T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
It has been a cold, rainy August here in Zurich (not that I’m complaining – see any of my July posts for how much I hate the heat). Several times I’ve found myself curling up on the couch with some tea and my laptop, determined to reply to all of those emails languishing in my … Read more
We went, we saw, we photographed. We managed to see quite a bit of the Zurich Street Parade without getting stuck in any giant throngs of people, so I was happy with the whole experience. It was basically, as expected, a smaller version of Berlin’s Love Parade, with around 800,000 ‘ravers’ expected this year (fewer … Read more
The first time I heard about Street Parade (Striitpareid in Swiss German) was in my Swiss German class. It was listed in the ‘Holidays in Zurich’ section of our textbook, right next to Christmas, Sechseläuten, and Easter. That seemed wacky given that it is, at the end of the day, a giant outdoor rave. But … Read more
Not sure how I managed to miss this sign in the entryway of the Zeughauskeller on our first three visits there. So is that what this stuff (sitting below the sign) is?
GENEVA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Oslo and London are the world’s most expensive cities, followed by Copenhagen and Zurich, according to a report released on Wednesday. The Prices and Earnings report, compiled by Switzerland’s largest bank UBS, compares the price of a basket of 122 domestic goods and services in 71 cities on all continents. … Read more
If you’ve ever spent any time in a Swiss city, you’ve probably not been able to avoid noticing the omnipresence of things labeled ‘Migros’. I first got to know Migros as the slightly more affordable of the two major supermarket chains in Zurich (Coop being the other one), but groceries are just the tip of … Read more
After living through the hottest July EVER in Zurich (since they started keeping records 140 years ago), I have been rewarded with chilly, rainy fall weather since the start of August. Unlike many people here (those who actually like summer), I’m not complaining. It’s so nice to be able to leave the house between 11 … Read more
Today we checked out the Swiss National Day celebration in downtown Zurich. In addition to food and beverages from various cantons, there was a parade and a cultural program. Somehow we managed to miss the promised yodelling performance, but we did get our fill of Alphorns, accordions, and traditional Swiss singing and dancing. Alongside the … Read more