Early in the morning I headed down to Ticino to enjoy some much needed sun. I spent a few hours in Locarno, first heading up to Madonna del Sasso for the view of the city and Lago Maggiore. The hike up in the midday sun was strenuous but worth it. Hardly anyone was up there […]
Spring
Postcard from Schloss Schadau
Swiss Historic Hotels are a common feature on this blog as they are a passion of mine. A colleague of mine had waxed poetic about Schloss Schadau which had just joined the Swiss Historic Hotel group, and since I was sort of in the area, I decided to stay a night. It was every much […]
Emmental’s Covered Bridges
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had this thing for covered bridges. One of the (most important) things on my list of things to see on a trip to New England several years ago was covered bridges. My obsession continues and whenever I see one my mind shouts “covered bridge”. A couple of months ago […]
Hiking through Appenzell
With another case of cabin fever, and my last outing dating a month back, I decided it was time to get out and do some hiking. I watched the weather very closely and when it looked good, I was on my way. There weren’t too many options because it’s still fairly early in the year. […]
Rose Study
While working on my study of tulips in the garden, I was already planing on doing the same for the roses in my garden. I have to warn you, that in the following post not all roses in my garden are represented. This is because I have early and late bloomers. As with tulips, I […]
Tulip Study
Tulips have always fascinated me and over the years I have learned that they don’t all look like something painted by a Dutch master, but rather come in all shapes and colors. I have several different ones in my garden but every year I add more. There is always a tulip, more often than not […]