Le Creux du Van
This spectacular valley is also called „the Grand Canyon of Switzerland“. Along the rim of a rock cauldron it goes hundreds of meters down to the bottom of the valley. The cauldron is about 1200m wide.
The valley is protected and virtually untouched. In the middle a cold spring […]
The Wildegg Castle
The powerful Habsburg family built the Wildegg castle (among many other castles) in the 13th century. It is located in the Canton Aargau. It burned out in 1552. After that it was continually enlarged. From 1680 it belonged to a noble family from the city of Berne. They […]
Good Friday and Easter Sunday
At the center of the Christian faith are Good Friday and Easter Sunday (following a lunar calendar they are usually celebrated sometime in March or April).
Good Friday remembers that the Jew called Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross in Jerusalem around 2000 years ago. Christianity claims that […]
The Ukrainian War
The picture shows the Ukrainian Embassy here in Bern.
February 24, 2022 a new chapter opened for Europe with a war launched by President Putin on European soil. Russia attacked the Ukraine with the idea of liberating it from an oppressive regime. The Russians expected to be greeted as […]
End of Pandemic
The Swiss government officially declared the end of the pandemic by February 17, 2022. Certificates are no longer needed for any activity (except for international travel). For the moment masks are only mandatory in health institutions and for using public transport. Home office is not necessary any more.
These […]
Winter Wonderland
Even though omicron is raging through the country it seems hardly anyone is dying from it. And there are no restrictions on going outside.
In the lowland there is not much snow left. So recently we decided to go higher up back into the winter season and enjoy the […]