11th November: a date (not) to remember
November 11, 2010, 22 Comments
For the last week or so I’ve been wearing a poppy. If you’re reading this in Britain then that statement may sound...
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An Alpabfahrt, or when the cows come home
October 9, 2010, 7 Comments
Autumn in Switzerland. Stands selling roasted chestnuts, pumpkin soup on every menu, foggy mornings, golden leaves.
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 15: Religion
August 15, 2010, 1 Comment
Today is a Catholic holiday in Switzerland. Or at least it would be if it wasn’t a Sunday, which is by definition...
LEARN MORE ›Happy 719th birthday, Switzerland
July 28, 2010, 2 Comments
On Sunday it’s the 1st August: Switzerland’s National Day. And there’s no Swiss-er way of celebrating it than sticking a sausage on...
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Summer in the city means swimming in Bern
June 30, 2010, 6 Comments
It’s something Londoners, Parisians and Romans can only dream of: finishing work on a hot summer day and jumping in the river.
LEARN MORE ›Switzerland loves Germany, at last!
May 30, 2010, 2 Comments
Maybe it was because there are now so many German immigrants in Switzerland (over 233,000 at the last count). Maybe it was...
LEARN MORE ›The Swiss can yodel but can they sing?
May 28, 2010, 6 Comments
So for the fourth year in a row, Switzerland has failed to make it through to the finals of the Eurovision Song...
LEARN MORE ›In Switzerland holidays really are still holy-days
May 14, 2010, 2 Comments
Yesterday was Auffahrt. At least it was in the German-speaking parts of Switzerland; elsewhere it was Ascension or Ascensione. Whatever you call...
LEARN MORE ›And the winner is…
May 9, 2010, No comments
Britain might not yet have a winner from its recent beauty contest, er sorry election, but Switzerland does. And his name is...
LEARN MORE ›Only one man can win the real election this weekend
May 7, 2010, 1 Comment
The Swiss love voting, so it was no surprise to see that both Switzerland’s freebie commuter papers (20 Minuten and Blick am Abend) had...
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