Seven ways to prepare for a Swiss Christmas
December 3, 2014, 2 Comments
December is here and there are just three weeks left until Christmas.
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December is here and there are just three weeks left until Christmas.
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It’s that time of year again, time to light a candle every week until Christmas. The Swiss love their Advent crowns,...
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All I really remember from Advent in Britain is the kitschy Blue Peter Advent crown. Two wire coathangers, lots of tinsel and...
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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.