A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to take advantage of the lovely spring weather and go on an outing to a nearby place I'd never yet been: the Verenaschlucht, a gorge leading to a hermit's hut and two medieval chapels. Located near the beautiful Baroque city of Solothurn, it's known for ancient healing forces, … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Verenaschlucht
For my birthday weekend it was my idea to visit St. Ursanne, a lovely town about a half hour drive away. We'd been there in our first year for the medieval festival that takes place every July, but not since then. The patron saint with his legendary bear, with view across the river Doubs to … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: St Ursanne
Hello! In the midst of my blog break, I wanted to post a few photos from my amazing week in Chartres, France, before Paris in July (#2024parisinjuly) passes us by. We explored the beautiful gothic cathedral from top to bottom, taking all available tours including of the roof and the crypt, spent hours gazing at … Continue reading Near Paris in July – My trip to Chartres
During our fall break, we went to Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland -- a place we'd been wanting to visit for a while. Located beyond Interlaken, at the other end of the Lake of Brienz, it's a renowned destination for both skiing and hiking. It's also famous as the place where Sherlock Holmes met his … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Meiringen
Paris in July, now hosted by the lovely Emma of Words and Peace, is here again! And I have something to share, for I recently got to actually visit Paris for a weekend, together with my son. It was a bit nuts, but I couldn't resist taking the opportunity while my sister was visiting with … Continue reading A weekend in Paris! #parisinjuly2023
I keep saying I'm going to post more pictures of our recent short jaunt through a small neighboring corner of France. Well, here we go! I had wanted to go to Chartres over our spring vacation, but then decided it was too much. So for another cultural outing, I suggested we go to Colmar, where … Continue reading Postcards from France: Ronchamp and Colmar
This month, I love that I finally got my hair cut after more than a year -- the not-cutting started during COVID, and then I just could not seem to get it together to have a trim. So when I finally located my former stylist (who had moved in the meantime, I discovered!) I had … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: April 2023
Back in July, we spent about a week in the Goms Valley region of the Alps -- we had planned to do some hiking, but as it ended up being shortly after my gallbladder surgery I couldn't move around much, plus the weather was very wet. So we spent most of our time relaxing in … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Muenster
Chris of Calmgrove asked if I was planning to post some visits to Swiss castles, given the theme of my blog. I thought that was a lovely idea, so I'll try to oblige! At the moment we are not really able to travel, but I was in the beautiful city of Solothurn the other day … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Solothurn
