Postcards from Switzerland

• A free sample for your thoughts 10 years ago When you walk through a big train station in Switzerland (eg. Zurich HB, or Basel SBB) it is not unusual to find stands or promoters which give free samples and discounts from all sorts of brands and products. Sometimes they advertise a new innovative product on the market or sometimes it is just a...
• A garden of Tarots. A garden of love. 10 years ago This summer has not been very generous in Switzerland (and probably in the rest of Europe too). We didn’t have much sun and we had just few occasions to spend time outside and swim in the lakes and rivers. So we thought to take some time off and head to Italy. But as usual we&ellipsis;Read the...
• Swinging under the sky of Zurich 10 years ago Kosovar Albanian New York based artist Sislej Xhafa installed a gigantic Y in 2011 at Hardaupark, Zurich, as part of a public art project. The work, that evoke’s King David’s biblical sling, is also a real swing, that can be used by the residents of Hardaupark and visitors, children included....
• Traces of Switzerland in Mulhouse 10 years ago Since I moved to Switzerland, I started noticing Swiss products, Swiss typical architectures and traces of Swiss history every time I travel in other countries. During my last travel to France I kept looking for Swiss products in the shops and Swiss brands at malls. This Saturday I was in Mulhouse,...
• A pretzel for your thoughts! 10 years ago One of the most common bread snack in Switzerland is definitely pretzel (in German Bretzel). You can find it everywhere and at every flavor (raclette is definitely my favorite!). So I was surprise to learn from some locals that is kind of a new thing here in Switzerland, as it was imported some...

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