Switzerland 2006

Buon Giorno! I am writing to you from my friend Andi’s place, back in Zürich. Tomorrow I leave on an 08.15 flight to London then

I write this final travelogue from Laax with the proverbial clock ticking as I have a bus to catch to Ilanz soon. This morning I

It is hard to believe that there are only two days left in this course. After Friday’s dinner (which is a bit formal and I

On Friday afternoon after class I travelled by postal bus to Chur, the capital of Graubünden canton, and visited inside the Lia Rumantscha for the

Four days of lessons have now passed and I find that after this short time of intensive language immersion, I can write and speak Romansch

Basel is on the border with Germany and France and after visiting the Herrenwald yesterday, my second border trek was to walk to both Germany

Friday’s border run would take me to a place that has long fascinated me as a fan of international frontiers. The northeast part of the

Thursday night I was walking around Oerlikon, the area just north of Zürich where I am staying, to look for a late-night restaurant where I

Grüezi! I have arrived safe and sound in Zürich and am writing to you after spending a very hot day wandering around the city looking

In July of last year I travelled to Switzerland in order to study the Romansch language and to immerse myself in Romansch culture. Romansch is