Glowering patriots on board the boat to Rütli, site of the heavily-secured Swiss national celebration. The well-groomed young gentleman in the foreground, whose shirt bore the message "Heil Helvetia!", was grabbed by police immediatly after docking.
Deborah's house and one of her neighbors in the middle of Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Despite being the largest town in Appenzellerland's two cantons, Herisau proudly features farm animals crammed onto almost every urban grasspatch big enough to hold a badminton court.
Sometimes an eight-foot-long phallic wind instrument is just an eight-foot-long phallic wind instrument: alphorn players celebrate Swiss nationhood with a venerated stereotype.
Combining Italy's sun and scenery with Switzerland's capacity for running a country that isn't a flagrant embarassment to the European continent, Il Ticino is probably the best place in the world.
2 comments:
Hi Nick! Thanks for all the funny and enlightening Switzerland info. The picture of the cow reminded me of staying with my cousin in Zurich: across the street from her modern apartment building in a residential yet still urban neighbourhood, a flock of sheep grazed behind a quaint barn. What a strange country. Keep updating!
They've taken over Zurich too, have they? I haven't been there yet, but maybe I'll avoid it now. Those city animals can be so damn uppity.
Also, Susanna, where is the website you promised everyone exhibiting witty schoolyard puns from the Depression era? I'll assume it's still in the making.
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