Blog Posts:
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 5 Pfäffikon to Schmerikon
Woohoo! We made it through stage 5 of the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail and we are now at the half-way point. At 23 km (ascent 420 m, descent 400 m), this stage was a bit of challenge and while it wasn’t my favorite stage so far, it was still pretty fun.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 4 Richterswil to Pfäffikon
We completed Stage 4 – Richterswil to Pfäffikon. As I expected based on the stats (17 km, and an ascent 780 m and descent 760 m), this was the most challenging so far.
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Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake
I love this lemon cake. Not only does it have a perfect texture and a lovely lemon flavor, it also happens to be very very simple to make.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 3 Horgen to Richterswil
Stage 3 starts at the Horgen train station and goes along the lake shore down to the Richterswil train station. At 13 km, this trail is long enough to be a hike, but with only minimal elevation change it felt more like a very long stroll.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 2 Adliswil to Horgen
Stage 2 (length 12 km, ascent 260 m, descent 300 m) picks up where stage 1 left off in Adliswil and ends in Horgen on the shore of Lake Zürich.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 1 Bürkliplatz to Adliswil
Trail 84, the Zürichsee-Rundweg is a ten stage trail that starts in Bürkliplatz and makes a complete loop around lake Zürich (including the Obersee). I hope to do all ten stages, but for now I am starting with stage 1 – Bürkliplatz to Adliswil (length 9 km, ascent 130 m, descent 90 m).
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Learning German Videos
I was recently asked if there are any videos that I recommend for learning German. I immediately thought “Yes! Definitely!” and “Hey, that would make a nice blog post!” So, without further ado, here are my top three recommendations.
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Hiking Down Mount Pilatus – Kulm to Alpnachstad
We recently took a trip to Pilatus Kulm and we would hiked down back to Alpnachstad . The views are gorgeous but the trail is steep – 1,627 meter elevation change.
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Chicken Marbella with Apricots
A scaled down version of the new-American classic, “Chicken Marbella” from “The Silver Palate Cook Book” by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins made with apricots instead of prunes.
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Hiking at Pilatus Kulm – Tomlishorn Wildflower Trail + Esel Viewpoint
We spent one night in the hotel at the top of Mount Pilatus, a towering peak in eastern Switzerland over-looking Lake Lucerne. While there we hiked the Tomlishorn Wildflower Trail and went up to Esel Viewpoint.
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Chicken Cobbler
In my post for foolproof moist roast chicken breasts, I mention that one of my favorite uses for left-over roast chicken is chicken cobbler. So, how could I not post my recipe for chicken cobbler?
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Rafting on the Aare River – Thun to Bern
The route from Thun to Bern on the Aare river is one of the most popular rafting routes in Switzerland. After giving it a run, I can easily see why it is so popular.