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Category Archives: Swiss
The Swiss Santa Claus Comes on December 6
The Swiss Santa “Samichlaus” arrives on December 6 without a sleigh or reindeer, but with a donkey and a companion and nuts, filled gingerbreads and mandarins in a burlap bag. Christmas presents will be delivered by the “Christkind” Christ Child. … Continue reading
Unusual Swiss Chocolate Creations
It does not come as a surprise to me that Switzerland has one of the highest chocolate consumptions in the world. I love Swiss chocolate and early on found out which brands were my favorite. By the way it is … Continue reading
Interesting Instrumentation in this Swiss Folkmusic Video
As I was doing some research on YouTube for Swiss folkmusic, I came across this video with a very interesting instrumentation. I had never seen a broom used as a musical instrument. Here in Canada spoons are often used and … Continue reading
Swiss Music – 1969 – Frau Stirnimaa
I was never really interested in traditional Swiss folkmusic until in 1969 the group ‘The Minstrels’ came out with the song “Gruezi wohl Frau Stirnimaa”. That song took over the country for a short time and even made it on … Continue reading
Three easy walks in the Oberland
It’s perfect autumn weather for walking, and the Swiss love walking. A lot. But as I pointed out in a previous post, most Swiss take their walking so seriously that what to you and me seems like an exhausting yomp, to them is a Sunday stroll. Jus… Continue reading
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Bizarre Festivals of Switzerland
There is no doubt that these festivals pass as completely normal for 99% of Swiss. However, they may seem totally bizarre to you and you seriously wonder how anyone could have thought of this stuff. As it turns out, these festivals are the result of ce… Continue reading
Horizonville, Switzerland
These days, we cannot get enough of Horizonville, Switzerland. This enclave in the Rhone Valley is located amidst popular sights but remains hidden from the view of tourists. As you can tell, Horizonville might as well be located in the heartland of th… Continue reading
You Know You’re Swiss If… (Part 2)
While hanging out at the lake the other day, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on our first year back in Switzerland. So we consolidated our observations and came up with the sequel to our series of sure-fire ways to know whether you are Sw… Continue reading
9 Incredible Optical Illusions Found in Switzerland
Switzerland’s beauty is certainly no illusion. But I bet you did not know that this country boasts some of the coolest optical illusions you have ever seen! Meet Felice Varini. This Swiss artist has created several life-size masterpieces incorporating … Continue reading
Some Silly (but Real) Questions about Switzerland
Every question is a good question. That’s what they tell you in school, but we could not believe some of the silly questions about Switzerland posed on a website dedicated to, uhm, answering questions. So in an attempt to entertain, we are taking a sta… Continue reading
