Country borders are sometimes seen, or promoted, as barriers, but for those with friendly nature and open mind, there is usually a welcome waiting over the border. So today I […]
Look up to the sky and you’ll find that the old streets of Zurich are dressed with colourful national, regional and guild flags. – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 […]
Hans Waldmann was mayor of Zurich and master of the Kämbel guild in the late fifteenth century. He lead the Confederates in the Burgundian Wars defeating Charles the Bold, but […]
– Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own flagging post, or with a post based on any single word that takes your fancy. Thanks to everyone […]
Zurich is well endowed with historical buildings and and natural beauties. Its old town spreads down both side of the River Limmat from stunning Lake Zurich with its views of the snow-capped Alps, […]
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.” […]