At just over an hour away from Geneva or about a half-hour away from Lausanne, Montreux is just close enough to admire sunset with dinner after work in the summer and just far enough to miss sunset with dinner after work in the winter. Being near the easternmost point of Read more…
If you take the hourly direct express train from Geneva to Lausanne, you’ll get there in just 36 minutes. I probably find myself in Lausanne at least once a fortnight to share a drink with a colleague or go window shopping in the old town. Lausanne to Geneva is what Read more…
Like the Matterhorn, the Pilatus is a famous mountain in Switzerland reaching over 2,100m above sea level. It has two cable cars and the world’s steepest cogwheel railway to bring you up and down without breaking a sweat. Though if you want to reach the summit at 2,128m you’ll have Read more…
Located just outside Luzern, the Hergiswil Glassworks is the only glass factory in Switzerland. Originally producing household goods such as glass jars, vases, and medicine bottles, it fell into financial trouble as soon as mechanisation came around as its craftsmen could no longer keep up with automated production. Luckily for Read more…
Four times a year, or once every 12 weeks, the national parliament in Bern is open to the public on a Saturday. One such Saturday, I roamed into the halls of legislation in both the upper and lower houses of parliament. While the Nationalrat is something of a House of Read more…
Bern is the capital of Switzerland and is a little bit of a special potato. It feels like a city, looks like a city, and has the infrastructure of a city, but is not the largest city in the country. The trams run for just 20 minutes before reaching the Read more…
Some cities like Neuchâtel have a castle, but the Stockalper Schloss has a city. Most well known for its quadrilateral castle, Brig is actually an urban agglomeration of Naters and Glis. The Stockalper Schloss can be visited for free, but the hourly guided tours cost a few Francs and are Read more…
Having lived in Berlin for a year, I’ve taken the opportunity to travel to as many German states as my class schedule to allow. Learning German in the process and writing a paper on Nazi Architecture has helped me gain a local perspective of its history. I have returned to Read more…
My first contact with Kansas City was probably when I heard the Beatles’ song Kansas City/ Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey when I was about 12 years old. Then in my first year of university I met Sam, a friend from the same prayer group who was an exchange student in Hong Kong for Read more…
Located just a little ways from Toronto, Hamilton is a quiet lakeside city with a lively and artistic downtown area. It’s perfect for a morning stop on the way to Niagara Falls with plenty of cafes that are open even on weekend mornings. Although it shares the same name as Read more…