I drove down the Avenue d’Aïre on a gray Autumn day. I walked towards the large building which had been a beautiful home many years before and tried to imagine the former splendor of La Châtelaine...
Tag - history
Jean-Francois
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 3)
My cousin looked at me with a small grin, eyes smiling as he handed me a reused jam jar. I saw six small misshapen orbs through the glass. I opened the jar and inspected them a bit more closely...
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 2)
Thunder boomed and lightning flashed. Shadows danced across suits of armor standing sentry in the darkness. I looked at my wife with a quizzical look as another thunderclap shook the room...
Tales from the Armoire – A Multi-Part Series on Finding Identity through Family History (Part 1)
We here at Newly Swissed are very excited to introduce you to Jean-Francois’ exclusive series! Based in the SF Bay area, Jean-Francois has explored his Swiss roots extensively and is now letting us join him on this...
Swiss Winter Wonders: Walking on Frozen Lake Zürich
Incredible as it may sound, Lake Zürich with a mass of 3900 km³ can actually freeze over! The records show that since 1233, the lake has been frozen 26 times, the last time taking place in 1963. Especially long lasting...
Sylvia
Who are the Pontifical Swiss Guards who Protect the Pope?
Learn about the Swiss Guards, the Vatican's official military in charge of security.
Dimitri Burkhard
Vintage photographs of Switzerland during the 1940’s
At the brink of World War II, a series of photographs of Switzerland was archived in an album. It's a journey back in time to Switzerland in the 1940's.
