At over 1,700m above sea level, Hoher Kasten has the third highest revolving restaurant in the country beaten only by the ones on Saas Fee and the Schilthorn. Located in Appenzell Innerrhoden, which itself is surrounded by Appenzell Ausserrhoden on three sides, which itself is surrounded entirely by St. Gallen, Read more…
Every year, the parliament building in Bern hosts an animated film that is projected onto its façade in winter just as the Christmas markets open. Grab a Chäsbrägu and a cup of Glühwein to warm up in chilly November and enjoy the show. This year’s theme was the 50th anniversary Read more…
In the first six months of my life in Switzerland, I was rather confused and disappointed with the behavior of the people here. Why would drivers in Geneva park their cars all over the place? Why can’t passengers just move to the window seat on the bus? Why don’t people Read more…
Whenever you think of visiting Martigny, always take the train connection that takes you to Martigny-Bourg station right next to the Fondation Pierre Gianadda to see sculptures and outdoor art with the adjoining Automobile Museum with the original Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. On your way to Switzerland’s only museum dedicated Read more…
Although it is best known for being a resort town in the mountains with spa hotels serving wellness packages to older customers, it is also famous for its abbey. The St. Maurice Abbey is still an active religious site that houses many legendary relics. It is a huge compound that Read more…
Bellinzona has a sort of Italian charm not found in Lugano or Locarno, the locals will volunteer to help you out with their confusing bus system that never arrives or departs on time and shopkeepers will gladly offer a discount if you negotiate in Italian. Of the 22 cantons that Read more…
Located between Montreux and Lausanne, Vevey is famous for two things and two things only: Nestlé’s Alimentarium food museum with its giant fork in the lake and as the last place Charlie Chaplin lived before he died on Christmas Day in 1977. The Alimentarium is a museum by food giant Read more…
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…