Fighting over new Swiss jets
April 28, 2014, 1 Comment
Switzerland is neutral but it isn’t pacifist, with a policy of armed neutrality.
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Switzerland is neutral but it isn’t pacifist, with a policy of armed neutrality.
LEARN MORE ›February 3, 2011, 12 Comments
Yesterday was the first Wednesday in February. In Switzerland that means only one thing: annual siren test day. At precisely 13.30...
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As well as grappling with German grammar, re-learning to cross the road properly, and overcoming my innate desire to form an orderly queue, I have spent the last few years exploring the bits of Switzerland I’d never heard of before. And eating lots of chocolate.
The result was Swiss Watching, the book that became a bestseller. This website carries on from that, with facts and photos about Switzerland, and my insights and thoughts on Swiss life.