Articles tagged with: Switzerland
So what did I do on Swiss National Day? I got a little treat and had a getaway weekend in Gruyère. On Saturday we played 18 hole at Golf de la Gruyère SA. It is …
Two of my friends from Hong Kong came to visit us and we spent a wonderful weekend in Chamonix- Mont Blanc. This is a place where I have wanted to visit for a long time …
I have recently been to a chocolate exhibition in Lucern Museum of History. The exhibition will last until August.
To all chocolate lovers, I hope you will enjoy these photos I have selected for you : …
Back dated in February when I visited Florida, I was fortunate to go behind the scene of Steamy Kitchen’s TV show. She talked about chocolate that day because Valentine’s Day was approaching that week,and there I came …
Hazel (Hazelaar in Dutch) flowering in early Spring in our garden!
Spring has come!!! It was lovely today, sunny and not too cold outside. Initially we planned to go skiing in Adelboden but we dropped this idea …
Peterplatz, from the outside
Basel Herbstmesse or Herbschtmäss in Swiss German (Autumn Fair) is the oldest and largest fair in Switzerland (this is the 485th times this year). It is an event which not only kids look forward to but also for those who are young at …
* zur Säge means next to the saw-factory; wirtshaus means inn —>i.e. the inn next to the saw-factory
On my actual birthday this year, my hubby took me to a haute cuisine restaurant as a treat. …
This is the most viewed picture in my gallery! EUR 60, it surely worth it!!!
A lot of people, especially the Dutch had high expectation to win in the quarter final but in the end we were all disappointed with …
This is a Swiss soup very popular in the Swiss mountains especially in the Graubünden region. I take this soup for lunch every time when I go skiing. I like it a lot as it is tasty, …
As Basel is one of the host cities for UEFA EURO 2008, it is no doubt the city is full of EURO 2008. You have probably seen the pictures of the St-Jakob stadium and the fanzones. Being a …
a sunny friday afternoon in basel town, switzerland
A lot of friends have asked me what do I think about the chinese restaurants here in Switzerland. My genuine feeling is that they are not authentic enough and the interior decoration of the restaurants …
