Most of the people know that Switzerland is famous for producing high-quality watches. Most people also know at least one or two Swiss watch brands such as Omega, Longines, Tissot, IWC, Breitling, TAG Heuer, Zenith, Blancpain, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet and so on. However, do you know from where did this watchmaking industry start? If you are fascinated by watches, you have to visit […]
Month: August 2017
Laténium – A 500-century journey back in time
First of all, many thanks to the deputy director of Laténium Museum Miss/Mrs Delley for giving me such an interesting and informative tour in the museum and to director Mr Kaeser for making this arrangement possible. Laténium Archaeology Park and Museum Hauterive-Neuchâtel is the biggest archaeological museum in Switzerland and the name actually came from the […]
Monte San Giorgio and the Fossil museum – A sea of memories
If you think fossils are just stones, then I’m afraid you have made a huge mistake. Fossils are books which tell us what happened millions of years ago. I guess through nothing else could people know what happened such long time ago. Thanks to all the geologists and paleontologist who bring the past to the […]
A Spiritual Escape to Kloster St. Johann Müstair
Finally I’ve set my feet on the extreme north-east side of Switzerland. From the monastery St. Johann in Müstair, it takes only 10 mins by foot to cross the border to Italy. Located in the village of Müstair in the lower Val Müstair valley, this monastery has been here for more than 1200 years and since […]