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Isole di Brissago
Ever since Karsten saw a book about Swiss Botanic Gardens at work, he had the desire to visit the islands of Brissago which are located in the Lago Maggiore, about 20 minutes by boat from Locarno. The bigger one, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Botanic Garden, Botanischer Garten, Isole di Brissago, Lago Maggiore, Locarno, Tessin, Ticino
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…and back again!
Aaaah. Who would have thought that you can get immediate holiday feeling by only going 3 hours away? Rainy weekend in Zurich? HA! Not with us! How do sunshine, red wine, open fire, local cheese, glittering water, italian ice-cream, roman … Continue reading
Posted in culinary bits and pieces, Family, Switzerland
Tagged Bogno, holiday, Tessin, Ticino
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Capuns
Last Sunday, Karsten took over the kitchen. He likes to cook, but does not often find the time to do so since most of the things he likes to cook require some preparation and time. Time is essential for Karsten’s … Continue reading
9:30 pm on our balcony
We not only have permanent sunshine, we can also gaze at the moon right from our balcony! Life is good!
diary blogging
It’s the 5th of the month again – time to ask “what are you actually doing the whole day?” (a question that I indeed ask myself every so often…). My day started at around 4am when Karsten entered one of … Continue reading
old botanic garden Zurich
Lots to do this weekend! No, nothing special, just a lot of laundry, baking, cleaning and relaxing, so there’s not much time to write. Therefore, I’ll just post a few pictures from yesterday. We went to the Old Botanic Garden … Continue reading
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Tagged Alter Botanischer Garten Zürich, Botanic Garden, ETH, Zürich
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welcome to the Pinot Noir region
When I wrote that we don’t have a honeymoon, it wasn’t completely true. We did get a honeymoon-day as a present from our friends which we made use of today. The little one therefore had the pleasure of her first … Continue reading
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Tagged E-Bike, Klettgau, Pinot Noir, Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Veloroute Nr. 77
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walking among champions
These days, the European Athletics Championships take place in Zurich, and we are more and more discovering that we are walking among champions. It all started on Tuesday when the little one and I had the first baby swimming class … Continue reading
Life in a village
Living in a rural village outside of Zurich has its advantages. For instance, you will be greeted by almost everyone when roaming around the village. May it be on your way to the supermarket or to the train station: most … Continue reading
daily scenery
One thing I truly envy Karsten is his daily way to work. He is cycling every day, it takes about 20 minutes and it’s a beautiful way to start your work day (unless it’s raining cats and dogs like last … Continue reading
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familial entropy 