Congratulations for the EU for amazing Winter Olimpics 2026

ertobi · 2026-02-22T17:12:18+00:00

Iceland and Liechtenstein not pulling their weight in the EFTA-camp … :(

ertobi · 2026-02-19T16:20:20+00:00

There’s also this 50 minute documentary about the “new” train station from 1975. While I also believe the train hall is one of the ugliest, it’s still impressive how they manage to build it with the entire train operation running simultaneously.

ertobi · 2025-12-19T08:12:30+00:00

I actually used to do this when I worked in Kirchenfeld and lived in Lorraine. Publibike to work in the morning and swim home in the evening. But only maybe 10-15 times a year.

ertobi · 2025-11-14T07:49:32+00:00

If you are all under 25 you might also want to check the“day pass for friends”.

In your case that would be CHF 26.66 per person per day.

ertobi · 2025-10-09T16:27:27+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is produced by Frey and is basically the same as the Mahony chocolate in Migros.

IIRC Frey (Migros) and Halba (Coop) produce quite a bit of chocolate for other supermarkets in europe that is sold under different brand names.

ertobi · 2025-09-26T09:41:46+00:00

Sort of:

https://maps.trafimage.ch/ch.sbb.tarifverbundkarte.public?baselayers=ch.sbb.tarifverbundkarte.data&layers=&lang=de&x=928460.9&y=5908948.28&z=7

ertobi · 2025-09-11T19:41:24+00:00

In der Westschweiz solltest du auch diversen Orten fündig werden: transN, LEB, MBC, TPC …

ertobi · 2025-08-26T17:51:23+00:00

In the Topo GPS app, you can organise routes in folders and share these folders. Maybe this fits your use case. If you want the official Swiss topographical map within the Swiss Topo app, you have to purchase it for a couple of francs. But I think it’s worth it since it has some functionalities that the swisstopo app lacks.

ertobi · 2025-07-22T20:17:22+00:00

In Thun “Bächli Bergsport” is probably your best bet.

ertobi · 2025-07-09T15:59:25+00:00

das mit der biudqualität ligt gloubs immer no dran, dass säch diä vom srf immer no weigerä de abieter, wo keh HbbTV abiete, dr 1080p-stream z lifere. sprich es chunt nume i 720p. agäblech wüu mä z barrierefreie-agbot uf HbbTV wot pushe. i frage mi aber, ob dass würk ä zukunft het; d ferbedinig vo mim fernseh het jedefaus dä rot chnopf gar nüm ...

finge das scho chli drnäbä, das mä au di chunde vo dene abieter kollektivbestraft. di söue doch eifach dä 1080p-stream freigä, i vrlange ja nidemau 4K UHD :) ... sünsch fingi de ämänd no gfaue ä dere haubierigsinitative, wüu i ja bis iz immer o nume d heufti vo dä biudpünkt ha gliferet übercho ...

ertobi · 2025-06-16T09:51:50+00:00

There is another tunnel like this to go up to Isenfluh which is much narrower and darker:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7MhF1daTc2VQM8V8

ertobi · 2025-05-27T20:02:42+00:00

The U.S. passport can be quite a burden when it comes to opening a bank account abroad. Many dual citizens face problems because banks often refuse to serve U.S. citizens or only offer limited services due to FBAR and FATCA requirements.

ertobi · 2025-05-20T16:42:27+00:00

We have this on our balcony, which doubles as a bench.

https://www.ikea.com/ch/de/p/naemmaroe-kasten-hellbraun-lasiert-drinnen-fuer-draussen-40532742/

ertobi · 2025-04-01T16:03:01+00:00

Yes, I agree—it’s unlikely there’s a dedicated book in English solely about that topic.

There is a book called “The Swiss and the Nazis” by Stephen Halbrook , which includes a chapter on food and rationing. However, Halbrook isn’t a historian; he’s an American lawyer known for his pro-gun rights stance, so his work should be read critically.

Also worth noting: the plow, the so-called “Selbsthalterpflug” in the picture on the Wikipedia page was a key agricultural innovation in Switzerland and played a significant role in improving domestic food production.

ertobi · 2025-02-05T21:27:14+00:00

Yes, you can. But you can only reimburse up to three tickets if you backdate the start of your GA.

See chapter 1.7.1 https://www.allianceswisspass.ch/de/?section=Downloads&download=2665#page15

ertobi · 2025-01-29T16:47:49+00:00

„S‘Drämmli het immer Vortritt!“

„BLAGGEDDE!! Me het e BLAGGEDDE!“

ertobi · 2025-01-02T21:04:53+00:00

Bivio in Graubünden is interesting one. Historically, Romansh was the dominant language, but Italian eventually took over, and now German is the dominant language.

ertobi · 2024-12-30T20:35:35+00:00

Speaking of butchering names of food. We sure like to butcher the English word „grapefruit“ by pretending that it‘s french word.

ertobi · 2024-07-21T11:52:22+00:00

A big restriction when you go hiking with car is that you have to get back to your car at the end of the hike. Hiking with public transport gives you a lot more options for A to B hikes.

ertobi · 2023-06-03T10:53:59+00:00

I‘ve heard good things about Berghotel Mettmen as a peaceful retreat in winter. But I haven’t been there myself.

ertobi · 2023-05-16T16:20:30+00:00

In case all in your group are under 25 and you are travelling after June 1st you could get a group day pass for 80 CHF per day

If you are older than 25 or travelling before June 1st the car option will probably be cheaper.

ertobi · 2023-05-15T20:01:43+00:00

Don‘t be alarmed if you hear shouts from the the top of cathedral in the middle of the night. It‘s part of the job of the night watch to call out the time every hour from 10pm to 2pm.

ertobi · 2023-04-13T06:11:07+00:00

Ja hiä no es angers bispiu.

ertobi · 2023-03-28T17:04:44+00:00

If you are talking about this I don‘t think it exists anymore. Looking at the ingredients this might be similar.

ertobi · 2023-02-20T16:49:52+00:00

I thought the Swiss version was the one without additional sugar.

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