March 10th, 2008
Old photo, new thrills.
This week sees 24 of the world’s top freeriders, both skiers and snowboarders, taking part in the 12th edition of Verbier Xtreme.
It’s the final of the Freeride World Tour (www.freerideworldtour.com) which visits Mammoth USA; Sochi, Russia; the O’Neill Big Mountain Pro, which is a mobile event in the Alps; and Tignes, […]
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March 6th, 2008
I’ve known this has been coming up for a while, but all of a sudden it’s here!
The great Tutankhamun (or Tutankhamen if you prefer - my spell checker seems to!) exhibition is in Zürich from this Saturday, 8th March until Sun 29th Jun.
Several hotels are offering special deals, click here for details.
Apparently it’s the […]
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February 27th, 2008
Well, this surprised me, but apparently Pop Art is a European invention. Forget Warhol and Lichtenstein, London, Paris and, you guessed it, Zurich was the place to be in the 1950s.
And to celebrate that, the art gallery in Zurich is running an exhibition until 12th May.
To quote the gallery’s website:
Art reflects the society […]
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January 8th, 2008
Finally a winter sport for the couch potato!
On Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays until March 30, 2008 you can ride on a sledge pulled by huskies.
It’s at the popular weekend resort of Flumserberg, about an hour out of Zürich.
Although most of us will just want to stroke the dogs, you can apparently gain an insight […]
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November 28th, 2007
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. […]
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November 22nd, 2007
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 […]
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October 26th, 2007
October and November is the time when Switzerland goes crazy for fairs, or shows as they used to be known when I was a young lad.
This week it’s Basel’s turn (you may have worked out I don’t like to use English spellings, like Basle).
It’s at the Messe, and entrance is (can you believe this) free!
The […]
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October 18th, 2007
I like cars. Old cars, new cars, racing cars. Pretty much anything. But I can’t help wondering what sort of person wants to pay good money to sleep in one.
On the shores of Lake Lucerne, there is a very cute place called the Swiss Chalet. On the outside it looks like a normal restaurant […]
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October 12th, 2007
I’m sorry! I can’t resist it. You all seem to love the concept of Swiss national costume and dressed up cows, so here’s the round-up of this weekends animal activities.
This weekend sees the judging of the cows by the Kloster in Engelberg on Friday 12th. Also there’ll be a small funfair for the little ones. Plus […]
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October 9th, 2007
Did I ever tell you that I’m a bit of a closet trainspotter?
Not to the extent of wearing a jumper that my Mother has knitted me, and scribbling numbers in a notebook, but I do like trains. I even got to drive a steam train on the Bluebell line once.
So the annual Dampftreff at the […]
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