Switzerland

Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway

Switzerland’s A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country’s east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near  Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver.   The rodent wasn’t actually on the scene…

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Zurich throws a party, and a million show up!

Zurich throws a “Techno Street Parade” every year near the end of August, and it’s become an incredibly big draw, with an estimated million participants from all over Europe dancing through the streets to the electronic beat, despite temperatures in…

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Swiss court orders cows to be quiet at night

Well, actually, the owner has been ordered to keep the cows quiet by removing their bells at night. Neighbors in his small town in the Zurich-Oberland area complained that the 27 cows were keeping them from sleeping at night.   The conflict has…

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Lausanne gets 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Innsbruck      Photo: Rolf Roletschek / Wikimedia   The Winter Youth Oympics—a relative youth itself, since the first was only held in 2012—will hold its 2020 games in…

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Eurostar expands routes for winter skiing

If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.  

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Drones set to help deliver Swiss Mail

    We knew it had to happen sometime.  Drones are starting crowd the skies, serving their human masters and probably making our lives a little more convenient.  Amazon.com plans on using them for quick deliveries close to their…

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Heat wave leads Swiss to cut bus/train fares

With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares.   In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at…

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Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway

Switzerland’s A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country’s east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near  Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver.   The rodent wasn’t actually on the scene…

Read More

Zurich throws a party, and a million show up!

Zurich throws a “Techno Street Parade” every year near the end of August, and it’s become an incredibly big draw, with an estimated million participants from all over Europe dancing through the streets to the electronic beat, despite temperatures in…

Read More

Swiss court orders cows to be quiet at night

Well, actually, the owner has been ordered to keep the cows quiet by removing their bells at night. Neighbors in his small town in the Zurich-Oberland area complained that the 27 cows were keeping them from sleeping at night.   The conflict has…

Read More

Lausanne gets 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Innsbruck      Photo: Rolf Roletschek / Wikimedia   The Winter Youth Oympics—a relative youth itself, since the first was only held in 2012—will hold its 2020 games in…

Read More

Eurostar expands routes for winter skiing

If cruisers are dreaming of Caribbean warmth for the coming winter (see item above), skiiers are already thinking of freshly-packed powder and warm drinks after…so now, in the heat of summer, we are seeing the winter services being announced.  

Read More

Drones set to help deliver Swiss Mail

    We knew it had to happen sometime.  Drones are starting crowd the skies, serving their human masters and probably making our lives a little more convenient.  Amazon.com plans on using them for quick deliveries close to their…

Read More

Heat wave leads Swiss to cut bus/train fares

With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares.   In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at…

Read More