T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Julie Yesterday we went with some friends to the small Swiss town of Hergiswil to visit the Hergiswil Glasi, a glass production company. There were also a museum, a ‘Phenomenal Glass’ exhibit, two glass shops, a big playground, and a nice lakeside café/restaurant as part of the Glasi complex. The museum, which was free, was more … Read more
And by “conquer” I mean “ride the gondola up”. This was our second trip to over 3800 meters of elevation in two weeks, but unfortunately my body does not seem to have gotten any better at making the adjustment to a low-oxygen environment. At least this time we didn’t attempt any hiking (although sadly, there … Read more
Wanting to fit in one more trip before the visitor parade, we went to visit Sara and husband in a French suburb of Geneva this weekend. This gave us a chance to see first-hand some of the celebrations after France’s unexpected victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The cheering and honking … Read more
I may not be my usual blogging-machine self in the foreseeable future, given that we have visitors signed up for our fold-out sofa for the next 3 weeks straight. Since pretty much everyone we know who would ever visit us came all at once (in October to our wedding in Italy, back when we lived … Read more
So we watched the last Swiss World Cup game at El Lokal along with a couple hundred other hopeful Swiss fans. Despite Ali’s and my enthusiastic American-style face painting, things did not go well for Schwiiz. They lost to Ukraine in penalty kicks. We were all sad, especially because it meant there would not be … Read more
This weekend we headed to Flims, a small town surrounded by panoramic Alpine views that are snowy in the winter and cowy in the summer (can you believe spell-check doesn’t like the word “cowy”?). There is nothing like a trip to the Romansch-speaking part of the country to suddenly make Swiss German sound familiar and … Read more
Last night we went to what my friend Ali claims is the best Italian pizzeria in Zurich. Hungry after an afternoon of sitting in a pub watching the US get their butts kicked by Ghana, I entered the pizzeria with reasonable expectations (as an aside – 2 years of living in Italy have kind of … Read more
This past weekend we were told to pack a bag and show up at the train station at 7:50 Saturday morning. On our packing list was hiking boots, a towel, and clothing for temperatures from -3 to 30 degrees Celsius (26 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit). The mystery trip was organized by the owner of the … Read more
Remember how June started with below-freezing temperatures in Zurich? I miss that. I really do. As far as I am concerned, we could skip the rest of summer and go straight to ski season right now. But, alas, I don’t control the seasons (at least not yet), so I continue to suffer along in heat … Read more
I couldn’t resist sharing a couple photos from our recent night out at the Caliente Latin festival in Zurich. Doesn’t my husband look cute posing with his meat on a stick?