Blog Posts:
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Visiting the HR Giger Museum and Bar in Gruyères + Gruyères Castle
HR Giger was a Swiss artist, most famous for his work on the Alien movies. This museum contains the largest collection of his work anywhere, along with his private collection of works by artists that inspired him.
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Hikes by Swiss Canton + My Favorites
This page is to keep track of which hikes I’ve done in each canton. And just for fun, I’ve picked a favorite hike to highlight for each canton.
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Repeat Roundup 2025
A list of the activities that already had a post on the blog that I did again in 2025 just for fun.
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German and Swiss German Film Recommendations
Part of learning German and Swiss German is watching movies in those languages. This post is a running list of films that I have watched with notes to help you decide if you want to watch them too.
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Biking the Bodensee Radweg – Stage 1 Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany
Stage 1 of the Bodensee Radweg Bike Route is 52 km and goes from Konstanz to Überlingen, Germany. This stage is mostly on asphalt bike paths and has 520 m of ascent and descent.
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Visiting the Foundation Beyeler Art Museum in Riehen/Basel
The Foundation Beyeler is a modern and contemporary art museum located in Riehen near Basel. We visited this museum for the Yayoi Kusuma retrospective held 2025 October 12 – 2026 January 25. This well curated exhibition made me want to keep an eye on this museum for the future. It truly was worth a visit.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 18 Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg
Stage 18 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 17 km hike with 820 m ascent and 620 m descent that goes from Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 17 Münsingen to Rüeggisberg
Stage 17 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 950 m ascent and 560 m descent that goes from Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. With the shorter days, we decided to split this hike over two days.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 16 Moosegg to Münsingen
Stage 16 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 440 m ascent and 860 m descent that goes from the Moosegg hotel to Münsingen.
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Running the Greifenseelauf in Uster
Just for fun, I ran the 10k distance in the Greifenseelauf. This is a pretty big race event held every September in Uster with several race distances throughout the day – half-marathon, 10 k, 5.5 k, and kids 1.5 k and 1.2 k distances.
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Hiking Mettmen to Matt via the Berglimattsee
The trail from Mettmen to Matt is 11 km long with 599 m ascent and 1379 m decent. With stunning mountain panoramas and a lovely alpine lake (Berglimattsee), this is a beautiful hike. However, the long steep descent, often on loose gravel was very tough on the knees and not my favorite to hike.
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Arugula, Peach, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad
Easy summer main course salad or starter for an elegant dinner.