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ein Vorurteil weniger / one predjudice less
(English version follows below) Mit meinem Gedächtnis ist es ja momentan nicht so weit her. Da laufe ich heute nachmittag schnell noch mit dem Kleinen im Kinderwagen zum Supermarkt und realisiere dort angesichts der Menschenmassen, dass ja Montag Feiertag ist … Continue reading
Posted in Switzerland
Tagged gibt doch noch nette Leute, made my day, National Councillor, Nationalrat, Switzerland
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Der Schweizer Hosenlupf / Swiss sports
(English version follows below) Von Zeit zu Zeit könnte man ja fast vergessen, dass wir in der Schweiz wohnen. Wären da nicht so ein paar typische Schweizer Eigenheiten. Nicht nur Lindt Schokolade, der Sinn für Ordnung und Sauberkeit und die Volksabstimmungen. … Continue reading
Schweizer Brunnen / Swiss fountains
(English version follows below) Es gibt ja zahlreiche Dinge, die ich in der Schweiz sehr zu schätzen weiß. Die Schokolade, zum Beispiel. Vor allem die Ovomaltine-Ostereier, die es leider immer nur viel zu kurz gibt. Die Pünktlichkeit der Schweizer Züge. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Switzerland
Tagged Brunnen, drinking water, Schweizer Besonderheiten, wells, Zürich
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the grand finale: science!
Before my parents had to leave again there was one thing which still had to be done! Visiting the Technorama in Winterthur! The grand finale for Karsten! The Technorama is a huge science museum which my beloved husband had once … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, firsts, Switzerland, the little one
Tagged children and science, museums, Switzerland, Technorama, Winterthur
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Spring day at Walensee
Today is one of these days again….when you wake up and it’s white outside (like on all the other mornings recently) and all the snow will be gone again in the afternoon. When you are having lunch and your older … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged day trips, family, good memories, lakes, mountains, Quinten, spring, Switzerland, Walensee
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holiday at home
The last week felt a bit like being on holiday. My parents were visiting us and since we are not sure where we’ll end up at the end of the summer, we tried to make the best of it. Which wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Switzerland
Tagged Bachtel, Einsiedeln, holiday, monastery, Switzerland, winter
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organology of a two-year-old
“Oh, mommy, listen! Someone is playing alphorn!” the little one said this afternoon. And right she was. Every day between 3 and 4pm, someone is practising alphorn. Somewhere. But the sound gets carried over the whole town and even through our … Continue reading
Uetliberg
Winter in Zurich can be pretty grey and foggy. Most of the days start with high fog, and sometimes it’ll only disappear in the afternoon, if at all. One way to avoid these grey days is to simply go up … Continue reading
back to work
The night is short. A few days ago, we moved the hobbit to his own bed – a decision which I was a bit afraid of since he has been sleeping much more calmly next to me than in his … Continue reading
in the meantime
Halfway through January and again almost no time to write. So much to do, so many plans, so much laughter, cries and shambles here. So many things I want to write about. About all the minor decision that I made … Continue reading
familial entropy 