Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna introduce two mountain trips either for one day or two days at your choice. From Rigi – Queen of the mountains, you can overlook the Zug lake and Lucerne lake as well as the surrounding mountains, and you can use your GA or Swiss 1-day travelpass to travel for free. On […]
Month: October 2016
Coca Cola Chicken Wings
Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna explain to you how to make an appetizer which is called Coca Cola Chicken Wings. I put it in the category of “Chinese Dishes” but I’m not sure whether it’s Chinese or not because we didn’t have Coca Cola until recently I guess. I read from the Coca Cola history that […]
Bellinzona, Ponte Tibetano Carasc & Moenera
Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna introduce to you the capital of canton Ticino in Switzerland – Bellinzona. There are direct trains going there from Zürich HB and it takes only 2 hours 16 mins. 1. The city and its three castles The town lies east of the Ticino river, at the foot of the Alps. […]
St. Gallen – A City Founded in the 7th Century
Hello everyone! Last March I went to a city with a long history mainly for its abbey – the Abbey of Saint Gall. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Abbey’s renowned library contains books from the 9th century. The Abbey of Saint Gall is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in […]
Basel – a Swiss City Neighboring Germany and France
Hello everyone! Basel is basically the first city that I visited this year outside Zürich. It is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Situated at the Swiss-German-French tripoint, the Basel region culturally extends into German Baden-Württemberg and French Alsace. Basel was the seat of a Prince-Bishopric since the 11th century, and joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1501. Basel had been a commercial hub […]
Langenberg Wildlife Park – Wild Animals at the Gateway to Zürich City
Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna introduce to you a wildlife park very close to the city of Zürich. If you wanna ask me why not going to the zoo then? It’s even closer. Well, because the wildlife park is free while the zoo charges you 26 CHF! Haha, joking, it’s mainly because in the wildlife […]
Üetliberg – Zürich’s local mountain
Hello everyone! In this post I’m gonna introduce to you Zürich’s own mountain, Üetliberg. The Üetliberg is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to 869m. The Üetliberg offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zurich and the Lake of Zurich. There is also a hotel named “Uto Kulm” on this small mountain. The two […]
Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds
Hello everyone! Long time no see in my Food section. Since I started writing about food recipes, my friends are always asking me, you don’t cook Chinese food anymore? Well, actually. it’s kind of difficult to buy all the ingredients to cook an authentic Chinese dish, even in Asian or Chinese supermarkets. However, for some […]
White Turf St. Moritz – International Horse Races Since 1907
Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna introduce to you the village surrounded by mountains and covered in now in winter, even the lake. St. Moritz – the most expensive ski resort in the world St. Moritz is a high Alpine resort in the Engadine in Switzerland at an altitude of about 1,800 meters above sea level. It is Upper Engadine’s major village and a municipality in […]
Sechseläuten – the Six O’Clock Ringing of the Bells 2016-08-18
Hello everyone! Today I’m gonna introduce to you an annual spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich – Sechseläuten. It is a traditional spring holiday celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April since the early 20th century. However, in 2017 it’s on the forth Monday of April, 24th April, 2017 and 16th April, […]