MamikoAs we walked into the 12th century Chateau d'Aigle with the official tasting glass in the hand, the winners of 625 wine entries were just being announced...
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Impressions from the Street Parade 2012
Last Saturday was a gorgeous summer day - perfect for the Street Parade! Walking carefully on broken glass from beer bottles, I tried to capture Swiss street fashion for all ages...
Stereotyping the Legend of Wilhelm Tell
Guglielmo Tell, the stubborn macho who refused to bow to Gessler’s hat on a pole in the middle of the piazza of Altdorf, Uri. Primissima...
Honey in the Mailbox
From a close distance, I noticed that the colorful mailboxes had black spots. Another step closer and I was able to see that those dark dots were shaking and multiplying...
In the Footsteps of Tell – Interview with Fabian Egli
Newly Swissed got 30 minutes with Fabian Egli, the talented Swiss baritone playing the famed national hero. We visited him in Walenstadt, a small village...
Unexpected Notes from the Montreux Jazz Festival
I imagined a jazz festival with deep bass strings humming, whisker like drum sticks scratching jazz beats, and husky divas or melancholic trumpets vibrating our sorrow, like Sarah Vaughan’s or John Coltrane’s. All that...
The Chronicles of William Tell: From Folklore to Musical
William Tell is the world famous Swiss hero from the 13th century, whose legend has been retold thousands of times in many languages since 1475...
Our hiking tips for Cimetta above Locarno in Ticino
In just under 3 hours from Zürich HB by train, passing by the UNESCO world heritage site of Bellinzona, we reached Cardada Cimetta in Ticino...
Newly Swissed Easter Greetings
Easter is so special for Swiss kids. Their parents are off from work, the kindergarten teachers have decorated the walls, flowers are blooming, and most of all: Colorful chocolate eggs and bunnies are back in the stores...
