Fasnacht (Carnival)

Today was a celebration of Fasnacht in a number of places here in Switzerland. I was fortunate enough to attend two of the events, before I became too worn down to continue. Perhaps next year I'll prepare myself for the Basel Fasnacht which starts at 4am...

Some of my photos from the Zürich and Liestal events are available for your viewing pleasure:

Liestal Chienbäse	Zürich Fasnacht

Home at last!

I've finally moved into my new flat in Seefeld, Zurich, Switzerland. It's been a long two months in my temporary "Swiss Star Apartments" abode, but well worth the wait.

Seefeld is considered to be one of the popular areas of Zurich, and I can certainly see why: beautiful parks all along the coast, plenty of bars and restaurants, lots of shops and theatres. I'm quite glad to be there, and it doesn't hurt that my apartment has a pretty decent view of the lake.

Without further ado, here's an album with some pictures to peruse:

Zurich Apartment

A Trip Up the Alps...

A few of my coworkers and I got together this past weekend and decided to check out these silly mountains everyone has been raving about. The closest mountain near us being Rigi, we headed on over.

We happened to be lucky enough to show up just in time for the once-a-week steam-engine cog-wheel train; a train built way back in 1899.

When we reached the top, we came across some people having a pretty good time indeed. This is a sport I'd love to try:



And of course, there are plenty of pictures for your perusal...

Rigi, Switzerland

A new drink in Switzerland...

As I'm walking to the train this morning, I notice something a bit odd in the vending machine:




Okay, if I read that right, it's a cannabis-infused Iced Tea. This I have to try, and at SFr. 2.50, who could pass it up?








It tasted pretty good, just very much like any standard Green Tea would. Only in Switzerland (or Amsterdam)...