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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
king for one day
Instead of the little one, I picked up a little king from the playgroup today. On the sixth of January, the shops in Switzerland traditionally sell King’s Cake. It’s a sweet yeast cake with raisins and coarse sugar which is … Continue reading
Posted in Family, small but significant differences, Switzerland
Tagged Dreikönigskuchen, King's Bread, Switzerland, traditions
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a very diligent Samichlaus…
This christmas season is the first one that the little one actively celebrates. So far, it has been a great time both for her and for us. She as a little one learns about all the beautiful traditions that come … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Switzerland, the little one
Tagged Children, christmas, nikolaus, Samichlaus, Switzerland
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Räbeliechtli
On one evening last week, I took my bike and went to the library to pick up a book. That was when I noticed two things. First of all, that I have a really old bike. One of the type … Continue reading
Posted in small but significant differences, Switzerland, the little one
Tagged autumn, November, Räbeliechtli, Switzerland, tradition
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Arth-Goldau wildlife park
Is it really November? It surely feels like early October with temperatures around 18° C, colored trees and clear blue sky! With my mother in law staying with us and hence a car available, we decided to enjoy yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Switzerland, the little one, Travel
Tagged Arth Goldau, autumn, deer, Switzerland, Tierpark Arth Goldau, wildlife park
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newborn bureaucracy
Together with sleepless nights and sour milk on your shirts, having a newborn also comes with a lot of bureaucracy. As German parents living in Switzerland, it means that we have to apply for a German passport so that we … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Switzerland
Tagged burocracy, Children, expats in Switzerland, Switzerland
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medieval market at Lenzburg
Lenzburg has been on our day-trip list for quite some time now, but since we don’t have a car and are therefore dependent on the public transport, it always takes some time to actually visit all these great places. With … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, castle, Children, Lenzburg, medieval market, Switzerland
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familial entropy 