Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Springtime and PDA

Spring has arrived in Switzerland. The sun is shining. The sailboats are out on the lake again. The daffodils are in full bloom with the tulips not far behind. The ice cream stands popped up overnight. Springtime also means people making out everywhere! I think I may have blushed as I walked through the park today because of all the French kissing going on around me. Public display of affection (PDA) is a lot more common around Europe than it is in the US. I’m probably sounding like a prude, but I think these people should go back to wherever they were hiding out during the winter months and do it there. Some of these couples never came up for air!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Top Cheese

And the best cheese award goes to Switzerland! I love trying all the types of cheese here, which probably explains why we have seven different kinds in our refrigerator at the moment.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/88428987.html

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

La Bise

My friend, Doppler Darcy (I’ve given her this nickname because of her love for the weather) will enjoy this blog entry…

Last week we had a strong, cold wind which lasted several days. It was the strangest thing. It felt like a Minnesota winter in Switzerland. I learned that this wind has a special name. It is called la bise (pronounced ‘bees’), which means ‘kiss’ in French. The bise is a unique wind to parts of France and Switzerland. It is a north-east wind that occurs in the winter months. The effects of the bise are strongest in Geneva, which is situated in a narrow passage between the Jura mountains in the West and the Alps in the South. After three days of this bitter cold wind, it was gone just like that. Here are some pictures of what the bise did in 2005. http://www.glocals.com/forums/geneva/where-how-in-geneva/Re--Geneva-Sous-la-Glace--Geneva-Under-Ice--85557.htm

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Happy Birthday!


My Grandma Klenz is celebrating her 80th birthday today. She and Grandpa started the festivities yesterday with a happy hour. They have a full schedule today as well, which includes a game of ladders and a fish fry. The past year has had its ups and downs for Grandma, but she’s one tough cookie. Love you, Grandma!