Swiss Watching trivia, No 12: Birdie Song
August 12, 2010, 2 Comments
The Birdie Song Forget fondue and the Red Cross – Switzerland most memorable gift to the world, though perhaps for all the wrong reasons,...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 11: Road Rules
August 11, 2010, 4 Comments
Road Rules Speed kills. But in Switzerland, which has the safest motorways in Europe, speeding kills your wallet more than anything. A Swedish man...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 10: Nestlé
August 10, 2010, No comments
Nestlé The world’s largest food company is a typically Swiss business. Or is it? Nestlé was actually founded by a German, born in...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 9: The Matterhorn
August 9, 2010, 5 Comments
The Matterhorn Switzerland truly is a country of mountains: about 70% of it is taken up by the Alps and Jura ranges. But there’s...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 8: Roger Federer
August 8, 2010, 1 Comment
Binningen in the canton of Basel-Land isn’t exactly the best-known place in Switzerland. It’s a small community dating back to 1004
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 7: 1476
August 7, 2010, No comments
1476 The year 1476 was a crucial one in Swiss history, thanks to Burgundy (the country not the wine). Back then Burgundy...
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Swiss Watching trivia, No 6: Rivella
August 6, 2010, 9 Comments
Switzerland makes a lot of cheese but what happens to the whey (the milky liquid) after the solid curds have been extracted?
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 5: Babies
August 5, 2010, 1 Comment
Babies Last year 78,286 babies were born in Switzerland, the highest total since the year 2000, although the crude birth rate has remained...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 4: National Anthem
August 4, 2010, 1 Comment
National anthem For years the unofficial Swiss anthem was Rufst du mein Vaterland, using words written by Johann Wyss (author of...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 3: Cows
August 3, 2010, No comments
Cows Cows are an essential part of the Swiss landscape. In total, there are 1,597,000 cattle in Switzerland (about half of them...
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