Dimitri BurkhardOn a recent weekend in Zürich, a vintage tram caught our attention. As it turned out, the Tram Museum has its own line which picks up visitors at various spots throughout town during the last weekend of each month...
Dimitri Burkhard
Dimitri Burkhard
How the Swiss St. Nicholas tradition works
While we have already covered one Swiss Samichlaus tradition, we would like to introduce you to a more historical way of celebrating Saint Nicholas...
Demystifying Romansh, Switzerland’s fourth language
In Switzerland’s mountainous East, roughly 62’000 people speak Romansh. By comparison, this segment equals only 0.9 percent of the Swiss population...
Amazing Swiss Paper Cutouts
A good eyesight, steady hands for scissors and a whole lot of persistence are just some of the traits needed to create Swiss paper silhouettes. However, common sense would dictate that adding nine active children...
What you need to know about Swiss etiquette
There are a number of mistakes waiting to happen when you make your first attempts at socializing in Switzerland. It starts with the way you address people and ends with how you cut your steak...
11 Whimsical Animal Drawings by Leupin
Leupin’s cheerful and brightly colored posters had a stunning visual impact, and the new approach became enormously successful in commercial art...
Miniature Switzerland – Tilt-Shift Photography
Our friends over at Helvetiq have done the unthinkable! For their latest project, Swiss Miniatur, they have painstakingly recreated Switzerland in miniature...
Zürich’s Ball Fountain – A Natural Phenomenon
A remnant of the Phänomena science exhibit, the Kugelbrunnen (“ball fountain”) has been quietly rotating at Zürichhorn since 1984...
The Power of Music – Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
We all know them. We have memories about them. But have we ever really taken them to heart? The best popular songs of all time undoubtedly have some strong calls to action: “Fight for your right”...
