Verkehrshaus der Schweiz: Swiss Transportation Museum
There are multitude of museums in Switzerland covering almost ever area of interest: History, Art, Photography, Archeology, Natural History and even … Transportation. The Transportation Museum in Lucerne (Verkehrshaus der Schweiz) provides indoor and outdoor [...]
Gotthard Base Tunnel: Inside Swiss Innovation
Swiss innovation in civil engineering is most striking in the complex transportation network supporting daily life and the rapidly growing commerce activities through the Alps. In 1992, Switzerland embarked on an ambitious enginnering program: NRLA — New Rail Link Through the Alps. The two most infamous projects in the program are the Lötscheberg Base Tunnel and the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
I am still reeling from the most incredible day at the Fest Inalpe Tortin 2012 in the beautiful Nendaz Valley in Canton Valais. The day dawned crisp and sunny and promised to be energetic and [...]
Swiss Tropics Home to Oona Caviar
The Bernese-Oberland region of Switzerland with its high mountains and lush meadows is not the place where one would imagine to find tropical fruit, such as bananas, papayas, and mangos, and certainly not … caviar! [...]
The Basler Fasnacht, the largest Carnival in Switzerland, kicked-off their 2013 celebrations today (February 18th) at 4:00am with “Morgenstreich” — 200 hand-painted lanterns with satirical images of local events and personage of the past year were paraded through [...]
Luzern Fasnacht is one of the largest and oldest Carnivals in Switzerland dating back to the 15th Century. It has changed and evolved over the years but always begins on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday [...]
Lausanne, the capital of canton Vaud, on the shores of Lake Geneva has a history dating back to the Romans. With this daytrip through the city, you can visit the Historical and Archeological Museums, visit [...]
Central Switzerland is without a doubt one of the most stunning regions in the country. The oddly shaped Lake Lucerne — Vierwaldstätersee is graced with 5 peaks which offer incredible views of the lake and [...]
The Lake Lucerne region has 5 stunning mountain peaks offering amazing views of different aspects of the oddly shaped Vierwaldstätersee. 3 are open year round but all 5 are the rage in Summer. Accessibility to [...]
Saint Bernards are perhaps one of the most recognizable dog breeds in the world. They are are often portrayed with a barrel around their necks containing a rejuvenating alcohol — a fable, by the way. [...]
Beside me on my desk lies my Ballot for the US Presidential Election just a few short weeks away. I don’t like to vote. I am not a political junkie. Making sense of the issues [...]
When it rains in Switzerland, it can be both beautiful and frustrating: beautiful because the country is more stunning after a good soak and frustrating because it can be relentless in quantity and duration. So [...]