Zurich now tops the list of Monocle’s Quality of Life ranking, an annual index of the 25 most livable cities. They put together a nice PR video for Zurich outlining the rationale for the ranking which you can view below. Read more →
As most of you are not Swiss-based readers, you probably have not have heard about the latest historical preservation feat completed here in Zurich. A 120-year-old, 6,200-tonne building was moved in one piece 60 meters westward using hydraulics and railway tracks in order to save it from demolition due to the expansion of the railway line. The entire journey took 19 hours. You can see it here. I found the relocation of this building particularly interesting as I once met Martin for lunch at a restaurant called Gleis 9 on the ground floor during my first Swiss summer in 2010. Read more →
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of introducing our city to Martin’s cousins Mike & Katie who stopped for a long weekend at the end of their a whirlwind European tour through Germany, Croatia, and Switzerland. Given how far we are away from our family and friends in America, there are few things better than visitors (especially if they arrive with magazines and Sour Patch Kids). Read more →
It was our pleasure to host our first family visitors a few weeks ago when my Aunt Jeanne and cousin Kurt spent a long weekend with us in Zurich. Kurt is spending a year working as an RA for a school in Denmark and as he had a fall break from work, Jeanne met him Denmark so they could explore more of Europe together. It was Jeanne’s first trip to Europe in 30 years, and Kurt’s first visit to Switzerland, so it was fun to have such excited travelers eager to see new things. Read more →
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Martin and I explored a new part of Zürich on Saturday, Kreis 5, an industrial area of Zürich that has grown to include more shops and upscale housing. For those of you that have heard of Freitag’s famous boxcar shop, it is just down the street from here. Read more →
It has been a little too quiet here on Home Schwiiz Home for the last month. Even though I returned to Zürich on Thursday, April 20th, a whirlwind of unpacking, guests, and repacking for a week in Italy has kept me away from here. Read more →
This is a guest post by Kate’s good friend Martin. Read more →
