Fasnacht

I will take you with me to the Fasnacht celebration. We will visit together Luzern, Zurich, and New Orleans. Fasnacht in Switzerland Fasnacht has its roots in Christianity and the coming season of Lent. Traditionally Carnival in Switzerland begins on Dirty Thursday (Fat Thursday) and last till Ash Wednesday. Several cities (Basel or Zurich) break […]

Gibraltar

Gibraltar was the second destination on our Spanish road trip. Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory since 1713. The city is located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The first thing you see is The Rock. The Rock is mainly Jurassic Limestone around 200 million years old. The legend said that the Rock of […]

St. Gallen

1-day trip to St. Gallen- a city located on the south of the Lake of Constance (Bodensee). 1 hour by train from Zurich. St. Gallen grew around the Abbey of St Gall, founded in the 8th century.  According to the traditions it was built at the site of the hermitage of Irish missionary St. Gall, who according to […]